Michel Martin

NPR

Michel Martin appears in the following:

Many Americans struggle to get food. Inflation is making it worse

Sunday, October 16, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with c, CEO and founder of WANDA, about President Biden's hunger plan and the idea of a food bill of rights.

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Iran tries to crack down on protests, even online. Here's how activists are evading those efforts

Saturday, October 15, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dina Temple-Raston, host of the podcast Click Here, who spoke with some of the protesters.

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What LA's city council scandal says about race and political power

Saturday, October 15, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Loyola Marymount University political science professor Chaya Crowder about her research on the dynamics in Los Angeles.

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For TikTok star Tabitha Brown, cooking from the spirit is so much more than a recipe

Saturday, October 15, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Brown, social media star turned TV cook, about her recent rise to fame and her new cookbook, Cooking From the Spirit.

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Sanaa Lathan makes her directorial debut with 'On the Come Up'

Sunday, October 09, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lathan about her new film as well as her journey to the director's chair.

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The fashion world embraced Ye. After his 'White Lives Matter' shirts, that may change

Sunday, October 09, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robin Givhan, senior critic-at-large at The Washington Post, about the rapper's actions at Paris Fashion Week.

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The word 'recession' is coming up more frequently. But there can be silver linings

Sunday, October 09, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, about why a recession doesn't have to be so scary.

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After years of violence and neglect in Alabama's prisons, thousands of inmates strike

Sunday, October 09, 2022

NPR's Michel Marin talks with The Marshall Project reporter Keri Blakinger, who is in touch with some of the participants.

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Elon Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist. What could Twitter look like under his leadership?

Saturday, October 08, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nina Jankowicz, disinformation expert and author of "How to Be a Woman Online," about abuse against women on the internet and Musk's planned buyout of Twitter.

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In a lot of ways, Chief Justice Roberts is a more central figure than ever this term

Saturday, October 08, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Joan Biskupic, author of "The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts" about Roberts and his role on the Supreme Court this term.

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A chess grandmaster banned from Iran's team examines protests in her native country

Saturday, October 08, 2022

NPRs Michel Martin speaks with Dorsa Derakhshani, who defied her government by playing chess internationally without a hijab.

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A group of top officials in Haiti want an armed international force to intervene

Saturday, October 08, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pamela White, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Haiti from 2012 to 2015, about why she thinks the call for outside help is necessary.

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A new study examines Black life expectancy and well-being in the U.S.

Sunday, October 02, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Andre Perry from the Brookings Institution about their study, "The Black Progress Index."

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After the storm, the scams, lies and misinformation flood in

Sunday, October 02, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lesley Cosme Torres, who reports on disinformation for The Miami Herald, about misinformation circulating online in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

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Ernest Robles started the Hispanic Scholarship Fund with a $30,000 mortgage

Sunday, October 02, 2022

NPR's Michel Marin talks with The Los Angeles Times' Gustavo Arellano about the legacy of Robles, who died in September at 92. We also hear from scholarship recipients.

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Emmy-Award winning puppeteer David Bizzaro goes on the road with Mochi

Sunday, October 02, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bizzaro, the voice of Mochi from Netflix's Waffles and Mochi.

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Molly Yeh wants her food to create family memories

Sunday, October 02, 2022

Yeh, author of Home is Where the Eggs Are: Farmhouse Food for the People You Love, gives suggestions for meals in a pinch.

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What the recent wins for far-right parties in Europe could mean for the region

Saturday, October 01, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with political scientist Cas Mudde about Sweden's and Italy's electoral results.

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How the Dolphins handled Tagovailoa's injuries raises questions about player safety

Saturday, October 01, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin talks with neuroscientist Chris Nowinski and former NFL player Chris Boland about the league's concussion protocol after quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered two hits this week.

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This architect has an idea of how communities can assess rebuilding after floods

Saturday, October 01, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Steven Bingler, CEO and founder of Concordia, about "managed retreat" and the future of development in flood-prone areas.

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