Kelly McEvers appears in the following:
The Buffalo Bills Make The NFL Playoffs
Monday, January 01, 2018
It's been 18 years since the Buffalo Bills were in the NFL playoffs. That streak ended yesterday.
Women Star In 2017 Blockbusters
Monday, January 01, 2018
Movies starring women did the best at the box office in 2017. The top three spots for highest grossing domestic films featured female lead roles.
Homeless In Los Angeles: A Growing Problem
Friday, December 08, 2017
The number of homeless people in the U.S. has gone up for the first time since 2010. Joryelle Marage tells NPR's Kelly McEvers about her experience being without permanent housing.
The Genetic Divide Between NYC's Uptown And Downtown Rats
Friday, December 01, 2017
Fordham University graduate student Matthew Combs studies the DNA of New York City's rats. He found that rats living uptown are genetically distinct from rats living downtown.
3 Generations Of Actresses Reflect On Hollywood, Harassment — And Hitchcock
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Actress Tippi Hedren talks with her daughter, actress Melanie Griffith, and her granddaughter, actress Dakota Johnson, about how being a woman in Hollywood has — and hasn't — changed over the years.
For Country Music Industry And Artists, Gun Politics Presents A Minefield
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Country music long has been affiliated with the outdoors, small towns, hunting, and in turn, guns. Country music journalist Jonathan Bernstein talks about the dynamic between the two industries.
Understanding How Trump Does Business And Who He Does It With
Monday, November 06, 2017
One of President Trump's signature projects during his days as a businessman was Trump SoHo in Manhattan. Now the Mueller investigation is reportedly looking into the finances of that project, developed by a firm called Bayrock. NPR's Embedded podcast looked at the checkered history of the Bayrock Group and one of its key figures, Felix Sater.
How Politics Have Complicated Business For Kushner Companies
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Jared Kushner is both a Senior Advisor and son-in-law to President Trump, and, like the president, he and his family were in the real estate business before getting into politics. The Kushner Companies' troubled development on 5th Avenue in New York City shows how politics have complicated that business.
These 'Paperbacks From Hell' Reflect The Real-Life Angst Of The 1970s
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Author Grady Hendrix's new book is a celebration of the lurid horror paperbacks of the 1970s, books that gave already frightened readers an endless supply of things to fear, from jellyfish to clowns.
Celebrity Chef John Besh Leaves Company After 25 Allegations Of Harassment
Thursday, October 26, 2017
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to food critic Brett Anderson of The Times-Picayune about his reporting regarding sexual harassment in the prominent Besh Restaurant Group in New Orleans.
What Trump and His Associates Were up to Before Politics
Thursday, October 26, 2017
NPR's Kelly McEvers explains what members of the Trump administration were involved in before they began working in the White House.
Ex-Green Beret And NFL Player On His Role In, Reaction To Anthem Protests
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
When Nate Boyer saw Colin Kaepernick sit during the national anthem, he got mad, and wrote a letter that led to a discussion. Now as more athletes are kneeling, he has a new letter to all Americans.
'The Apprentice' Creators Look Back
Thursday, October 05, 2017
Before he became president, Donald Trump was on the reality TV show, The Apprentice. From NPR's podcast Embedded, Kelly McEvers talks to people who were instrumental in the creation of that show about working with Trump. LANGUAGE ADVISORY: At 6:07 in the piece, the "god" in "goddamn" has been bleeped.
Las Vegas Attack: A Timeline
Monday, October 02, 2017
The numbers out of Las Vegas are staggering: 59 dead, more than 500 wounded. This is how the nation's deadliest mass shooting in modern history played out.
'This Is Their Film': Angelina Jolie Tells A Story Of Khmer Rouge Survival
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Jolie's new film, First They Killed My Father, is based on a memoir by Loung Ung, who was 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge rose to power in Cambodia.
Amplified And Orbital: Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme On Living In The Moment
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
The band's frontman and founder talks to Kelly McEvers about being "a now-ist," working with Mark Ronson and Iggy Pop and the dancey sound on the band's new record, Villains.
I Saw His Humanity: 'Reveal' Host On Protecting Right-Wing Protester
Monday, August 28, 2017
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Al Letson, host of the podcast Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, about protecting a man from being beaten at a Berkeley, Calif., anti-hate rally.
On 'The Autobiography,' Vic Mensa Faces His Personal Demons And Emerges Stronger
Friday, July 28, 2017
The rapper tells stories of loss, love and violence on his new debut album. He speaks with Kelly McEvers about his childhood in Chicago and how he views his responsibility to the city today.
Viral Video Of Man Tipping Over LA Street Vendor's Cart Fuels Protests
Friday, July 28, 2017
The video shows a man knocking over a Mexican vendor's cart. It's ignited tensions around street vending, which is both ubiquitous and illegal in LA, and about the racial discrimination vendors face.
What Happens Next With Obamacare Repeal
Friday, July 28, 2017
The Senate effort to undo the Affordable Care Act has failed. The promise of repeal has animated the Republican Party for seven years; the defeat was a devastating loss for the GOP and the president.
