Ari Shapiro appears in the following:
'A Strange Loop,' finally, comes to Broadway
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Michael R. Jackson, a composer, playwright and lyricist who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for his musical A Strange Loop. The musical is opening on Broadway Tuesday.
Chechnya once resisted Russia. Now, its leader is Putin's close ally
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rachel Denber, deputy director of the Europe and Central Asia division for Human Rights Watch, about the role of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Florida is ending Disney's special tax district. Here's what comes next
Friday, April 22, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to reporter Nick Papantonis of WFTV about the effect that revoking Disney's special tax district will have on local taxpayers.
Dozens still missing in wake of catastrophic South Africa floods
Thursday, April 21, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Eligon of The New York Times about the catastrophic flooding in Durban, South Africa.
The White House's new initiative aims to reduce carbon emissions from transportation
Thursday, April 21, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Adviser, about a new initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions and expanding clean transit.
Anastasia thinks about leaving Russia. Here's what her life looks like today
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Anastasia has considered leaving her home in Moscow as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. She feels trapped, cut off from the world, and unable to speak out.
Hollywood has found a favorite new subject — the failed CEOs of tech companies
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
All of a sudden it seems like Hollywood has found a favorite new subject — the failed CEOs of tech companies with bio-pics depicting the rise and fall of the heads of Uber, WeWork and Theranos.
JAMA appoints new editor-in-chief
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo about assuming her new role as editor-in-chief at JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
How daily life in Russia has changed since the country invaded Ukraine
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anastasia, a woman who lives and works in Moscow, about what life in Russia looks like since the country invaded Ukraine.
Special envoy John Kerry on helping small island nations dealing with climate change
Monday, April 18, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with John Kerry, U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, about the current outlook on climate change and the global endeavor to combat it.
Faith leaders reflect on their messages during the weekend's religious ceremonies
Friday, April 15, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Imam Mohamed Herbert, Rabbi Ruth Zlotnick and Reverend Marshall Hatch about how their respective faith communities are observing this holy weekend.
Margo Jefferson's new memoir is like a kaleidoscope into someone's life
Friday, April 15, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Margo Jefferson about her new memoir called Constructing A Nervous System.
Ukrainian climate scientist says Russia's invasion is a 'fossil fuel war'
Friday, April 15, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with leading Ukrainian climate scientist Svitlana Krakovska about how climate change relates to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
As the war in Ukraine continues, so does the threat to a global food crisis
Thursday, April 14, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme, about the ongoing food insecurity problem in Ukraine during the war.
'Young Mungo' tells the love story of 2 boys — one Protestant, the other Catholic
Tuesday, April 05, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Douglas Stuart about his latest book Young Mungo, centers on a romance between two teenage boys: one Protestant, one Catholic.
Near the Polish border, a musician plays music to welcome those fleeing Ukraine
Tuesday, April 05, 2022
Refugees streaming across the border at the Medyka border crossing into Poland leave behind the air raid sirens and the sounds of war and are welcomed by musician Davide Martello.
With 'Unlimited Love,' the Red Hot Chili Peppers continue evolving
Friday, April 01, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with founding members of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis and Flea, about their new album, Unlimited Love.
The far-right and environmentalism overlap is bigger than you think — and growing
Friday, April 01, 2022
The modern environmental movement and the far-right movement might appear to be on opposing sides of the political ideology spectrum. But overlap does exist and researchers say it's growing.
Ari Shapiro at Feinstein's/54 Below
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Co-host of NPR's All Things Considered Ari Shapiro joins us to chat about his solo cabaret show, 'Ari Shapiro: Behind the Mic,' playing at 54 Below on April 3 and 4.
Maud Newton couldn't ignore her family's racist history. So she published it
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Maud Newton about her book Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation, a memoir that explores her family history of racist violence.
