Juana Summers

NPR Ed

Juana Summers appears in the following:

Encore: Sylvan Esso ditches its guiding principles of pop for album 'No Rules Sandy'

Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, the duo of Sylvan Esso, talk about their latest album No Rules Sandy and how they came up with it.

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A friend of Damar Hamlin's family shares the NFL player's condition

Tuesday, January 03, 2023

Jordan Rooney, friend of Damar Hamlin's family, speaks about the NFL player's condition following a mid-game cardiac arrest.

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The World Darts Championship attracts sports fans and shenanigans alike

Tuesday, January 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with culture writer Lauren O'Neill about the spectacle at the World Darts Championship, which wrapped up in London Tuesday.

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What the freezing weather means for holiday football games

Friday, December 23, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with WGN reporter Larry Hawley about the freezing weather conditions for Saturday's Chicago Bears game.

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With Christmas falling on a Sunday, Protestant pastors cancel services

Friday, December 23, 2022

With Christmas falling on a Sunday, some Protestant pastors are canceling services to allow their congregation to spend time at home.

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Kevin McCarthy is still short votes to become Speaker. What could happen next?

Thursday, December 22, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Associated Press congressional correspondent Lisa Mascaro about Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's bid for speakership and how he plans to entice GOP holdouts.

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Writer Rax King on her favorite book, 'Dancing Queen' by Lisa Carver

Thursday, December 22, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer Rax King about one of her favorite books, "Dancing Queen" by Lisa Carver.

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Madrid students bring joy — and money — to people all over Spain

Thursday, December 22, 2022

The traditional Spanish Christmas Lottery happens every Dec. 22. Madrid students bring joy, and sometimes a lot of money, to people all over Spain. Its top prize is known as "El Gordo."

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Pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 may not end this week as planned

Thursday, December 22, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court granted a request by Republican attorneys general who want to extend those restrictions. The court put a temporary hold on a lower court ruling that found Title 42 unlawful.

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El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser on the ongoing migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with the mayor of El Paso, Texas Oscar Leeser about how the city is dealing with a large number of migrants at the border seeking to claim asylum in the U.S.

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris died Wednesday at age 72

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris, known for the most iconic catch in NFL history, died Wednesday at age 72. His "Immaculate Reception" lifted his team and name to the annals of football.

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Data shows the pandemic spiked anxiety in the U.S., but state policies can help

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Catherine Ettman, postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , about recent trends in the prevalence of anxiety in the U.S.

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How 2 new House members plan to 'work across the aisle' in the next Congress

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

It's a time of transition on Capitol Hill. As departing lawmakers pack up their things, first-time lawmakers like Maxwell Frost and Mike Lawler are getting ready to settle in.

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The photographer who captured the famous L.A. mountain lion on P-22's legacy

Monday, December 19, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with photographer Steve Winter, who captured the iconic photo of P-22, the famous Los Angeles mountain lion.

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Argentines around the world celebrate the country's World Cup victory

Monday, December 19, 2022

Argentines around the world share what Argentina's victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup means to them.

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Georgetown Law professor on the Jan. 6 committee's final hearing

Monday, December 19, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Georgetown Law professor Paul Butler about the Jan. 6 committee wrapping up its hearings.

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Artificial Intelligence helped connect a Holocaust survivor with photos of her past

Monday, December 19, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with software engineer Daniel Patt about his website "From Numbers to Names," which uses artificial intelligence to find photos of victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

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Basketball coach Billie Moore died Wednesday at age 79

Friday, December 16, 2022

Basketball coach Billie Moore died Wednesday at age 79. Moore was the first U.S. women's national basketball coach in 1976 and a two-time women's college basketball national champion.

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The World Cup is sparking holiday spirit in hospitals

Friday, December 16, 2022

Hospitals can be lonely places, especially during the holidays. But there's a new kind of holiday spirit sparked by the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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New Zealand cracks down on lighting up

Thursday, December 15, 2022

New Zealand enacted one of the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world. But how effective will it be?

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