Juana Summers appears in the following:
Missouri ranked #1 for Black homicide victimization
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Josh Sugarmann, Violence Policy Center's executive director, about his analysis of 2019 homicide data and why Missouri was ranked #1 for Black homicide victimization.
Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the 7th Jan. 6 hearing, held yesterday
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, a member of the House committee investigating Jan. 6, about the hearing on Tuesday, July 12.
U.S. soccer legend Briana Scurry opens up about head injury that changed her life
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with soccer great Briana Scurry about The Only, a new Paramount+ documentary about her stardom and struggles after the U.S. Women's Soccer's historic 1999 World Cup win.
A look at one of the thousands of gun deaths that didn't make national headlines
Monday, July 11, 2022
In one year, 45,000 died by gun in the U.S. Most of those lives were taken one by one in homicides or suicides. They didn't make national headlines but left huge holes in their communities.
Blind loyalty is helping sustain Trump's power in the Republican party, new book says
Monday, July 11, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Mark Leibovich about his new book Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission.
He survived a mass shooting near Highland Park 34 years ago. Now, he helps others
Monday, July 11, 2022
A mass shooting hit the town of Winnetka, Ill., 34 years ago. Phil Andrew survived, and that experience shaped his path as a special agent for the FBI and lifelong gun control advocate.
How a man's experience surviving a shooting drove him to become an FBI special agent
Friday, July 08, 2022
A mass shooting hit the town of Winnetka, Ill., 34 years ago. Phil Andrew survived that shooting, and that experience shaped his path as a special agent for the FBI and lifelong gun control advocate.
Japan grapples with the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Friday, July 08, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Motoko Rich of 'The New York Times' about the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
FIFA to install AI to help make accurate offside decisions
Thursday, July 07, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with ESPN editor Dale Johnson about FIFA's announcement that artificial intelligence cameras will help make offsides calls at the upcoming World Cup.
Brittney Griner's supporters want you to know what it's like for women in the WNBA
Thursday, July 07, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Nadine Domond, head of women's basketball at Virginia State University, about the work to bring attention to Brittney Griner's case.
Filipino online news site Rappler plans to fight government's shutdown order
Thursday, July 07, 2022
The Filipino government has ordered the online news site Rappler to shut down, but the publication's founder, Nobel Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa, says she plans to fight the order in court.
Jayland Walker's wrestling coach remembers 'one of the sweetest kids'
Thursday, July 07, 2022
Youth wrestling coach Robert Hubbard remembers his former student, Jayland Walker, the Black motorist who was shot dozens of times and killed by Akron police on June 27.
Jayland Walker's high school coach reflects on the young man's life and death
Wednesday, July 06, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Robert Hubbard, former wrestling coach of Jayland Walker. Walker was a Black motorist who was shot dozens of times and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, on June 27.
New documentary 'Hiding in Plain Sight' sheds light on youth mental health crisis
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
The new documentary Hiding in Plain Sight is an investigation of the mental health challenges of youth in the U.S., which Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has flagged as a "real and widespread" problem.
Large Hadron Collider starts 3rd run to unravel more mysteries about the Universe
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
After a few years of upgrades, the Large Hadron Collider in Europe is smashing particles together once again to discover more about the Universe.
The EPA prepares for its 'counterpunch' after the Supreme Court ruling
Friday, July 01, 2022
The Supreme Court's ruling that curbs the power of the EPA will slow its ability to respond to the climate crisis, but "does not take the EPA out of the game," according to its administrator.
Supreme Court allows Biden administration to roll back 'Remain In Mexico' policy
Thursday, June 30, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Marysol Castro, an attorney with El Paso's Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, about the Remain in Mexico decision.
Former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was more than a basketball coach for former players
Thursday, June 30, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jay Williams, host of NPR's The Limits, about his conversation with recently retired, legendary Duke college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, who once coached Williams.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., supports a national strike over Roe's demise
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about protecting abortion rights — which has long been among the Democratic party's central causes.
HHS Secretary Becerra on federal abortion rights
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
NPR's Juana Summers talks with President Biden's health and human services secretary, Xavier Becerra, about steps the administration is prepared to take to protect women's reproductive health care.