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Location Of Harriet Tubman's Home Discovered
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Archaeologists have finally uncovered the location of Harriet Tubman's house, where she spent her formative teenage years before she escaped enslavement. Their clue was a Lady Liberty coin dated 1808.
Nigella Lawson On How To Find Peace While Cooking
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with cookbook writer Nigella Lawson about her latest book Cook, Eat, Repeat and how to stop viewing cooking as tedious and, instead, find peace in the kitchen.
Congressional Democrat Says The Time Is Now For Federal Police Reform
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Democratic Congresswoman Karen Bass of California about the George Floyd police reform bill she's sponsoring and her talks with Republicans to help it pass in the Senate.
American Indicators Check-In: The Faces And Stories Behind The Economic Statistics
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the American indicators, four people whose stories illustrate what the American economy faces a month after President Biden signed a coronavirus relief bill into law.
Outdoor Mask Mandates Could Lift Soon, According To Ashish Jha Of Brown University
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health, who says outdoor transmission of COVID-19 is low and states may soon lift outdoor mask mandates.
Joy, Relief In Airports As Australia And New Zealand Open 'Travel Bubble'
Monday, April 19, 2021
Australia and New Zealand have launched one of the world's first "travel bubbles" between countries. People traveling between the two now no longer have to quarantine upon landing.
U.S. Soccer President On How Prize Money Gap Is At The Center Of Equal Pay Lawsuit
Thursday, April 15, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone about the ongoing U.S. women's national team lawsuit over equal pay and her continued priorities for the federation.
Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Looks Toward A Future Without U.S. Troops
Thursday, April 15, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S., about President Biden's decision to withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by September of this year.
How A Humble Bookseller Helped Give Rise To The Renaissance
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Ross King about his new book The Bookseller of Florence, inspired by the history of the "Street of Booksellers" found in Florence, Italy.
Former Army Commander Weighs In On Biden's Decision To Pull Troops Out Of Afghanistan
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former U.S. Army Col. Christopher Kolenda about President Biden's decision to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11 of this year.
Officer Billy Evans Mourned At The Capitol
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans was mourned by President Biden and congressional leaders Tuesday in the Capitol Rotunda.
Iranian Nuclear Site Hit With Blackout In Suspected Attack
Monday, April 12, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the suspected attack on an Iranian nuclear site over the weekend.
Sen. Maria Cantwell on Infrastructure Meeting
Monday, April 12, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state about President Biden's meeting with a bipartisan group of members of Congress about his infrastructure proposal.
Women Are Leading Biden's Economic Recovery Plan For The Country And Other Women
Friday, April 09, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with three women who are shaping U.S. economic policy about how the Biden administration plans to tackle economic losses suffered by women in the pandemic.
Rev. Sharpton Hopeful For Justice For George Floyd And Lasting Change
Friday, April 09, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the Rev. Al Sharpton about his take, as a longtime activist, on the Chauvin trial and what he's hearing from George Floyd's family and legal team.
Biden Intends To Curb 'Epidemic' Of Gun Violence With Executive Action
Thursday, April 08, 2021
President Biden announced a number of executive actions intended to curb what he called an "epidemic" of gun deaths and injuries in America, and pressed Congress to also act.
Step Aside Election 2000: This Year's Election May Be The Most Litigated Yet
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
In 2000, lawyers and election officials endlessly examined and debated butterfly ballots and hanging chads. Now, the legal arguments are more complex and center on the rules governing mail-in voting.
LA Police Union Official: 'Every Dollar You Take Away' Has Consequences
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Robert Harris, a director of Los Angles Police Protective League, fends off criticism that the union opposes change and slams LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposed cuts to the police department budget.
Minneapolis Mayor Wants 'Full Structural Revamp,' Not Abolition Of Police Department
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Jacob Frey acknowledges a need to shift a culture that has "failed black and brown people" for years. But he says calling for the dismantling of police without an alternative in place is "not a plan."
Obituary Writer Aims To Show How Coronavirus Impacts 'All People In Our Society'
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Maureen O'Donnell of the Chicago Sun-Times says obituary writers aren't able to cover the life of each person who has died of COVID-19. But they do their best to tell "a variety of stories."