Mallory Yu

Mallory Yu appears in the following:

As Withdrawal Deadline Nears, Kabul Airport Crowds Grow Increasingly Desperate

Monday, August 30, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Washington Post's Afghanistan bureau chief Susannah George about Sunday's drone strike that killed a civilian family, including several children.

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Former CIA Director Gen. Petraeus Discusses The Taliban's Resurgence In Afghanistan

Friday, August 13, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan, about the resurgence of the Taliban in the country.

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Florida School Superintendent On Going Against Governor's Order By Requiring Masks

Thursday, August 12, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Alachua County Public School superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon about the unanimous school board vote to require masks for the first two weeks of school.

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How The Cuomo Probe Fits Into New York AG Letitia James' Career Of Courtroom Battles

Friday, August 06, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Erik Larson of Bloomberg News on how the investigation into Gov. Cuomo fits into New York Attorney General Letitia James' long career as a politician and advocate.

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Lil Nas X Embraces Black Queer Sexuality — And Becomes An 'Industry Baby'

Monday, August 02, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New York Times writer Jazmine Hughes about the unique pop stardom Lil Nas X is creating for himself.

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Dev Patel Conquers 'The Green Knight' And Embraces Every Role As A Journey

Friday, July 30, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dev Patel, who plays aspiring knight Gaiwan in the new movie, The Green Knight, based on one of the most famous Arthurian legends.

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Yola Takes The Whole Wheel With 'Stand For Myself'

Thursday, July 29, 2021

The British-born singer is, after years of successful but imbalanced collaborative work and four Grammy nominations for her last record, finally and fully at the creative helm of her career.

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Are You A COVID Long Hauler? Send Us Your Questions About Living With Chronic Illness

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

COVID-19 symptoms can linger for months after recovery, commonly known as 'post-COVID syndrome.' NPR's Consider This podcast would like to hear your questions about living with long COVID.

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Mental Health Counselors Address Enormous Grief From Surfside Families

Tuesday, July 06, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sandy Ala, a counselor working with Jewish Community Services of South Florida, who has been talking with survivors and families waiting for news in Surfside.

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70 New Ways To Think About 'America The Beautiful'

Friday, July 02, 2021

Pianist Min Kwon asked 70 artists to examine and interpret the patriotic standard on solo piano. "What they have in common is what they want America to sound like," she says.

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Former White House Chief Of Staff Andrew Card On Working With Donald Rumsfeld

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Andrew Card served as White House Chief of Staff in the George W. Bush administration, working alongside Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. He remembers his former colleague with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

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How Hollywood Translated The Epic Poetry Of The Viral 'Zola' Thread

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Director Janicza Bravo and co-writer Jeremy O. Harris talk to NPR's Mallory Yu about respecting the storytelling prowess of A'Ziah King while adapting her viral Twitter thread into a feature film.

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Everyone And His Mother: Twitter Embraces A Nun's Complicated Story... By Her Son

Thursday, June 10, 2021

When his mother died, Mark Miller wrote her life story in a Twitter thread, including their complicated relationship and her transformation from wealthy socialite to nun. It quickly went viral.

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So You're Thinking About Eating A Cicada: Tips From A Cicada Enthusiast

Friday, June 04, 2021

So you're thinking about eating a cicada. Cicada enthusiast Dr. Cortni Borgerson shares some things to know before heading out and what to do once you've actually harvested them.

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Ethnic And Political Divides Stoke Violence On Israeli Streets

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dahlia Scheindlin, a political strategist at The Century Foundation, about the violence erupting in streets between Jewish Israelis and Palestinian citizens of Israel.

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American Indicators: The Faces And Stories Behind The Economic Statistics

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Some sectors are thriving, while others continue to struggle, putting different people in vastly different situations. NPR is following four people who will help illustrate the arc of the recovery.

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The Podcast 'Anything For Selena' Tells A Story Larger Than The Artist's Life

Thursday, February 04, 2021

Ari Shapiro speaks with host Maria Garcia, whose childhood on the U.S.-Mexico border informs the show's storytelling about the late queen of Tejano music.

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3 Recipes For Cooking Up A Scaled-Down, Low-Key Thanksgiving Meal

Monday, November 23, 2020

The usual Thanksgiving spreads may be too big for this year's holiday. Instead, Chefs Anita Lo, Aarón Sánchez and Sohla El-Waylly share recipes for a relatively unfussy but still delicious meal.

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Making Sense Of Megan Thee Stallion's Shooting, And What Followed

Friday, September 11, 2020

All Things Considered speaks with writer Clover Hope about how an act of violence against a famous Black woman was reduced to a joke online.

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A New Book Traces The History Of Boy Bands, The Pop Phenomenon 'Larger Than Life'

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Author and music critic Maria Sherman talks about her new book, Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS and forgoing rock elitism to give into the joy of boy band pop songs.

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