Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly appears in the following:

Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy on 2nd major shooting in the last 10 days

Monday, June 06, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy about the shooting near a nightclub that killed three and injured 14 others.

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Gun violence prevention advocates wish for more action beyond President Biden's words

Monday, June 06, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with March for Our Lives organizer, Tatiana Washington, about President Biden's actions on gun violence.

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What the shooting in Uvalde has meant for the Latino community

Saturday, June 04, 2022

While the nation is reeling from the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Latino community is being hit particularly hard as they see the names and photos of the victims who look and sound like them.

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For Latinos, the Uvalde shooting has an extra layer of grief and trauma

Friday, June 03, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Maria Maldonado-Morales, clinical social worker at Texas Children's Hospital, about the way Latinos have felt after the shooting in Uvalde.

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Gun companies have made billions of dollars since the pandemic began, report says

Friday, June 03, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The Trace reporter Champe Barton about how gun manufacturers have made record profits during the pandemic.

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Canada's proposed bill would freeze the sale or purchase of handguns

Friday, June 03, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino about a bill that would place a national freeze on handgun ownership across Canada.

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Abortion rights might soon be gone. Activists worry same-sex marriage is next

Thursday, June 02, 2022

Jim Obergefell was the named plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. He says if Roe v. Wade is overturned, it means trouble for other social causes.

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A couple describes returning to the streets of Shanghai after 2-month COVID lockdown

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly follows up with Ha Chuong and Nadav Davidai, a married couple who lives in Shanghai, about what it's like to return to life outside of their apartment.

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Plaintiff in landmark same-sex marriage ruling worries about overturning Roe v. Wade

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the case that established a federal right to same-sex marriage, about what overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for same-sex marriage.

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Ukraine and Scotland face off on the football field on Wednesday

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Alan Pattullo, specialist sports writer at The Scotsman, about the football match between Scotland and Ukraine.

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Here's the scoop on vegan ice cream — and why it's everywhere now

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

There's more variety than ever with plant-based ice cream, from the freezers of your grocery store to your local scoop shop. How come?

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How 'Gone Girl' hold up 10 years later, according to a book critic

Monday, May 30, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with book critic Maris Kreizman about Gone Girl and the long shadow it still casts over the psychological thriller market, 10 years after it was published.

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Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together 'A Gathering of Friends'

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

On a new album, the classical stars revisit the concerto Williams composed specifically for Ma, as well as some of Williams' most affecting film scores.

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Rebuilding Ukraine could cost hundreds of billions of dollars

Friday, May 20, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ukrainian economist Yuriy Gorodnichenko about the cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war.

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North Korea is reporting a major disease outbreak, but it's not calling it COVID

Thursday, May 19, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jean Lee, a journalist specializing in North Korea, about the country's report of a major disease outbreak that state media is not calling COVID-19, yet.

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Jakub Orlinski, the breakdancing countertenor, explores his Polish roots

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with rising opera star and break dancer Jakub Jozef Orlinski, whose new album "Farewells" is a collection of Polish opera classics, little known to the rest of the world.

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Swedish defense minister on decision to apply to NATO after decades of resistance

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist after his meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, about his country's decision on joining NATO.

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The significance of McDonald's golden arches in Russia

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kristy Ironside, a Russia historian at McGill University, about the significance of McDonald's leaving Russia.

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New York attorney general speaks to NPR about Buffalo shooting

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York state Attorney General Letitia James, who appeared in Buffalo with President Biden after the mass shooting, about gun violence and extremism in the state.

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Meet Alisa Amador, the winner of the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

This year's winner is a songwriter from Boston, Mass., whose winning song is an ode to feeling like she doesn't fit neatly into any one box.

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