Rachel Martin

Host, Weekend Edition Sunday

Rachel Martin appears in the following:

Morning News Brief

Monday, October 15, 2018

Washington and Riyadh ratchet up the rhetoric over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by Harvard against Asian-American applicants goes to court Monday.

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Space Shuttle Missions Remembered During NASA's Anniversary

Thursday, October 11, 2018

NASA is celebrating an anniversary. The space agency officially opened its doors 60 years ago on Oct. 1, 1958. Franklin Chang-Diaz flew seven missions during NASA's space shuttle years.

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News Brief: Hurricane Michael, Stock Prices, Missing Journalist

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Florida Panhandle residents will evaluate the destruction left behind by Michael. Wednesday's drop in the Dow rattled foreign markets. Saudi officials deny involvement in journalist's disappearance.

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News Brief: Hurricane Michael, Nikki Haley, Jamal Khashoggi

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Michael is expected to make landfall in Florida Wednesday. Nikki Haley resigns as U.N. ambassador. An update on the disappearance of a Saudi journalist last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

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George Taliaferro, 1st Black Player Drafted In The NFL, Dies At 91

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Trail-blazing football player George Taliaferro died Monday at the age of 91. In 1949, he became the first black player to be drafted into the National Football League.

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Russia's Military Intelligence Agency Under Pressure

Thursday, October 04, 2018

The Dutch government accused the agency of trying to hack the international chemical weapons watchdog. Then the U.S. indicted seven Russian military officials with conspiracy and money laundering.

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News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh And Mitch McConnell

Thursday, October 04, 2018

Sources say results of the FBI's supplemental background check into the Supreme Court nominee will be delivered to the Senate Thursday. The Senate Majority Leader scheduled a confirmation vote Friday.

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News Brief: Trump Wealth, Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination

Wednesday, October 03, 2018

According to Forbes magazine, Donald Trump has tried and failed to profit from his presidency. Democrats and Republicans warn the fight over Kavanaugh's nomination could have a lasting impact.

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News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Indonesia Tsunami, DOJ Sues California

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

The scope of the FBI's probe into the Supreme Court nominee. The death toll is expected to rise after a Tsunami in Indonesia. DOJ sues California over its law regulating internet service providers.

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New Book Looks At Why Women Have The Right To Be 'Good And Mad'

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

In an interview with Rachel Martin, author Rebecca Traister talks about her book Good and Mad, why she chose to look at women's anger in history, and what the Kavanaugh hearings mean for the future.

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News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Indonesia Tsunami, Trade Deal

Monday, October 01, 2018

Where do things stand with the Supreme Court nomination? More than 800 people are dead after a tsunami in Indonesia. After weeks of talks, Canada will stay in a trade pact with the U.S. and Mexico.

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'We Had To Do It Ourselves': Joan Jett Looks Back On Being A Conduit For Women In Rock

Friday, September 28, 2018

Joan Jett shredded her way through rock and roll's glass ceiling from the 1970s on. Jett and her longtime producer, Kenny Laguna, talk about leaving a rock legacy and the new documentary, 'Bad Reputation.'

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News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Trump At U.N., Attorney General Sessions

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

The Supreme Court nominee talks publicly for the first time since misconduct allegations were made against him. Trump addresses the U.N. General Assembly. Sessions talks to state attorneys general.

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In 'Waiting For Eden,' Grief With No Guarantee Of Closure

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Author Elliot Ackerman is a veteran, and his latest novel is about an injured soldier just regaining consciousness. But it's really about something else. "This book really isn't about war," he says.

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Rosenstein Heads To The White House In Wake Of Report He Secretly Recorded Trump

Monday, September 24, 2018

Reports suggest that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein may be leaving the Justice Department. This follows a New York Times story he suggested secretly recording President Trump.

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News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Senate Race In Texas

Friday, September 21, 2018

Lawyers for the woman accusing the Supreme Court nominee of assault is discussing terms of her Senate panel appearance. And, it's been decades since a Democrat won a statewide race in Texas.

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The Gift Of Posthumous Prince Music

Friday, September 21, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to NPR Music critic Ann Powers about Piano & a Microphone 1983, Prince's first posthumous album of previously unreleased material, out now.

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Trump: Ford Should Accept Invitation To Testify Before Senate Panel

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

On Wednesday President Donald Trump said Christine Blasey Ford should accept the Senate Judiciary Committee's invitation to testify to discuss her sexual abuse allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.

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Khaled Hosseini Says A Succinct 'Sea Prayer' For A Refugee's Journey

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The novelist known for his epic works about Afghanistan turns his attention to the human impact of the Syrian refugee crisis in a slim, poetic, illustrated book.

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In North Carolina, Some Communities Face New Post-Hurricane Florence Dangers

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

It has been days since Hurricane Florence struck the Carolinas. But in some parts of the state, the worst may be yet to come. The Cape Fear River, which borders Fayetteville, could crest to 62 feet.

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