Juana Summers appears in the following:
How one family gave a Cardinals linebacker a ride from the gas station to the stadium
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
After Cardinals linebacker Jesse Luketa got stuck with a flat tire before a game on Sunday, an Arizona family helped him make it to the stadium.
Jezebel is resurrected by 'Paste' magazine
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
The online publication Jezebel was been acquired and brought back by the pop culture magazine Paste. Jezebel shut down earlier this month after 16 years.
John Cale, ever restless, returns with the deeply collaborative 'Mercy'
Monday, November 27, 2023
John Cale, a legend of avant-garde music, is out with a new, highly-collaborative album at the age of 80.
Family member of Hamas hostage says he finds strength in remaining hopeful
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Moshe Lavi, the brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who was kidnapped from his kibbutz by Hamas on Oct. 7.
How one reporter tells the story of Philippines President Duterte's drug war
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Patricia Evangelista's new book, Some People Need Killing, chronicles her reporting during Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
Over 200 convicted in relation to Italy's most powerful mafia group
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Queens University professor Antonio Nicaso about the conviction of 207 people in a trial against Italy's most powerful crime syndicate.
Dolly Parton has made a rock & roll album — with a little help from her friends
Friday, November 17, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to country music legend Dolly Parton about her new album Rockstar.
The founder of Jezebel on the shutdown of the online publication
Monday, November 13, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jezebel founder Anna Holmes about the shutdown of the publication.
Oregon State's president doesn't want to do away with the Pac-12 conference
Friday, November 10, 2023
As the 2023 college football season draws to a close, so do the days of the Pac-12 conference as we know it. Jayathi Murthy, president of Oregon State University, wants to preserve the conference.
An exit interview with Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon
Thursday, November 09, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., about his retirement from Congress and how urban transportation policy has evolved throughout his almost three decades in Congress.
The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China for anniversary of historic 1973 trip
Thursday, November 09, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with violinist Davyd Booth, who was part of the Philadelphia Orchestra's historic 1973 tour of China.
How American Girl dolls became a part of American culture
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks about their new book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl.
Meg Ryan rethinks the rom-com genre in her new film 'What Happens Later'
Friday, November 03, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress and director Meg Ryan about her new movie, What Happens Later, in which former lovers get snowed in at an airport overnight.
Digging into the Israeli-Hamas war's implications for the broader region
Friday, November 03, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bruce Riedel, a former CIA analyst and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Middle East Policy, about the leader of Hezbollah's speech on Friday.
Stop what you're doing, this is important: Cup Noodles can soon be safely microwaved
Friday, November 03, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jon Kung, author of Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third-Culture Kitchen, about the evolution of instant ramen noodles.
'Friends' co-creators tell NPR they will remember Matthew Perry for his heart
Thursday, November 02, 2023
The Friends co-creators spoke with NPR to remember their late colleague and friend, Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing.
Co-creators of 'Friends' reflect on the life and legacy of Matthew Perry
Thursday, November 02, 2023
Friends creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman talk with NPR's Juana Summers about the late Matthew Perry, who died at age 54.
The lightning rod legacy of college basketball's Bobby Knight
Thursday, November 02, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Gregg Doyel, sports columnist with The Indianapolis Star about the complicated legacy of college basketball legend Bob Knight, who has died at age 83.
A former FBI profiler explains how 'leakage' can warn of a mass shooting
Thursday, November 02, 2023
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mary Ellen O'Toole, a former FBI profiler, about the warning signs before a mass shooting.
The UN agency for Palestine refugees is running out of supplies in Gaza
Thursday, November 02, 2023
UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, says it is running out of supplies in Gaza, where it is sheltering over 600,000 displaced Palestinians.