Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly appears in the following:

Author Adrienne Brodeur on what keeps her writing about family secrets

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Adrienne Brodeur about her fiction debut "Little Monsters."

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Parini Shroff's laugh-out-loud debut novel explores caste, domestic abuse and murder

Monday, June 26, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Parini Shroff about her debut novel The Bandit Queens, a story about a woman in an Indian village with a dangerous reputation.

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Apple vs. apples: The tech giant is fighting to trademark the fruit

Friday, June 23, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Gabriela Galindo about the tech company Apple seeking to trademark the image of apples, the fruit, in Swiss court.

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Takeaways from the roundtable with President Biden on artificial intelligence

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, talks about his recent meeting with President Biden to discuss regulating artificial intelligence.

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Remembering Donald Triplett, the first person to be diagnosed with autism

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Donald Triplett, the first person to be diagnosed with autism, dies at 89.

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Supreme Court rules against the Navajo Nation in water dispute

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Navajo Nation in a long-running dispute over what obligations the federal government has to supply water to Native Americans.

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What makes Victor Wembanyama so special?

Thursday, June 22, 2023

At the 2023 NBA draft, all eyes are on French 19-year-old and basketball star Victor Wembanyama. Zach Kram, a staff writer for The Ringer, explains what makes this athlete so special and so coveted.

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One year after Dobbs, Sen. Patty Murray reflects on the fight for reproductive rights

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Democrats in Congress have tried to figure out ways to legislate a federal right to reproductive freedoms, but have yet to succeed. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington is still leading the charge.

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A former passenger details what it's like inside the missing Titan submersible

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

The missing submersible is equipped with several mechanisms that can bring it back to the surface during an emergency, according to a former passenger.

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Jenny Xie tackles a fraught mother-daughter relationship in novel 'Holding Pattern'

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jenny Xie about her first novel, Holding Pattern. It takes a familiar story — a young adult who decides to move home — and flips it on its head.

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Why a mountaineer chose to turn around just 200 meters from Mount Everest's summit

Monday, June 19, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to mountaineer Kirstie Ennis about her decision to descend Mount Everest, just 200 meters from the summit.

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Pixar's 'Elemental' bombs at box office

Monday, June 19, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with critic Keith Phipps about the poor performance of Pixar's new movie Elemental and what it says about the movie industry.

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'Washington Post' journalist on FBI's delayed investigation of Trump's role in Jan. 6

Monday, June 19, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post about her reporting on the DOJ's delay in investigating Donald Trump's involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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A rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation is displayed on Juneteenth

Monday, June 19, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum about an original copy of Emancipation Proclamation it is displaying for Juneteenth.

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3 predictions for the future of space exploration — including your own trips

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

A record-breaking and seasoned astronaut shares insight into the future of space travel with private companies.

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Breaking down the stakes of Special Counsel Jack Smith's historic indictment of Trump

Friday, June 09, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Georgetown University professor and former prosecutor Paul Butler about the historic federal charges against former President Donald Trump over classified documents.

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Veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson says more private space flights are in the horizon

Friday, June 09, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with astronaut Peggy Whitson about her most recent trip to space, commanding a private company mission.

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A former North Korean operative gives his first interview since defecting

Friday, June 09, 2023

Kim Hyun-woo used to work for North Korea's top intelligence agency. He defected to South Korea in 2014 and is now on his first-ever visit to the United States.

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North Korean defector shares his views on relations with the U.S.

Thursday, June 08, 2023

NPR's Mary Louse Kelly continues her talk with Kim Hyun-woo, who — until 2014 — held a senior post in North Korea's Ministry of State Security. This is his first interview.

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Breakthrough moments of the debt ceiling negotiations, according to a lead negotiator

Thursday, June 08, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, about her role as a lead negotiator on the debt ceiling deal and future threats of default.

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