Ailsa Chang appears in the following:
New countries and a changing U.S. team: what to expect for the Women's World Cup
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
The FIFA Women's World Cup opens in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with soccer writer Sophie Downey about what to expect in the championship.
SOUTHCOM commander describes U.S. military readiness in Latin America and Caribbean
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Laura Richardson about U.S. military readiness and cooperation in the Caribbean and Latin America and the challenges posed by China's influence.
Tour de France heads to the final stages with leader changes and crowd control issues
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Patrick Redford from the Defector about the progress of the Tour de France.
Extreme heat and flooding worldwide reflect the magnitude of the climate crisis
Monday, July 17, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chris Field, director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, about the extreme weather events occurring globally.
Iran's 'morality police' are again enforcing the country's strict dress code
Monday, July 17, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Chatham House, about how Iran will resume patrolling the streets and enforcing the strict dress code.
LA's mayor calls Texas governor's busing of migrants a despicable stunt
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass talks about the 42 migrants that were recently sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to L.A. as part of his push against federal immigration policies.
Soon after Roe was overturned, one Mississippi woman learned she was pregnant
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bryce Covert about her report on one of the first babies born in a post-Dobbs America and the circumstances his mother is faced with.
'The Brightest Star' tells Anna May Wong's life story from her imagined perspective
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Gail Tsukiyama about her new novel The Brightest Star, a fictional account of the life of actress Anna May Wong.
New report details the current state of U.S.-Taiwan relations
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with co-chairs of the Council on Foreign Relations' Independent Taiwan Task Force, Adm. Mike Mullen and Sue Gordon, about the new report on the state of U.S.-Taiwan relations.
He interviewed his daughter on her birthday for 17 years. This is what he learned
Friday, June 16, 2023
What does a modern childhood and father-daughter relationship look like? One man documented the journey.
A turning point for Southern Baptists? Convention ousts churches with women pastors
Thursday, June 15, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Monique Moultrie, Georgia State University associate professor of religious and gender studies, about the Southern Baptist Convention ousting churches with women pastors.
The Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL's newest Champions
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks hockey with Ben Gotz from the Las Vegas Review Journal after the Vegas Golden Knights win their first NHL Championship.
California's wildfire risk is so high and costly, some insurers are leaving the state
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Michael Wara, who directs a climate and energy policy program at Stanford, about the financial calculus insurers are doing as the threat of climate-fueled disasters grows.
How one medical school diversified its student body under an affirmative action ban
Monday, June 12, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Mark Henderson about how UC Davis' medical school worked around the state's ban on affirmative action to increase diversity in its student body.
LA's top make-out spots hint at a city constantly evolving
Monday, June 12, 2023
The creation of the automobile gave rise to a new kind of freedom and privacy, while also transforming Los Angeles into the sprawling, car-centric metropolis it is today.
Former prosecutor weighs in on Trump's indictment
Friday, June 09, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Leslie R. Caldwell, a former federal prosecutor, about what happens next now that federal authorities have unsealed the indictment against former President Donald Trump.
A statewide survey of California's bumblebees hopes to help conserve them
Friday, June 09, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang searches coastal California for wild bumblebees with conservation biologist Leif Richardson, one of the leaders of the California Bumble Bee Atlas.
A preview of the big tennis match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in Paris
Thursday, June 08, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sports Illustrated executive editor and senior writer about the Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic tennis match up at the French Open.
Advice from the West Coast to the East Coast on staying safe under smoky skies
Thursday, June 08, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mother Jones editor-in-chief Clara Jeffery about advice she's learned living under smoky skies after 22 years in San Francisco.
'Past Lives' star Greta Lee on how language and identity are intertwined
Friday, June 02, 2023
Greta Lee stars in the new movie Past Lives. She talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the film and the ways language and identity are intertwined.