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Boots Riley unpacks his series 'I'm a Virgo' and parallels to the writers' strike
Friday, June 23, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer, director, activist and hip-hop artist Boots Riley about his career and his new Prime Video series, I'm A Virgo.
'Washington Post' journalist on FBI's delayed investigation of Trump's role in Jan. 6
Monday, June 19, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post about her reporting on the DOJ's delay in investigating Donald Trump's involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Finalists for the top teenage piano competition join NPR
Monday, June 19, 2023
The final three participants share thoughts as they headed into final round of Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition, where more than 20 teenagers performed classical sonatas and concertos.
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.
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets end 47-year championship drought
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
In front of a home crowd, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat four-games-to-one to be crowned NBA champs. The 6'11'' center was also named NBA Finals MVP.
Breaking down the stakes of Special Counsel Jack Smith's historic indictment of Trump
Friday, June 09, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Georgetown University professor and former prosecutor Paul Butler about the historic federal charges against former President Donald Trump over classified documents.
Breakthrough moments of the debt ceiling negotiations, according to a lead negotiator
Thursday, June 08, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, about her role as a lead negotiator on the debt ceiling deal and future threats of default.
Behind the ousting of CNN CEO Chris Licht after one tumultuous year
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Puck media reporter Dylan Byers on the ousting of CNN CEO Chris Licht after barely one year.
Peter One blends West African nostalgia with Nashville flair in first solo album
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with musician Peter One about starting from scratch in Nashville after a successful career in Côte d'Ivoire and his first album in decades Come Back to Me.
To progressive Rep. Greg Casar, debt ceiling agreement is 'lose-lose situation'
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Progressive Caucus whip Greg Casar, D-Texas, about the proposed debt ceiling bill.
DC Comics' boss knows the challenges ahead — and the problem superhero films can pose
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Superhero movies transformed the film industry over the last 15 years. But how does the man in charge of some of the most beloved comic book characters chart the years ahead?
Jim Lee talks about his journey from superhero fan to DC Comics president
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Jim Lee, the new president of DC Comics, talks about the history and future of superhero comics.
A year after the Uvalde school massacre, victims' families share their stories
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
It's been one year since a gunman killed 19 students and 2 teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Three families who lost their children shared their memories with NPR.
'I can't promise we'll be safe:' A Uvalde teacher reflects, a year after the shooting
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Nicole Ogburn no longer tells her students that she promises they are safe. Instead, she has taken to saying: "We're safer than we've ever been."
Checking in with a Uvalde teacher one year after the mass shooting
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Wednesday, May 24, marks one year since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Teacher Nicole Ogburn helped her students escape Robb Elementary through a window and survived.
Tallahassee NAACP president discusses travel advisory for Black tourists in Fla.
Monday, May 22, 2023
Mutaqee Akbar, the president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, talks about the organization's travel advisory for Black tourists visiting Florida.
Writer Sam Irby bears her soul – again – with new essay collection 'Quietly Hostile'
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Writer Sam Irby talks about her newest collection of essays, Quietly Hostile.
Turkey's presidential election is going to a runoff
Monday, May 15, 2023
Turkey's presidential election was a test of democracy, and it isn't over. The two leading candidates are headed to a runoff. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gonul Tol of the Middle East Institute.
Oregon Republicans' walkouts trigger a new state law on reelection
Monday, May 15, 2023
In Oregon, an ongoing walkout by Republican lawmakers is blocking Democrats' attempts to pass a law that would protect and expand access to reproductive and gender-affirming health care.
FDA changes rules for donating blood. Some say they're still discriminatory
Friday, May 12, 2023
Pathologist Dr. Benjamin Mazer talks about the changing FDA rules on donating blood for men who have sex with men.