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Remembering Mary Ogden, lost at age 100 to COVID, with the lullaby 'Baby's Boat'
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Mary Ogden's children and granddaughter remember her through the lullaby "Baby Boat," which meant a lot to all of them. Ogden died from COVID-19 in 2020, not long after her 100th birthday.
One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
The U.S. awaits a consequential Supreme Court decision that could overturn federal abortion rights, and one man has had a outsized influence on the conservative makeup of that court: Leonard Leo.
Belgium returned a single tooth to the Congo this week. Here's why
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Patrice Lumumba was the first democratically elected prime minister of the Congo, and was assassinated in a Belgian-supported coup. Can the return of his remains help them reconcile over colonialism?
Belgium returns remains of slain Congolese leader
Monday, June 20, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Congolese historian Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja about Belgium's efforts to reconcile over colonialism.
Filipino archivist races to protect history of abuses ahead of Marcos presidency
Friday, June 17, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Carmelo Crisanto, executive director of the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission, about racing to archive human rights abuses in the Philippines.
Ukrainian activist pleads with Washington lawmakers for more military support
Friday, June 17, 2022
Hanna Hopko, a pro-democracy activist from Ukraine, traveled to Washington, D.C., to try and convince lawmakers to send Ukraine more aid. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with her to see if it's working.
Emma Thompson on her new film — and the idea the female orgasm has to be performative
Friday, June 17, 2022
In her new film, Thompson portrays a widower who reckons with her own sexual discovery in an experience she calls "irresistibly delicious."
A process that allows minors to get an abortion could disappear if Roe falls
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The process of judicial bypass that lets minors seek an abortion without telling their parents may disappear if the Supreme Court overturns the Roe v Wade decision.
There are 2 ways the media covers mass shootings. Here's why the difference matters
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
What is journalists' role when covering America's mass shooting crisis? It's a crucial question to answer, says an expert who studies the impact that news stories have on the public.
A new generation of OBGYNs square personal views on abortion with their training
Monday, June 13, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with The New Yorker's Emma Green, who reported on how OBGYNs view abortion and how they choose their career paths accordingly.
How media should cover gun violence
Friday, June 10, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dr. Dannagal Young, professor of communications and political science at the University of Delaware, about how media coverage of gun violence affects news consumers.
With Roe set to fall, minors seeking abortion have few choices left
Wednesday, June 08, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rosann Mariappuram of Jane's Due Process about the impact Roe's fall would have on abortion access for minors. A teenager shares her experience navigating judicial bypass.
Oklahoma Sooners bring softball to the forefront with remarkable winning streak
Tuesday, June 07, 2022
College softball's Oklahoma Sooners have won 57 games this season, and have lost just three. And 40 of those wins came through the mercy rule.
This experimental drug could change the field of cancer research
Tuesday, June 07, 2022
A small trial using the drug dostarlimab yielded an unprecedented success rate in eliminating tumors.
An experimental treatment made rectal cancer tumors disappear for a small trial group
Monday, June 06, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with University of North Carolina's Dr. Hanna Sanoff, who wrote a commentary about a promising rectal cancer trial.
A couple describes returning to the streets of Shanghai after 2-month COVID lockdown
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly follows up with Ha Chuong and Nadav Davidai, a married couple who lives in Shanghai, about what it's like to return to life outside of their apartment.
The race for mayor is heating up in Los Angeles
Monday, May 30, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Fernando Guerra, director of Loyola Marymount's Center for the Study of Los Angeles, about the heated mayoral race in LA and frontrunners Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso.
Abortion access questions, asked and answered
Monday, May 30, 2022
The Supreme Court will soon rule on a case that could end the nationwide right to abortion. You've sent us your questions about what will happen if 'Roe v. Wade' is overturned. Some experts answer.
Parkland survivor says gun violence always leaves communities 'broken'
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Jaclyn Corin, Parkland shooting survivor and co-founder of March for Our Lives, about her response to the Uvalde attack and how living through Parkland has shaped her.
2-year investigation reveals ICE has data on most of the American public
Friday, May 20, 2022
NPR's Emily Feng talks with Nina Wang, a policy associate at the Center on Privacy & Technology and a co-author of a recent study that exposes the widening dragnet of ICE's surveillance of Americans.