Mary Louise Kelly appears in the following:
The journey for the Emmitt Till and Mamie Till-Mobley national monuments
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with executive director Patrick Weems on the announcement of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
The Indigo Girls find themselves in a Barbie world
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, about their 1989 hit "Closer to Fine" being featured prominently in the new Barbie movie.
How to love your daughter, according to this author
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Hila Blum about her novel How to Love Your Daughter, which seems to pose a question: is there such a thing as loving too much?
What Israel's new judicial law says about its democracy
Monday, July 24, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political analyst at Century International Dahlia Scheindlin about the Israeli parliament's move to limit certain types of judicial oversight of the government.
CIA Director William Burns: Putin is 'the apostle of payback'
Friday, July 21, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with CIA Director Bill Burns at the Aspen Security Forum about the rebellion in Russia, and what it signals about Putin's strength and future in Ukraine.
CIA Director William Burns discusses recent developments in the war in Ukraine
Friday, July 21, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with CIA Director William Burns at the Aspen Security Forum about Russian attacks on Ukrainian port cities and about Ukraine using U.S.-supplied cluster bombs.
Rep. Sherrill denounces controversial amendments blocking passing of the NDAA
Thursday, July 13, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., about controversy surrounding some conservative lawmakers pushing to amend policies from the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
Looming actors strike reflects major tensions in Hollywood
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing some of Hollywood's biggest stars, is set to go on strike Thursday. Barring a last-minute breakthrough in talks, it could be the latest strike to shake up Hollywood.
Sweden's deal with Turkey to enter NATO stirs concern in Kurdish community
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Attorney Miran Kakaee talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how Kurds in Sweden are responding to the concessions the country has made in response to Turkey's demands over their NATO membership.
Main suspect in the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders dies
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Chicago Tribune reporter Stacy St. Clair about the Tylenol Murders that happened in the Chicago area in 1982. The prime suspect, James Lewis, died Sunday at age 76.
A recap of 2023 Wimbledon so far — and forecast of what could happen next
Monday, July 10, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Courtney Nguyen, senior writer for WTA Insider, about the home stretch of Wimbledon, the world's oldest and arguably most prestigious tennis tournament.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has seen the lasting harm of cluster bombs
Monday, July 10, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lewis Simons, who reported from Asia and the Middle East for decades, about the legacy of cluster bombs in Laos.
Turkey's president agrees to allowing Sweden into NATO
Monday, July 10, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Asli Aydintasbas from The Brookings Institution. Sweden's admission to NATO may depend on Turkey's admission to the EU, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
27 up, 27 down; The Yankees record the 24th perfect game in MLB history
Thursday, June 29, 2023
New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán threw the 24th perfect game ever Wednesday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Bryan Hoch about the rarity of a perfect game in Major League Baseball.
Chicago pneumologist talks side effects of wildfire smoke on the lungs
Thursday, June 29, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Kalhan, a pulmonologist at Northwestern Medicine, about the impact of wildfire smoke in Chicago, which claimed the world's worst air quality earlier this week.
Five days since the revolt in Russia, Putin is still standing — But for how long?
Thursday, June 29, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, professor of Russian politics at King's College London, about Putin's current hold on power.
The Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Harvard law professor Charles Fried about the court's decision.
Author Adrienne Brodeur on what keeps her writing about family secrets
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Adrienne Brodeur about her fiction debut "Little Monsters."
Parini Shroff's laugh-out-loud debut novel explores caste, domestic abuse and murder
Monday, June 26, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Parini Shroff about her debut novel The Bandit Queens, a story about a woman in an Indian village with a dangerous reputation.
Apple vs. apples: The tech giant is fighting to trademark the fruit
Friday, June 23, 2023
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Gabriela Galindo about the tech company Apple seeking to trademark the image of apples, the fruit, in Swiss court.