Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly appears in the following:

Why Americans buy so much stuff

Monday, November 29, 2021

As holiday shopping overlaps with historic supply chain disruptions, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lizabeth Cohen on the economy's reliance on spending and the culture of consumerism in the U.S.

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Sandra Bullock on playing an ex-con trying to reenter society after 20 years

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actor Sandra Bullock about her new film, The Unforgivable, a story about a woman who leaves prison after 20 years incarcerated and tries to rebuild her life.

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Ann Patchett on the friendship that came from quarantining with Tom Hanks' assistant

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett about her latest collection of essays, These Precious Days, and how she ended up quarantining with Tom Hanks' personal assistant.

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Former prosecutor discusses how the Kyle Rittenhouse trial played out

Friday, November 19, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Charles Coleman Jr., a civil rights lawyer and former prosecutor, about Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot and killed two people, being found not-guilty of all charges.

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National Women's Soccer League union president talks next steps

Friday, November 19, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Tori Huster, president of the National Women's Soccer League Players Association, about the long season that was and what's next.

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Kyle Rittenhouse's defense attorney talks about the trial and acquittal

Friday, November 19, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mark Richards, Kyle Rittenhouse's trial attorney. Rittenhouse was facing life in prison for shooting and killing two men. He was found not-guilty on all charges.

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Should I mix and match my COVID booster with my initial vaccine? A doctor weighs in

Friday, November 19, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Celine Gounder, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at New York University, on mixing and matching COVID booster shots with an original vaccine.

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Ethiopia's capital prepares for possible rebel attack

Thursday, November 18, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Samuel Getachew, a journalist based in Addis Ababa, about Ethiopia's government telling residents of the nation's capital to prepare for a rebel attack.

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U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland

Thursday, November 18, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus Julie Fisher about the migrant crisis along the Belarus-Poland border.

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La Palma volcano brings both destruction and renewal to the island

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Carmen Solana, a volcanologist at the University of Portsmouth, about the impact of the ongoing volcano eruption at La Palma, in the Canary Islands.

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Rep. Abigail Spanberger talks about the future of Build Back Better

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., about Biden's policy agenda and the future of the social spending package, Build Back Better.

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Jon Hopkins found his beatless new album, 'Music for Psychedelic Therapy,' deep down

Friday, November 12, 2021

Electronic musician Jon Hopkins' latest release, Music For Psychedelic Therapy, is built upon field recordings made deep in a cave in Ecuador.

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Why is Ethiopia detaining UN aid workers?

Thursday, November 11, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the detention of UN aid workers in Ethiopia and the political state of affairs there.

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Migrants entering Poland from Belarus face sub-zero temperatures and military patrols

Thursday, November 11, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Matthew Luxmoore of Radio Free Europe about the growing migrant crisis on the border of Belarus and Poland.

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Misinformation on Spanish talk radio in Miami is tearing families apart

Monday, November 08, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Lautaro Grinspan about misinformation being spread on Spanish talk radio in Southern Florida and the effect on the Cuban immigrant population there.

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What can we expect from the pandemic this winter?

Friday, November 05, 2021

The country's top infectious disease doctor says he is looking for "a level of control" over COVID-19 such that it is less disruptive to society — and again stressed the importance of vaccination.

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The unexpected end to Atlanta's heartbreak

Wednesday, November 03, 2021

Atlanta, Ga., home of many post-season heartbreaks, is finally a winner. The city is celebrating the Braves winning the World Series.

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Death of reporter in Philippines highlights dangerous conditions for journalists

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former investigative reporter Sheila Coronel about the sometimes deadly conditions that journalists in the Philippines work under.

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EPA head Michael Regan on U.S. plan to tame methane emissions

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with head of the Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan about the administration's newly announced plans at the COP26 climate conference to curb methane emissions.

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Fuel shortages are bringing Haiti to a halt

Monday, November 01, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Linda Thélémaque, country director for Hope for Haiti, about the fuel shortages that are now pushing the nation to the brink of collapse.

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