Gabe O'Connor appears in the following:
50 and fabulous: Kelly Slater beat out a surfer less than 1/2 his age to win Pipeline
Friday, February 11, 2022
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with surfing legend Kelly Slater about winning the Billabong Pro Pipeline contest days before his 50th birthday.
Supreme Court blocks creation of 2nd majority-Black congressional district in Alabama
Monday, February 07, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court edged toward a further erosion of the Voting Right act Monday, blocking for now a second majority-Black congressional district in Alabama for the 2022 election.
'Tell Everyone on this Train I Love Them' is an outsider's view of an imperfect union
Friday, February 04, 2022
NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Irish comedian Maeve Higgins about her new book Tell Everyone on this Train I Love Them, which is a series of reflections on the various imperfections of America.
Has the NFL's Racial Reckoning Arrived?
Wednesday, February 02, 2022
NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Brian Flores' allegations of racial discrimination and unethical practices and where the NFL can go from here.
Another job, another milestone for Rachel Balkovec
Thursday, January 27, 2022
NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Rachel Balkovec, the new manager of the Tampa Tarpons and the first woman to manage a team at any level in Major League Baseball history.
Professional football so amazing, you'll make up new words.
Monday, January 24, 2022
NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Jason Gay of The Wall Street Journal about what may have been the greatest weekend in NFL playoff history.
Europe braces for the omicron wave
Friday, January 14, 2022
The World Health Organization said more than half of Europe will be infected with COVID in the coming weeks. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Hans Kluge of the WHO on what that means for the region.
'A Hero' tells the story of how complicated a good deed (and a small lie) can be
Friday, January 07, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi about his new film, A Hero. The story examines the complexity of what appears to many to be a good deed.
Sports leagues are scrambling during omicron
Thursday, January 06, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise talks with Christine Brennan from USA Today about sports and vaccines, as sports leagues everywhere are scrambling to find enough healthy athletes to fill out rosters during omicron.
2 reporters who were in the Capitol on Jan. 6 talk about media coverage of the attack
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with reporters Lisa Desjardins and Sarah Ferris about media coverage around the Jan. 6 insurrection and attack on the Capitol.
As the Jan. 6 attack anniversary nears, one Capitol officer fears a violent repeat
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Ten months after U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell thought he'd die as Capitol rioters pummeled him, he's still working to recover his mental and physical health.
Capitol Police officer still hurts after Jan. 6
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell about the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Decision-making in the time of omicron
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with emergency physician Dr. Leana Wen and San Francisco State University's Gaurav Suri about which activities are safe on a given day with the spread of omicron.
Omicron is spreading. Dr. Ashish Jha answers 9 questions about it and what you can do
Saturday, December 18, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, about safely navigating the holidays amid rising COVID case numbers.
A gloomy report card from the Arctic
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Twila Moon, co-editor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2021 Arctic Report Card, which shows oceans warming and sea ice disappearing.
Masayuki Uemura, Nintendo engineer who created NES and SNES game consoles, dies at 78
Friday, December 10, 2021
Masayuki Uemurao helped revolutionize the home video game industry with the Nintendo NES, and will forever be remembered for games like Duck Hunt. The Japanese engineer died Monday at the age of 78.
Can companies police the biases found in artificial intelligence?
Thursday, December 09, 2021
How can bias be removed from artificial intelligence? NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kenneth Chenault, co-chair of the Data and Trust Alliance, on how corporations can take steps to make that happen.
Thomas Gavin might be America's most prolific artifact thief — but the jig is up
Sunday, December 05, 2021
Thomas Gavin went on a tear in the '60s and '70s, hitting nearly a dozen museums on the East Coast. He mostly stole antique firearms and stashed them in his hideout — a barn in rural Pennsylvania.
A prolific art thief got an incredible sentence
Thursday, December 02, 2021
The only thing more incredible than Thomas Gavin's career as an art thief was the punishment he received for his crimes.
Secret prisons in Libya keep migrants out of Europe
Monday, November 29, 2021
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with investigative reporter Ian Urbina about his piece The New Yorker. He headed into Libya to better understand its role in migrants' movement toward Europe.