Rupert Allman

Takeaway Executive Producer

Rupert Allman appears in the following:

What We’ve Learned From Biden’s Europe Trip So Far

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

President Biden says democratic nations must prove to the world that democracy can prevail and that autocracies can’t. Who on the world stage is up for that challenge? 

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Bill Bratton On Fixing Broken Windows And American Policing

Wednesday, June 09, 2021

Few are as experienced. For more than three decades, Bratton ran police departments in Boston, New York City, and Los Angeles.

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When The Police Investigate The Police

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The podcast "On Our Watch" examines thousands of those internal affairs files, documents, videos, much more. 

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The Future Of The Commission To Investigate The Insurrection

Thursday, May 20, 2021

The House approved the commission. It now heads to the Senate where experts say its chances of approval are low.

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Do Masks Stay Or Do They Go?

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

The CDC doesn't make policy, but its latest announcement has thrown policymakers and the public for a loop.

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What Rep. Liz Cheney’s Ousting Says About The GOP

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The Wyoming congresswoman took to the House floor Tuesday night to let her colleagues know she's not exactly backing down.

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DarkSide Hacks A Major Pipeline And Sends Washington Scrambling

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

We now know who hacked a major U.S. pipeline... but the why is a lot less clear.

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Susan Page On Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, And The Washington Establishment

Monday, May 10, 2021

Pelosi did not run for office until she was 46 years old. It was after her five children had mostly flown the nest that she found her calling.

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Trump’s Bid To Rejoin Facebook Is Vetoed

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

The Facebook Oversight Board upheld Trump's ban but said the company must determine for how long his access will be restricted.

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India’s Catastrophic Second Wave

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

Back in March, the country was recording barely 13,000 new COVID-19 cases a day.

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Setting The Record Straight: Meeting The ‘Sisters With Transistors’

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Men weren't the only ones to make electronic music. So why is the genre so patriarchal?

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The Sounds Of America: ‘The Guiding Light’

Monday, April 19, 2021

First broadcast on the radio in 1937, the show eventually transitioned to television in 1952 and aired for a total of 72 years.

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The Sounds Of America: Rainbow Connection

Monday, April 12, 2021

We're talking to the people (and Muppets) behind "Rainbow Connection" in this edition of The Sounds Of America.

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The High Cost Of Dying

Thursday, April 08, 2021

The federal government will now cover funeral costs for people who died of COVID-19. We talk about what that means for death care in the U.S.

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A Conversation With Diane Rehm

Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Public radio's Diane Rehm has explored what it means to die with dignity for years.

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The Sounds Of America: ‘Partners’

Monday, April 05, 2021

Flaco Jiménez expanded the genre through his collaborations with a variety of musical forms, bringing conjunto to new audiences worldwide.

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The Sounds Of America: ‘The Harder They Come’

Monday, March 29, 2021

Jimmy Cliff reflects on his starring role, Island Records’ Chris Blackwell remembers Toots Hibbert, the director’s daughter, Justine Henzell, shares her father’s story, while poet and professor Kwame Dawes helps create the context for the music.

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The Sounds Of America: ‘Late For The Sky’

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Jackson Browne's classic third album is one of this year's inductees into the National Recording Registry. We also spoke to Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden about all of 2021's inductees.

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Does The United States Need The AstraZeneca Vaccine?

Monday, March 22, 2021

A new study based in the United States reports the AstraZeneca vaccine is 79 percent effective against symptomatic COVID-19.

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The Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Interview

Monday, March 08, 2021

The full interview has yet to air in the U.K. but the ramifications are likely to run deep.

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