Mary Louise Kelly

Arizonia Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has announced she's leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent. What does this mean for the Senate's balance of power?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Nick Schmidle, who met Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in prison several times, about the decision to swap him for WNBA star Britney Griner.

Lloyd Newman, one of the reporters of the documentary Ghetto Life 101, died this week at age 43. The documentary aired on this program almost 30 years ago.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Tate Dobson, who ran a 36-mile ultramarathon by running 415 circles around a roundabout.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich about how President Biden has been able to complete his goals in a divided House.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Vox senior correspondent Alex Abad-Santos about the second season of "The White Lotus" and why the internet can't stop coming up with theories about the finale.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesperson, about the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian detention.

A new scientific survey takes a close look at the ability of parrots to mimic human words and phrases.

Pat Collins, known for being a quirky Washington TV reporter, is retiring after 49 years.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with German historian and author Katja Hoyer about a domestic terrorist organization's plot to overthrow the German government and the country's far-right movement.

Cape fur seals can recognize their pup's cry just two hours after birth, remarkably earlier than other mammals. For context, only about 40% of women can identify their baby's cry 24 hours after birth.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Elin Hilderbrand about her favorite book, "Family Happiness" by Laurie Colwin.

A new study shows that swear words across languages may have more in common than previously thought. Many of them tend to leave out the same sounds.

Poet Mary Norbert Korte left her life as a nun in the 1960s to pursue dual passions for beat poetry and the preservation of California's redwood forests. She died in November at age 88.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York University Associate Professor Azadeh Moaveni about the state of Iran's protests and the alleged removal of the morality police.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Emily Sohn about her National Geographic article on the connection between COVID infections and sleep disturbances.

"Carol of the Bells" is a Christmas staple in the U.S., but it was written by a Ukrainian composer and first came to the U.S. 100 years ago — when Ukrainians were fighting for freedom.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to ESPN host and analyst Luis Miguel Echegaray about the latest round of matches in the World Cup and what to expect from the U.S. team Saturday.

Bats have an impressive vocal range of up to seven octaves. To make their low-frequency calls, researchers say bats use the same trick as death metal growlers and throat singers.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Katherine Clark on her election as House Minority Whip.