Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly appears in the following:

A mother reacts to the bankruptcy deal involving Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kara Trainor, whose son was born dependent on opioids because of her addiction, about what the Purdue Pharma settlement could mean for her and her family.

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5 years after U.S. left Iran nuclear deal, more enriched Uranium and much less trust

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

It's been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. How close is Iran to a bomb? What can the U.S. do to stop them? And how are regional and global shifts changing the equation?

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Former FBI Director James Comey has a new title: crime novelist

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former FBI Director James Comey about his new thriller Central Park West.

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Actress Patricia Arquette brings sass and vulnerability to her 'High Desert' role

Monday, May 22, 2023

Patricia Arquette talks about her role in the new Apple TV+ series, High Desert.

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Astronaut Peggy Whitson unretires for a fourth trip to space

Monday, May 22, 2023

A crew of four astronauts, on a private Axiom Space trip run by SpaceX, has reached the International Space Station. Among them: mission commander Peggy Whitson, 63, and no stranger to orbit.

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Tallahassee NAACP president discusses travel advisory for Black tourists in Fla.

Monday, May 22, 2023

Mutaqee Akbar, the president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, talks about the organization's travel advisory for Black tourists visiting Florida.

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Emma Cline on examining the Hamptons' frictionless façade in new book 'The Guest'

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Author Emma Cline talks about her new novel The Guest and why she is drawn to writing characters looking in from the outside.

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Mom and Journalist Mary Louise Kelly

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

NPR's All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly talks about her work as a journalist, and her life as a mom, and how hard it has been to do both.

Author R.F. Kuang on unlikable narrators and cultural appropriation in 'Yellowface'

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

R.F. Kuang talks about her new novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.

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Kara Jackson, celebrated poet, returns to her first love: music

Friday, May 12, 2023

Kara Jackson is mostly known for her poetry. But singing was her first love, and she's now out with her debut album, Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?

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CNN was 'right to try' a town hall with Trump even if it failed, argues moderator

Thursday, May 11, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jon Ralston, CEO of The Nevada Independent, about why he strongly supported the CNN's town hall with Trump — and then changed his mind minutes into the broadcast.

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Texas congressman on the end of Title 42 and the need for better border policies

Thursday, May 11, 2023

As the pandemic-era border policy Title 42 is set to end Thursday, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, about the expected impact on border communities.

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#MeToo movement comes full circle with Trump verdict, columnist argues

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michelle Goldberg, who wrote the New York Times column "The Fury of #MeToo Finally Comes for the Man Who Inspired It," about former President Trump's verdict.

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Dr. Ashish Jha on the White House ending the COVID-19 emergency declaration

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha about how the national public health emergency for coronavirus is coming to an end May 11.

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Biden's former director of border management reacts to end of Title 42

Monday, May 08, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrea Flores, the former director of border management on the National Security Council under President Biden, about the expiration of Title 42.

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What's at stake for TV and movie writers who went on strike this week

Wednesday, May 03, 2023

TV writer and Writers Guild of America member Jeane Phan Wong talks about what writers want and what's getting in the way.

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Meghan Trainor gives TMI advice on motherhood in her new book

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Meghan Trainor about her new book Dear Future Mama. Grammy-winning singer-songwriter recently became a new mom.

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What lessons have we learned from the COVID pandemic?

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

The nonpartisan Covid Crisis Group has released its investigative report, titled "Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report." This is what it found.

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Group outlines lessons learned from COVID pandemic in new report

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Philip Zelikow about the forthcoming report "Lessons Learned From Covid War: An Investigative Report" by the Covid Crisis Group.

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Author Judy Blume is finally ready to tell her own story in new documentary

Thursday, April 20, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Judy Blume and filmmaker Davina Pardo about Judy Blume Forever, a documentary on the life and impact of one of the most celebrated children's writers.

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