Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang appears in the following:

Fran Drescher tells NPR the breakthrough moment that ended the Hollywood strikes

Thursday, November 09, 2023

The longest strike in history by actors against film and TV studios has finally ended. SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher says there is a "new dawn."

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Officials say California is drought free — but water supply is still strained

Thursday, November 09, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeffrey Mount, a senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California, about drought conditions in California.

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Taylor Swift's tour was a blockbuster in theaters. Hollywood is paying attention

Friday, November 03, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mia Galuppo of The Hollywood Reporter about how Taylor Swift's concert film, The Eras Tour, has reignited interest in concert films from studios and musicians alike.

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Jeff Yang's new book is a 'cheer out loud' for the films that made Asian America

Friday, November 03, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with authors Jeff Chang and Preeti Chhibber about The Golden Screen: The Movies that Made Asian America. The book looks at films that have shaped Asian American identities.

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Scary movies had another big year. A horror scholar shares her favorites

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror scholar and filmmaker Rebekah McKendry about her favorite horror movies of the year and the ideas that tie them together.

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Remembering Richard Roundtree, 'Shaft' star and pioneer for Black actors

Friday, October 27, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tim Reid, an actor and filmmaker, to remember his friend, the late actor Richard Roundtree.

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Former FBI agent talks about potential difficulties in Lewiston manhunt

Friday, October 27, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with a former FBI agent on what law enforcement faces with the ongoing manhunt for the man who killed 18 people in Lewiston, ME.

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Rep. McCaul wants more aid to Israel. Here's why

Thursday, October 19, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, who's also the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, ahead of Biden's speech urging the U.S. to send aid to Israel.

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Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border are simmering. Could they boil over?

Thursday, October 19, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Paul Salem, president of the Middle East Institute in Washington, about tensions between Israel and the Lebanese Islamist political party and militant group Hezbollah.

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Half of Gaza's population is under 18. Here's what that means for the conflict

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

About half of Gaza's population are under 18. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the University of Arizona's Maha Nassar, who focuses on Palestinian people and history, about what this means for the war.

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A breakdown of the chaos going on in the House

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Norman Ornstein, a senior fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, about what's is happening in the House.

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Curtis Chin recounts coming of age as a Chinese American gay kid in his new memoir

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

NPR'S Ailsa Chang talks to author Curtis Chin about his new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.

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Susan Glasser on whether Biden will maintain his support for Israel

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Susan Glasser about Biden's position after the Hamas attacks and Israel's response and the challenges U.S. presidents face in dealing with the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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Israel ordered Gazans to evacuate. They have nowhere to go

Friday, October 13, 2023

The Israeli military told 1 million to move to southern Gaza as a possible ground invasion looms. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with ICRC spokesperson Imene Trabelsi about the reality of Gazans.

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Without power or a place to go, civilians in Gaza shelter in fear of airstrikes

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Juliette Touma, director of communications for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, about the situation in Gaza.

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Remembering Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield

Monday, October 02, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Red Sox reporter Ian Browne about the life of Major League Baseball player Tim Wakefield, who was known for throwing a knuckleball.

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Suspect in Tupac Shakur murder arrested

Friday, September 29, 2023

Authorities in Nevada announced today that arrest has been made in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur

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Lead negotiator for 2009 auto bailout weighs in on strike

Friday, September 29, 2023

Steven Rattner, who led the Obama administration's restructuring of the auto industry in 2009, weighs in on the current strike against the big three automakers.

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Chief WGA negotiator weighs in on tentative union deal

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chief Negotiator for the Writer's Guild of America, Ellen Stutzman, about the tentative deal struck between the union and the major production studios.

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The unclear fate of a top Russian commander

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Retired U.S. Navy admiral James Stavridis about Ukraine claiming to have killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

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