Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Lulu Garcia-Navarro leaves Weekend Edition

Sunday, October 17, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro bids Weekend Edition listeners a fond farewell after 17 years at the network.

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Joy Crookes' first album embraces power, heartbreak and racial justice

Sunday, October 17, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with singer and songwriter Joy Crookes about her debut album, Skin.

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Haiti's kidnapping crisis is plunging the country even further into turmoil

Sunday, October 17, 2021

Seventeen missionaries were kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti on Saturday. It was the latest in what experts are calling a kidnapping crisis in the country — a crisis largely driven by one gang.

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As Miss Navajo Nation, she helped her community through the pandemic

Sunday, October 10, 2021

When Shaandiin Parrish was crowned Miss Navajo Nation in 2019, she didn't expect to win. She also didn't expect to be carrying the honor two years later and through the health crisis.

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'Squid Game' is the latest example of when subtitles are a little off

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Netflix's Squid Game is a huge hit, but some say its subtitles are inaccurate. Podcast host Youngmi Mayer and translation professor Denise Kripper explain why things got lost in translation.

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Politics chat: Congress wants answers to Trump's role in the insurrection

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Congress wants to know about ex-president Donald Trump's role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Trump and his former aids are pushing back, and it looks like things are headed for a major showdown.

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Is it still too risky to hug? We answer that question and more

Sunday, October 10, 2021

At the start of the pandemic, greeting someone with a hug, handshake or a peck on the cheek was considered high risk for the spread of the virus. But now, post vaccine, what are the rules?

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Tiny Desk Contest entrant Yosmel Montejo has a message for his community: 'Go for it'

Sunday, October 03, 2021

Every year, the Tiny Desk Contest attracts thousands of unsigned musicians from across the country. Yosmel Montejo impressed the judges with "La Caliente," a song that reflects on life in Cuba.

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Billie Eilish Can't Wait To See The Future

Sunday, August 01, 2021

With lyrics poking at the ways young women are scrutinized and exploited, Happier than Ever finds Eilish in some dark corners — but the pop supernova tells NPR she's got lots to feel hopeful about.

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¿Qué Sigue Tras Las Históricas Protestas En Cuba?

Sunday, July 18, 2021

Lulu Garcia-Navarro habló con Abraham Jiménez Enoa, periodista cubano y columnista para The Washington Post basado en La Habana, sobre los recientes disturbios en Cuba.

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Haiti's Interim Prime Minister Says He Is Optimistic On Forming A Unity Government

Saturday, July 17, 2021

Claude Joseph is one of three men with claims to power in Haiti. He says he's been in talks with the others about resolving the dispute amid the investigation into the president's assassination.

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NPR Exclusive: Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph on Haiti's Future

Friday, July 16, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Claude Joseph, the interim prime minister of Haiti, who was about to be replaced the day of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

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L'Rain's Latest Album 'Fatigue' Explores The Power Of Change

Sunday, June 27, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to musician and singer L'Rain about her latest album Fatigue.

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Andrew McCarthy Recalls His Brat Pack Years In A New Memoir

Sunday, May 16, 2021

The star of movies like St. Elmo's Fire and Pretty in Pink writes about his tumultuous 20s in Brat: An '80s Story. Of that era's movies, he says the emotions are timeless, the hair not so much.

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A Constitutional Quirk Inspired Stacey Abrams' New Thriller, 'While Justice Sleeps'

Sunday, May 09, 2021

Article III of the Constitution gives Supreme Court justices lifetime appointments — but doesn't cover what to do if they become incapacitated. For Abrams, that was the spark for an exciting story.

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German Gymnasts Cover Their Legs In Stand Against Sexualization

Sunday, May 02, 2021

Female gymnasts from Germany wore full-length unitards instead of leotards in a recent competition. Psychology professor Elizabeth Daniels says it's a statement about comfort over outward appearance.

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Marie Ulven, 'Girl In Red,' Talks Fame, Sexuality And Her New Album

Sunday, May 02, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Marie Ulven, who calls herself "girl in red," about her new album if i could make it go quiet.

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Rescued Goldfish In D.C. Pond Are Put Up For Adoption

Sunday, April 25, 2021

The Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington, D.C., captured more than 140 goldfish from a backyard pond, named each one and put them all up for adoption.

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Politics Chat: Biden Calls Armenian Mass Killings Genocide

Sunday, April 25, 2021

President Biden, who is about to mark 100 days in office, made a bold diplomatic statement by calling the slaughter of a million and a half Armenians by Ottoman forces an act of genocide.

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Unprecedented Challenge To Biden's Presidential Win Is Underway In Arizona

Sunday, April 25, 2021

An unusual challenge to Arizona's presidential vote is focusing on more than 2 million ballots in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix.

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