Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly appears in the following:

Encore: Eric Gales on reclaiming his place as a blues guitar icon

Monday, October 10, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with guitarist and singer Eric Gales about reclaiming a career stalled by drug addiction and prison time.

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Harvey Weinstein faces up to 135 years to life if convicted in LA trial

Monday, October 10, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with L.A. Times reporter James Queally about Harvey Weinstein's trial. He is facing 11 counts of sexual assault in L.A., following his 23-year prison sentence in N.Y.

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Encore: Actress Emma Thompson on her movie, 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande'

Monday, October 10, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress Emma Thompson about her movie Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.

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Respiratory infections are spiking among children, and it's not COVID

Monday, October 10, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Ibukun Kalu about a rise in respiratory illnesses in children across the U.S. earlier in the respiratory syncytial virus season than previous years.

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Bonita Springs deputy mayor on damage left behind by Hurricane Ian

Thursday, October 06, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Deputy Mayor Mike Gibson of Bonita Springs, Fla., on the extent of the damage done there by Hurricane Ian.

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How accusations from Herschel Walker's past affect his chances with Georgia voters

Thursday, October 06, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Axios reporter Emma Hurt about how recent allegations against Georgia's senate candidate Herschel Walker are affecting his chances with voters.

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Florida's insurance market was already on the edge — then Hurricane Ian hit

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mark Friedlander of the Insurance Information Institute about the economic cost of Hurricane Ian and what challenges Florida residents might face as they rebuild.

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Russia is losing the edge in Ukraine, but Putin still seems ready to double down

Monday, October 03, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael McFaul, a former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, about Putin's mindset as the war in Ukraine shifts out of Russia's favor.

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Iran's regime has one response for popular uprisings: Crackdown

Thursday, September 29, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what's sustaining protesters in Iran and why he thinks the regime is incapable of reform.

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Putin's moves to escalate the war in Ukraine has sparked panic and protests in Russia

Monday, September 26, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, two of Russia's most prominent investigative journalists, about Putin's moves to escalate in Ukraine and dissent within Russia.

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Immigration policy expert gives U.S. immigration system an F

Friday, September 23, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jorge Loweree of the American Immigration Council about the complex and thorny issue of border security and immigration.

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STD rates are surging. Here's why

Friday, September 23, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, about how STD rates are soaring in the U.S. — especially syphilis, which is up 26%.

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Anti-government protests grow in Iran after a woman died in police custody

Friday, September 23, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Golnaz Esfandiari about the recent protests in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly breaking hijab rules.

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How NBA players got an infamous team-owner to sell

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Billionaire Robert Sarver announced that he will sell his share of the NBA's Phoenix Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. An investigation concluded that he had used racist and misogynist language.

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Why some blame record corporate profits for high prices

Monday, September 19, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, about how companies are earning unusually high profits even as inflation remains hot.

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Newly released texts highlight corruption in Mississippi welfare scandal

Friday, September 16, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mississippi Today reporter Anna Wolfe about Mississippi officials' misappropriation of welfare funds and former NFL player Brett Favre's involvement in the scandal.

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5 things the U.N. boss is very worried about and signal 'a time of great peril'

Friday, September 16, 2022

From fighting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, to fertilizer shortages and Europe's energy crisis, these are five things on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' mind right now.

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Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated Clinton, has died at 76

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Michael Isikoff about the death of Ken Starr, who became a household name for investigating then-President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky.

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Zelenskyy's former spokesperson writes about working with the Ukrainian president

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World.

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Ukrainian delegation rallies Washington for support

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.

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