Tinbete Ermyas

Tinbete Ermyas appears in the following:

How a week's worth of plastic adds up

Thursday, August 24, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with LA Times environmental reporter Susanne Rust about what she learned from logging her plastic use for a week.

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After six decades, blues legend Bobby Rush isn't slowing down

Friday, August 18, 2023

Blues legend Bobby Rush has been making music for more than six decades — now he's out with a new album, called All My Love For You.

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DJ Crazy Times and the Eurodance parody that captured a nation

Friday, August 18, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with comedian Kyle Gordon, aka DJ Crazy Times, about his new hit song "The Planet of the Bass" — a 1990s Eurodance parody that has taken the internet by storm.

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One year on, how has the Inflation Reduction Act impacted climate action in the U.S.?

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gina McCarthy, the former climate policy adviser for President Biden, about whether the IRA has had helped the U.S. properly deal with the threat of climate change.

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Niger coup leaders charge deposed president for treason, deepening worry for region

Monday, August 14, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with researcher Andrew Lebovich about the aftermath of the coup in Niger, where leaders of the military say they will prosecute the country's deposed president for treason.

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Hawaii Rep. Jill Tokuda on relief needed for Maui fire destruction

Monday, August 14, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jill Tokuda, who represents Hawaii in the U.S. House of Representatives about the search and rescue efforts continue in Maui after wildfires.

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In 'Red, White & Royal Blue,' a director centers true queer intimacy on screen

Friday, August 11, 2023

When Matthew López thought about adapting the acclaimed book into a movie, he he had a very clear idea about what a central sex scene should look like.

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The role climate change has played in Hawaii's devastating wildfires

Thursday, August 10, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Giuseppe Torri, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, about the role of climate change in the Maui wildfire.

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Texas Democrat Joaquin Castro on the state's floating barrier in the Rio Grande

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Texas Democrat Joaquin Castro, who is leading a congressional delegation to see the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, where Gov. Abbot installed a floating fence.

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James McBride's new novel explores Black and Jewish affection, tensions in the 1930s

Tuesday, August 08, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with author James McBride about his new book The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store.

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Five years after its release, Mac Miller's Tiny Desk Concert still resonates

Thursday, August 03, 2023

Five years ago, the late musician and rapper Mac Miller played his iconic Tiny Desk Concert. NPR's Bobby Carter remembers what made that performance so special.

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Military spouses demanding Sen. Tuberville stop blocking military nominations

Thursday, August 03, 2023

Hundreds of admiral and general nominees have been stalled since February as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., stages a one-man protest to try to change Pentagon abortion policy.

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Trump's legal defense focuses on free speech — will that strategy hold up in court?

Thursday, August 03, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stetson Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on Donald Trump's defense team's focus on free speech and whether or not that argument will hold up in court.

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Remembering actor Angus Cloud of 'Euphoria,' dead at 25

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Angus Cloud, best known for his role on HBO's Euphoria died Monday at the age of 25. He was spotted to play Fezco, the drug dealer with a heart of gold, by a casting scout on a street in New York.

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Henrietta Lacks' family settles with a biotech company that used her cells

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with science journalist and author Rebecca Skloot about Henrietta Lacks, whose family just settled with a biotech company that used her cancer cells without consent.

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How the shutdown of transport company Yellow could have ripple effects for truckers

Monday, July 31, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with trucker Alex Mai, who runs a YouTube Channel about trucking news, about how 30,000 workers are losing their jobs as the shipping company Yellow has shut down operations.

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Ruth Madievsky's new novel explores trauma, drugs and toxic sisterhood

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Ruth Madievsky about her debut novel All Night Pharmacy, which tells a story of addiction and the love between sisters.

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How Vermont's farms are dealing with the unprecedented effects of severe storms

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Severe storms have caused catastrophic flooding in Vermont this week. NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Eric Seitz from Pitchfork Farm on how the flooding has impacted farmers in the area.

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Looming actors strike reflects major tensions in Hollywood

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing some of Hollywood's biggest stars, is set to go on strike Thursday. Barring a last-minute breakthrough in talks, it could be the latest strike to shake up Hollywood.

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Sweden's deal with Turkey to enter NATO stirs concern in Kurdish community

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Attorney Miran Kakaee talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how Kurds in Sweden are responding to the concessions the country has made in response to Turkey's demands over their NATO membership.

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