Sarah Handel appears in the following:
NWSL ratifies 1st collective bargaining agreement hoping it leads to more stability
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with reporter Meg Linehan of The Athletic about the National Women's Soccer League signing their first collective bargaining agreement.
'Hadestown' creator Anaïs Mitchell's new solo album reaches forward in looking back
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
Anaïs Mitchell spent more than a decade developing her hit musical Hadestown, a retelling of a Greek myth set in hell. Now, after eight Tony Awards and a Grammy, she has changed the scenery.
Eric Gales reclaims his place as a blues guitar icon
Friday, January 28, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Eric Gales — who was once a guitar prodigy — about reclaiming a career that was stalled by drug addiction and prison time.
Another job, another milestone for Rachel Balkovec
Thursday, January 27, 2022
NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Rachel Balkovec, the new manager of the Tampa Tarpons and the first woman to manage a team at any level in Major League Baseball history.
After a surprising defeat, 'Jeopardy!' fans reflect on Amy Schneider's historic run
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Over the past couple of months, Amy Schneider has dominated on Jeopardy! Schneider's defeat came Wednesday night, but her run has cemented her as one of the greatest contestants in show history.
In her new show, Bridget Everett imagines someone like her returning to her hometown
Thursday, January 27, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bridget Everett about her new HBO show, Somebody Somewhere. It's about what may happen if someone like her went back to live in her small Kansas hometown.
Remembering trailblazing fashion designer Thierry Mugler, dead at 73
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
French fashion designer Thierry Mugler reshaped the fashion world, centering wildly inventive concepts and creating space for queer voices. On Sunday, he died at the age of 73.
The 'Great Resignation' is giving workers more power, Labor Secretary Walsh says
Friday, January 21, 2022
NPR'S Ailsa Chang talks with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh about the underlying causes of the "Great Resignation" and what he learned this past year from conversations with Americans across the country.
Survivor Jon Vaughn on U. of Michigan's sexual assault settlement
Thursday, January 20, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ex football player and sexual assault survivor Jon Vaughn about the University of Michigan's settlement over allegations of abuse by a former sports doctor.
Restaurant workers are feeling a sense of déjà vu as omicron threatens the industry
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with a restaurant owner and worker on how the omicron variant and latest surge of COVID cases are once again disrupting their industry.
Sudan's pro-democracy movement hopes to force a transition to civilian rule
Monday, January 17, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly chats with Kholood Khair, managing partner of a think tank in Khartoum, about ongoing pro-democracy protests in Sudan.
Remembering devoted father Arthur Schwartz, who died of COVID
Friday, January 14, 2022
Arthur Schwartz of Ann Arbor, Mich., was a longtime employee of General Motors, a baseball fanatic and a loving father. He died in 2020 from COVID-19.
Disability rights advocates meet with CDC director Walensky
Friday, January 14, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matthew Cortland, senior fellow at Data For Progress, who was present at Friday's meeting between disability rights advocates and CDC director Rochelle Walensky.
Secretary of State Blinken says Russia will face consequences if it invade Ukraine
Thursday, January 13, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the United States' role in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Former Harry Reid staffer on Biden's support of getting rid of the filibuster
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Adam Jentleson, who served as the deputy chief of staff to Sen. Harry Reid, about the impact President Biden's support of changing Senate rules has on the filibuster.
'A Hero' tells the story of how complicated a good deed (and a small lie) can be
Friday, January 07, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi about his new film, A Hero. The story examines the complexity of what appears to many to be a good deed.
How Western Australia has managed to avoid large Covid-19 outbreaks
Thursday, January 06, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with reporter Jacob Kagi of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about how Western Australia has managed their COVID-19 numbers throughout the pandemic.
Things seem grim now. But America's COVID situation could get better in 6-8 weeks
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
In the face of rising COVID-19 cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California, San Francisco, offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead.
The case for COVID optimism, despite sky-high infection rates
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
In the face of rising COVID cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California San Francisco offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead.
2 years after the U.S. killed Iran's Qasem Soleimani, tensions remain
Monday, January 03, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the impact of the U.S.'s assassination of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani.