Rachel Martin

Host, Weekend Edition Sunday

Rachel Martin appears in the following:

News Brief: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ohio Shooting, Schools' Crisis Year

Thursday, April 22, 2021

President Biden plans to re-establish the U.S. as a climate leader. Protesters gather in Columbus after an officer shot a Black teenage girl. Schools aim to help kids after a year of uncertainty.

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Bill Of The Month Examines The Cost Of Treating Car Crash Injuries

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Our medical bill of the month for April highlights how auto insurance may not always cover all the medical expenses you might have when you are involved in an accident.

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Activist: Convictions In George Floyd's Death Could Represent 'A Huge Paradigm Shift'

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

"It would have been unimaginable just even a month ago that something like that was possible," activist and civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong says following Derek Chauvin's murder conviction.

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News Brief: Chauvin Found Guilty Of All 3 Counts In Floyd's Death

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Former police officer Derek Chauvin is awaiting sentencing after being found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. Reaction to the verdict has been passionate across Minneapolis and the nation.

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George W. Bush Lends His Voice To Immigrants In 'Out Of Many, One'

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

The former president's book features his portraits of 43 immigrants — athletes, public servants, business leaders, educators — in an effort to join those saying, "The system's broken. Let's fix it."

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'The Making Of Biblical Womanhood' Tackles Contradictions In Religious Practice

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Biblical womanhood is a pervasive concept among evangelicals. A new book by historian Beth Allison Barr argues those ideas may be more secular than scriptural.

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On 'For Every Voice That Never Sang,' Kishi Bashi Is Confident For A Changing World

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Kishi Bashi reflects on the Asian American experience and the pain of pursuing acceptance in his Morning Edition Song Project entry, "For Every Voice That Never Sang."

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Exploring YouTube And The Spread Of Disinformation

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Disinformation and conspiracy theories are rampant on the Internet. One platform that's seen a surge in that content and disinformation is YouTube. We explore what the company is doing in response.

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'Today, I Am A Witness To Change': A Crowdsourced Poem Against Anti-Asian Hate

Monday, April 12, 2021

NPR's resident poet Kwame Alexander created a community poem from submissions that reflected on increased violence and discrimination against Asian Americans.

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'I Feel Like I'm An Olympian': Youn Yuh-jung On Her Historic Oscar Nomination

Friday, April 09, 2021

The celebrated Korean actor plays a loving, mischievous grandma in Minari — a role that has earned her newfound fame in the U.S. She says the character brought back memories of her great-grandmother.

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Merry Clayton Bares Her 'Beautiful Scars'

Thursday, April 08, 2021

Seven years after surviving a car crash that took her legs and nearly took her life, singer Merry Clayton is releasing a new album, Beautiful Scars.

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News Brief: Biden Gun Plan, Brazil's COVID Surge, Chauvin Trial Review

Thursday, April 08, 2021

Biden will announce steps his administration plans to take on gun violence. Brazil marks a deadly milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. The prosecution continues its case in the Derek Chauvin trial.

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News Brief: Infrastructure Plan Criticized, Chauvin Trial, Herd Immunity

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Lawmakers consider President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal. More police officers in Minneapolis testify against Derek Chauvin. Vaccine hesitancy may compromise herd immunity.

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Memoir Offers Advice On 'How To Raise A Feminist Son'

Tuesday, April 06, 2021

A feminist son, says author Sonora Jha, means "a boy who believes in the full humanity of women and girls around him." It also means recognizing that as they grow older, they can be led by women.

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Former Obama Official On The Surge At The Border: 'This Is A Refugee Crisis'

Monday, April 05, 2021

Any effort to address what's happening on the border has to start with root causes in Central America, says Cecilia Muñoz, who was head of the Domestic Policy Council in the Obama administration.

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News Brief: Infrastructure Funds, Vaccine Batch Ruined, Detention Costs

Thursday, April 01, 2021

The president announces a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Johnson & Johnson reports a vaccine batch was ruined at a factory. Fewer immigrants are being locked up, but ICE still pays for empty beds.

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News Brief: Biden's Infrastructure Remedy, Chauvin Trial, COVID Surge

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Biden to unveil a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Witnesses continue to testify in trial of ex-officer Derek Chauvin charged with murdering George Floyd. COVID-19 cases surge in India and Pakistan.

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Get Out Of Your Head With Infinity Song's 'Outside Myself'

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

"Outside Myself," Infinity Song's entry for the Morning Edition Song Project, is about trying to remember the big, wide world outside of you.

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What We Learned From Day 1 Of The Chauvin Trial

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Two key questions are at play in Derek Chauvin's murder trial: What killed George Floyd, and did Chauvin use excessive force? Civil rights lawyer Charles Coleman Jr. discusses the early takeaways.

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News Brief: WHO Report, Chauvin Trial, Amazon Union Vote

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

WHO believes wildlife farms were the likely source of the pandemic. Prosecutors build a case against the ex-officer charged with George Floyd's murder. Historic Amazon union vote count begins Tuesday.

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