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Grant Ginder melds political and family dysfunction in 'Let's Not Do That Again'

Friday, April 01, 2022

NPR's Kelsey Snell talks with Grant Ginder about his new novel, Let's Not Do That Again, drawing inspiration from his time as a speechwriter and exploring political dynamics in families.

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The latest controversies surrounding the collapse of global megachurch Hillsong

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Roxanne Stone, managing editor of Religion News Service, about the latest controversies surrounding the downfall of Hillsong megachurch.

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With rising costs and expiring pandemic benefits, food banks face increased need

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Brooke Neubauer, who owns a non-profit that works to end hunger in Las Vegas, about how inflation and rising food prices have impacted food insecurity in her community.

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Editor-in-chief of Russia's last remaining independent TV station on media's role now

Thursday, March 24, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of TV Rain, Russia's last remaining independent TV station that recently went off air. He and his family fled to Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Georgia president on balancing act of supporting Ukraine without antagonizing Russia

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, who the Georgian government is threatening to sue over her support for Ukraine.

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Author Anne Tyler on writing her 24th novel and why she writes about families

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Anne Tyler about her 24th novel French Braid. Set in Baltimore, the book tracks one family, the Garretts, across decades and generations

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The stakes of the war in Ukraine for Georgia, still marked by 2008 Russian invasion

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kelly Degnan, the U.S. ambassador to Georgia, about the stakes for the country as war devastates Ukraine.

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Deputy Secretary of State Sherman on Ukraine latest and talks between China and U.S.

Friday, March 18, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman about diplomatic efforts in the war in Ukraine and U.S. aid to the country.

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The U.S. has shipped 500 million COVID vaccine doses globally, but there's work ahead

Thursday, March 17, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with acting coordinator for Global COVID-19 Response and Health Security, Mary Beth Goodman, about the U.S. shipping 500 million COVID vaccine doses to more than 100 countries.

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Education Department will provide grants for HBCUs targeted by bomb threats

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about grant funds the administration is making available for HBCUs that have recently experienced a bomb threat.

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Ukrainian journalist Andriy Kulykov on the latest on the ground in Kyiv

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Andriy Kulykov, a Ukrainian radio journalist, about the latest on the ground in Kyiv.

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Sarah Polley on the medical advice that inspired her to confront memories of her pain

Wednesday, March 02, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with actress, director and writer Sarah Polley about her new book, Run Towards the Danger.

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Guests from Biden's Joint Address assess his progress 1 year later

Tuesday, March 01, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Tatiana Washington, a gun violence prevention advocate, and Javier Quiroz Castro, a DACA recipient and COVID-19 unit nurse, about progress during Biden's first year.

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How to crack the code to happiness in the second half of life

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Aging can be hardest for strivers, says social scientist Arthur Brooks, because they sometimes mourn that their biggest successes are in their rearview mirror.

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An old-fashioned crime is on the rise: bank check theft

Friday, February 04, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith talks with David Maimon, director of Georgia State University's Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group, on how criminals are targeting mailboxes to steal and sell bank checks.

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Rep. Adam Schiff on latest U.S. efforts to resolve crisis between Russia and Ukraine

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff about the latest efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine.

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A new bill aims to counter the growing economic threat of China

Thursday, January 27, 2022

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana, about the America Competes Act of 2022, which the House introduced. He was a co-sponsor of the bi-partisan version in 2021.

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Congo Basin peatlands have trapped years' worth of carbon. How can they be protected?

Friday, January 14, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist John Cannon about the dangers of destroying a hidden peatland in the Congo Basin that has locked in as much carbon dioxide as the world emits in three years.

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Writer Gwen Kirby on debut collection and how being a complicated woman is empowering

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Gwen Kirby about her debut collection of short stories Shit Cassandra Saw and why it is empowering to get to be a complicated woman.

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Former Harry Reid staffer on Biden's support of getting rid of the filibuster

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Adam Jentleson, who served as the deputy chief of staff to Sen. Harry Reid, about the impact President Biden's support of changing Senate rules has on the filibuster.

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