Patrick Jarenwattananon

Patrick Jarenwattananon appears in the following:

Why tackling climate change means a stronger economy — according to Janet Yellen

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Yellen says the Biden administration is emphasizing action on climate change to make a more resilient American economy. What does that look like for the future of infrastructure and spending?

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sees a path to bring down inflation

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the Biden Administration's plans to help the economy absorb supply shocks, which economists think will become more frequent.

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Journalists are being trained to gather evidence of war crimes — starting in Ukraine

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

For years, the coverage of war crimes by journalists wasn't used in criminal trials. The Reckoning Project is an educational program that aims to change that, starting with Ukraine.

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Remembering saxophone icon Pharoah Sanders, dead at 81

Monday, September 26, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with music historian Ayana Contreras about the death of musician Pharoah Sanders and the legacy he leaves behind.

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How a group of journalists is documenting war crimes in Ukraine

Monday, September 26, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with war correspondent Janine Di Giovanni about the Reckoning Project, which trains journalists in Ukraine to collect evidence of war crimes to use in international court.

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As the weather gets colder, Russian forces have targeted Ukraine's energy supply

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with German Galushchenko, Ukraine's Minister of Energy, for the latest on Russian shelling of Ukrainian power and heating plants as the weather starts to get colder.

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Billions of dollars went to repair Puerto Rico's electric grid, but it still failed

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sergio Marxuach, public policy director at the Center for a New Economy in Puerto Rico, about the island's frail power grid.

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At age 22, Samara Joy is a classic jazz singer from a new generation

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with 22-year-old jazz singer Samara Joy, who recently took to the stage of legendary club Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. Her album, Linger Awhile, is out now.

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After a 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest at Windsor Castle

Monday, September 19, 2022

Millions of people mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth II as she is laid to rest Monday.

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Republicans turn to new political races: school superintendents

Thursday, September 15, 2022

After pandemic shutdowns and debates around curriculum, public schools have become a new political battleground, in everything from district school board elections to statewide races for governor.

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Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated Clinton, has died at 76

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Michael Isikoff about the death of Ken Starr, who became a household name for investigating then-President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky.

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Thousands of nurses in Minnesota go on strike over better working conditions

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Chris Rubesch, first vice president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, about why thousands of nurses are on strike for better work conditions.

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The viral masterminds behind 'It's Corn' have been at this for over a decade

Saturday, September 03, 2022

The Gregory Brothers had already mastered making viral moments into even more viral songs. Then a young boy professed his love of buttered corn — in the age of TikTok.

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The group behind the 'It's Corn' viral song has been doing this for over 10 years

Friday, September 02, 2022

People are discovering that some of their favorite videos that have been turned into meme songs during the last 10 years were all written by the same group — The Gregory Brothers.

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What we know about the failed attempt to assassinate Argentina's vice president

Friday, September 02, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Buenos Aires-based journalist Natalie Alcoba about the failed assassination attempt on Argentina's vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

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How Artemis 1 fits into NASA's grand vision for space exploration

Thursday, September 01, 2022

It's been nearly 50 years since the latest Apollo landing, and the landscape for space exploration is wildly different. Why is NASA's latest mission focused on revisiting the moon?

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NASA is going back to the moon. What's different this time?

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lori Garver, the former deputy administrator of NASA, about the space agency's goals and priorities.

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What the resignation of popular Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr means in the Middle East

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Sarhang Hamasaeed, director of Middle East programs for the United States Institute of Peace, about popular Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's resignation.

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Early monsoon rains have wrought devastating flooding throughout Pakistan

Monday, August 29, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Farah Naureen, Mercy Corps' country director for Pakistan, about relief efforts in the region after catastrophic flooding.

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What we're learning from the redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit

Friday, August 26, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann to discuss findings from the Justice Department's release of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit.

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