Sacha Pfeiffer

Sacha Pfeiffer appears in the following:

Filipino archivist races to protect history of abuses ahead of Marcos presidency

Friday, June 17, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Carmelo Crisanto, executive director of the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission, about racing to archive human rights abuses in the Philippines.

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Missing men were killed trying to warn of illegal activity threatening the Amazon

Thursday, June 16, 2022

It appears journalist Dom Phillips and researcher Bruno Pereira were killed reporting in the Amazon. Guardian environmental editor John Watts reflects on their work and why the region is so perilous.

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A prisoner is still in GITMO after he served his time. Now, he's suing for release

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Wells Dixon, a lawyer representing Guantánamo Bay prisoner Majid Khan, who recently sued the Biden administration over his imprisonment.

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Yellowstone backpacker on community that sheltered him during flooding

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Brendan Phillips, a backpacker who was stranded due to the flooding that slammed Yellowstone National Park.

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Criminal defense lawyers sound the alarm about mass incarceration in a post-Roe U.S.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers executive director Lisa Wayne how her organization is gearing up for the criminalization of abortion.

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There are 2 ways the media covers mass shootings. Here's why the difference matters

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

What is journalists' role when covering America's mass shooting crisis? It's a crucial question to answer, says an expert who studies the impact that news stories have on the public.

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A new generation of OBGYNs square personal views on abortion with their training

Monday, June 13, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with The New Yorker's Emma Green, who reported on how OBGYNs view abortion and how they choose their career paths accordingly.

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Supreme Court decision limits excessive force lawsuits against Border Patrol agents

Friday, June 10, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with SCOTUSblog contributing writer Howard Wasserman about a Supreme Court decision which weakens the ability to sue Border Patrol and federal agents over excessive force.

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How media should cover gun violence

Friday, June 10, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dr. Dannagal Young, professor of communications and political science at the University of Delaware, about how media coverage of gun violence affects news consumers.

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Overachiever Tracy Flick faces her unmet life expectations in 'Tracy Flick Can't Win'

Thursday, June 09, 2022

Tracy Flick is back — this time in middle age. How did life turn out for her? NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Tom Perrotta about his new novel, Tracy Flick Can't Win.

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The creator of the FBI mass shooting protocol is 'shocked' by Uvalde police response

Thursday, June 09, 2022

After Sandy Hook, Katherine Schweit created a program to navigate similar crises. She says the way law enforcement handled the shooting in Uvalde went against everything they trained for.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are after their 3rd Stanley Cup in a row

Wednesday, June 08, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with ESPN reporter Emily Kaplan about how consistent the Tampa Bay Lightning have been over the past three NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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This experimental drug could change the field of cancer research

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

A small trial using the drug dostarlimab yielded an unprecedented success rate in eliminating tumors.

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Homophobia has lingered in baseball since the days of Glenn Burke in the 1970s

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author Andrew Maraniss about homophobia in Major League Baseball's history after some members of the Tampa Bay Rays refused to wear Pride jerseys.

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Creator of the FBI's active shooter training 'shocked' at police response in Uvalde

Tuesday, June 07, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Katherine Schweit, creator of the FBI's active shooter program after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, about the law enforcement response in Uvalde.

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An experimental treatment made rectal cancer tumors disappear for a small trial group

Monday, June 06, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with University of North Carolina's Dr. Hanna Sanoff, who wrote a commentary about a promising rectal cancer trial.

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What 'Queer Ducks' can teach teenagers about sexuality in the animal kingdom

Sunday, May 29, 2022

The new book, Queer Ducks (and Other Animals), is designed to be teenager friendly. It's filled with comics and humor and accessible science on the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world.

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'Love on the Spectrum' shows what dating can be like for people with autism

Friday, May 27, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Love on the Spectrum creator Cian O'Clery and participant Kaelynn Partlow about what the show, which follows people on the autism spectrum as they date, means to them.

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The trauma of gun violence affects all children, not just the ones who were there

Friday, May 27, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox, author of the book Children Under Fire, about the immediate and long-term affects of gun violence on children.

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A Sandy Hook Advisory Commission member reflects on the group's work and years since

Friday, May 27, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Ron Chivinski, a teacher at Newtown Middle School, about his work serving the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission after the mass shooting 10 years ago.

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