Renee Montagne

Renee Montagne appears in the following:

These two sisters fled the Taliban and found a new dream — acting

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Two Afghan sisters flee the Taliban, leaving their dreams behind, only to find a new dream acting in a movie that's making headlines at several film festivals.

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U.N. probes charges that Ukrainians are forcibly being deported to Russia

Thursday, September 08, 2022

The U.N. Security Council will discuss Russia's so-called filtration camps, where hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have supposedly been detained, interrogated and possibly moved far into Russia.

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80th Pearl Harbor Remembrance: That day through the eyes of Renée Montagne's father

Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Tuesday marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. NPR's Renee Montagne has this remembrance — a story of her mom, her dad and that day in 1941.

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My dad witnessed the horror of Pearl Harbor firsthand. But his letters never let on

Tuesday, December 07, 2021

This is the story of a young sailor, his best friend, and the girl he fell in love with just days before the Pearl Harbor attack that changed everything.

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The latest season of 'The United States of Al' was shaped by the Taliban's rise

Wednesday, October 06, 2021

The sitcom The United States of Al returns for its second season Thursday. The show follows an Afghan interpreter and his Marine Corp buddy, and is very much influenced by the Taliban's recent rise.

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A Look Back At President Trump's Impeachment Trial

Saturday, February 01, 2020

We look back on how the impeachment trial of President Trump unfolded.

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From White Supremacy To Opioids, Drive-By Truckers Confronts 'The Unraveling'

Saturday, February 01, 2020

NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to songwriter Patterson Hood about his band's new album, which threads dark tales of our perilous times and tries to end on a note of optimism.

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Reports From On The Scene Of California's Latest Earthquake

Saturday, July 06, 2019

Friday night's powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake was centered near Ridgecrest, Calif., about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. There are reports of damage, power outages, but no loss of life.

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What's Happening In The Aftermath Of Latest California Earthquake

Saturday, July 06, 2019

NPR's Renee Montagne speaks with KGET reporter Eytan Wallace on the latest updates on a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Ridgecrest, Calif.

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The Curious Tale Of The Band Luxury, Who Escaped Tragedy And Embraced Faith

Saturday, July 06, 2019

A new film follows the indie rockers' rise in the 1990s, the traffic accident that disrupted their lives and their recent return — after three of the members became Orthodox priests.

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New Novel Asks: What Would You Do To Get Your Kid Into 'The Gifted School'?

Saturday, July 06, 2019

The school is fictional but the anxiety is real — the plot bears striking resemblance to actual college admissions scandals. "There's a sense that parents will stop at nothing," says Bruce Holsinger.

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'Weekend Edition' Host Lulu Garcia-Navarro Reports From Las Vegas

Sunday, September 23, 2018

This episode of Weekend Edition features some stories from Las Vegas, including a heated Senate race and recovery from last year's mass shooting.

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Secrets Of A Teenage WWII Spy In 'Transcription'

Sunday, September 23, 2018

The young protagonist of Kate Atkinson's latest historical novel finds herself working for British intelligence during the war — and suddenly confronting that experience years later.

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The Necks' Latest Composition 'Body' Clocks In At Over 56 Minutes

Sunday, September 23, 2018

A typical album from the Australian band The Necks may have only one long track — music that stretches out in a jazzy mesmerizing flow. Pianist Chris Abrahams talks about their latest, called Body.

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Boz Scaggs Processes The Past And Rebuilds For The Future

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Boz Scaggs lost his home and a trove of lyrics scribbled on legal pads and cocktail napkins in wildfires last year. Writing his new album, Out of the Blues, helped him process the loss.

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To Keep Women From Dying In Childbirth, Look To California

Sunday, July 29, 2018

The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, but California is leading the charge to reverse that trend. Since 2006, the state has cut its rate by more than half.

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Art's 'Sense Of Humor' Chronicled At The National Gallery Of Art

Saturday, July 14, 2018

The new exhibition "Sense of Humor" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., showcases comedic prints and drawings, from the 15th century to today.

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Russia — And Grandma — Defy Expectations In 'A Terrible Country'

Saturday, July 14, 2018

When Andrei Kaplan returns to Moscow to care for his grandmother, he hopes to write an article based on her Soviet-era stories. But things don't go according to plan in this new novel by Keith Gessen.

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For Every Woman Who Dies In Childbirth In The U.S., 70 More Come Close

Thursday, May 10, 2018

More than 50,000 American women nearly die from childbirth every year, according to a CDC estimate. These catastrophic complications can come at a terrible cost emotionally, financially and medically.

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Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving's Story Explains Why

Thursday, December 07, 2017

Black women are three times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than white women in the U.S. Racism, and the stress it causes, can play a leading role in that disparity.

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