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Nimona was ND Stevenson's power fantasy. Now, the comic is a Netflix animated film
Friday, June 30, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Nate "ND" Stevenson, who wrote the original graphic novel on which the new animated movie Nimona is based.
He was diagnosed with ALS. Then they changed the face of medical advocacy
Friday, June 30, 2023
After Brian Wallach was diagnosed with ALS, he and his wife Sandra Abrevaya threw themselves into advocating for patients. Everyone up to President Biden took notice.
What ALS has taken from one couple and how they've held on to love
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya about the impact living with ALS has had on their lives.
Author Adrienne Brodeur on what keeps her writing about family secrets
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Adrienne Brodeur about her fiction debut "Little Monsters."
How careers in public service taught one couple to fight to cure ALS
Monday, June 26, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers tracks the advocacy efforts of husband and wife Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya as they try and change the landscape for ALS patients.
Parini Shroff's laugh-out-loud debut novel explores caste, domestic abuse and murder
Monday, June 26, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Parini Shroff about her debut novel The Bandit Queens, a story about a woman in an Indian village with a dangerous reputation.
One year after Dobbs, Sen. Patty Murray reflects on the fight for reproductive rights
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Democrats in Congress have tried to figure out ways to legislate a federal right to reproductive freedoms, but have yet to succeed. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington is still leading the charge.
'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.
Now-Tony winner Jodie Comer talks about her Broadway play 'Prima Facie'
Monday, June 12, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with actress Jodie Comer about the Broadway premiere of her play Prima Facie.
'Some Like It Hot' on Broadway remixes the original 1959 charm for a modern audience
Friday, June 09, 2023
The Broadway adaptation of the 1959 classic movie Some Like It Hot is the most Tony nominated show this year.
Aisha Abdel Gawad's debut novel is a 'love letter' to Arab Americans
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with novelist Aisha Abdel Gawad about her new novel Between Two Moons. It's a coming of age story about teenage twins in Brooklyn and takes place during one month of Ramadan.
5 years after U.S. left Iran nuclear deal, more enriched Uranium and much less trust
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
It's been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. How close is Iran to a bomb? What can the U.S. do to stop them? And how are regional and global shifts changing the equation?
Former FBI Director James Comey has a new title: crime novelist
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former FBI Director James Comey about his new thriller Central Park West.
The house from 'The Brady Bunch' is for sale, listed at more than $5 million
Monday, May 29, 2023
The iconic Brady Bunch house has gone on sale in Studio City, Calif., for more than $5 million.
Why Dianne Feinstein's health matters to Senate Democrats
Friday, May 19, 2023
Georgetown Law Professor Caroline Fredrickson talks about the implications of Dianne Feinstein's health problems for the work of the Senate and the democratic agenda.
Emma Cline on examining the Hamptons' frictionless façade in new book 'The Guest'
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Author Emma Cline talks about her new novel The Guest and why she is drawn to writing characters looking in from the outside.
'Full faith and credit' means loaning money to U.S. is a safe bet
Friday, May 12, 2023
Brookings Institution senior economics fellow Wendy Edelberg explains what "full faith and credit" means in relation to the debt ceiling.
Biden holds high stakes debt ceiling talks that include GOP leaders
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
President Biden is meeting with congressional leaders on Tuesday, in what is seen as the first step toward negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.
From 'the other woman' to Queen: how Camilla turned her image around
Wednesday, May 03, 2023
Tina Brown, author of The Palace Papers, talks about Camilla's journey to queen, legitimacy, and how she'll approach the role.
Why are sexual assault accusers frequently asked, "Did you scream?"
Tuesday, May 02, 2023
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Northwestern Law professor Deborah Tuerkheimer on why sexual assault accusers are often asked to prove they physically or verbally resisted to be deemed credible.