Patrick Jarenwattananon appears in the following:
Widow and former PM among those indicted in Haitian president assassination inquiry
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles about those indicted in the 2021 assassination of the Haitian president, including his widow and the former prime minister.
Diving into the discovery of the Arlington shipwreck in Lake Superior
Thursday, February 15, 2024
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Bruce Lynn, the executive director of the Great Lake Shipwreck Historical Society, about the discovery of the Arlington shipwreck in Lake Superior.
What's at stake for San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII
Friday, February 09, 2024
The Super Bowl is Sunday in Las Vegas, and it will be the San Francisco 49ers — hoping to win their first championship in almost three decades — versus the Kansas City Chiefs.
How nicotine pouches became the latest political battle
Monday, February 05, 2024
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Semafor reporter David Weigel about the political fight over nicotine pouches and how conservatives think it could mobilize voters in this year's election.
Retired Military General Officer reacts to U.S. air strikes in the Middle East
Friday, February 02, 2024
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with retired Military General Officer Michael Nagata, as the U.S. military begins retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria.
NFL teams shift strategy when it comes to hiring coaches
Friday, February 02, 2024
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Lindsay Jones, senior NFL editor for The Ringer, about the newest coaches hired in the league and what trends we can take away from them.
A new expanded child tax credit would include families who need it most
Thursday, February 01, 2024
The new tax bill passed expands the Child Tax Credit but doesn't include monthly payments. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks about the changes with Kris Cox of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
How the liquidation of one of China's largest companies threatens its entire economy
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
A Hong Kong court has ordered the liquidation of China's largest real estate developer. NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses impacts in China and abroad with Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Dexter Roberts.
IRS commissioner says he wants taxpayers to have options for this filing season
Monday, January 29, 2024
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Danny Werfel, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, about this year's tax filing season and the future of the IRS.
Members of one Indigenous tribe in Taiwan reflect on their indentity
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Taiwan has endured colonial forces over centuries. The island's indigenous people have borne the brunt of this violent history. Members of one tribe tells us what it means to them to be Taiwanese.
Why some Taiwanese Americans are moving back to Taiwan
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The 1970s-1990s saw a mass wave of Taiwanese immigrants to the U.S. Now, many of their children are moving to Taiwan for a safer future despite the west's perceptions of impending war with China.
A Taipei comedy club becomes an unlikely venue for working out Taiwan-China tensions
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Taiwanese comedian Vickie Wang and Chinese comedian Jamie Wang (no relation) work through the lived experience of cross-strait tensions through comedy.
Taiwan's long history of colonization has forged its distinct cuisine
Tuesday, January 09, 2024
Taiwan has endured a long history of colonization. As a trip to the culinary center of Tainan reveals, those outside forces have helped create a cuisine that is distinctly Taiwanese.
2023 showed how online platforms can die
Thursday, December 28, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with tech journalist Cory Doctorow about how 2023 was the year when a lot of people pointed out that some important places on the Internet are getting worse.
118th Congress to be the most unproductive in decades
Thursday, December 21, 2023
The House has voted 749 times this year, but passed just 27 bills that have become law. That makes this Congress the least productive in decades.
Senate continues to work on immigration and foreign aid deal
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado discusses ongoing negations about immigration reform and border funding.
Could D.C. lose two of its sports teams?
Friday, December 15, 2023
The Washington Wizards basketball team and Capitals hockey teams may be moving to northern Virginia. D.C. faces losing not only two sports teams but also an economic engine of its downtown.
Ukraine has $52 billion EU aid package veoted by Hungary
Friday, December 15, 2023
At a summit this week, EU leaders voted to begin membership negotiations with Ukraine. But Hungary's leader Viktor Organ vetoed a $52 billion aid package.
The new reality of 4-year-old Abigail Edan, the first American hostage freed by Hamas
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Noa Naftali and Liz Hirsh Naftali, cousin and great-aunt of Abigail Edan, who was held hostage by Hamas for 50 days and released Friday.
Has online shopping become too easy? How companies get you to buy before thinking
Friday, November 24, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with The Atlantic's Amanda Mull about the convenience of online shopping and how it can lead to buying things you don't really need or want.