Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly appears in the following:

Biden Adviser On Cyber Threats And The New Executive Order To Combat Them

Thursday, May 13, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser focused on cybersecurity, about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and a new executive order on cyberdefenses.

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A 'Shot' At $1 Million? Local Governments Offering Incentives For Vaccines

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Free hunting license in Maine, free beer in New Jersey and a chance to win $1 million in Ohio. Across the country, cities and state are offering incentives to get people vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Stewie Gets Her Own Sneaks: WNBA Star Pens First Deal In A Decade

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Breanna Stewart's new sneaker deal with Puma includes the first signature shoe for a WNBA player in a decade. ESPN's Nick DePaula tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly what it means for the industry.

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What Liz Cheney's Removal Means For The Future Of The GOP

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Republican strategist Antonia Ferrier and Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen on the future of the GOP after Wednesday's vote to remove Liz Cheney from leadership.

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Gov. Kate Brown On Oregon's COVID-19 Spike

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown about the recent spike in coronavirus cases in her state and her plans on reopening the economy.

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Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Is The Latest In Wave Of Cyber Attacks

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Allie Mellen, a security and risk analyst at Forrester, a research company that monitors cybersecurity. They discuss the wave of cyber attacks on U.S. industries.

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Meet America's Newest Chess Master, 10-Year-Old Tanitoluwa Adewumi

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

At 10 years old, Tanitoluwa Adewumi just became one of the youngest chess masters in the United States — and he's not done yet. He says he hopes to become the world's youngest grandmaster.

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What The School Attack Means For Afghanistan's Future

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Shaharzad Akbar of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says the viciousness of killing schoolgirls was especially devastating. She wants women present in peace talks.

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Pennies From (Almost) Heaven: Get Paid To Move To West Virginia

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

A program called Ascend West Virginia hopes to draw remote workers to the Mountain State, even to the point of paying $12,000 to selected applicants.

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How Much Will Hesitancy Among Parents Affect Vaccine Rollout To Children?

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Children as young as 12 can now get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, but it may be hard to convince some parents to let them. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and pediatrician Dr. Sally Goza discuss this hesitancy.

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Bishops Debate Whether Politicians Who Support Abortion Should Receive Communion

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Should Catholic politicians who support abortion rights be able to receive communion? American bishops have been grappling with this since Biden became the second Catholic president in U.S. history.

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Afghan Women's Rights Activist Pushes For Inclusive Peace Process After Kabul Bombing

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shaharzad Akbar, chairperson for the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, about recent attacks in Kabul.

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NBC Cancels The Golden Globes Amid HFPA Controversy

Monday, May 10, 2021

NBC announced it is cancelling the Golden Globes because reforms to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — after allegations of unethical and possibly illegal activities — do not go far enough.

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A Look At Instability In Afghanistan After Blast In Kabul

Monday, May 10, 2021

The President of Afghanistan has proclaimed Tuesday a national day of mourning after a horrific attack over the weekend on a girls' school in Kabul in which dozens were killed.

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The Story of 'Sesame Street': From Radical Experiment To Beloved TV Mainstay

Saturday, May 08, 2021

A new documentary Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street recounts how the classic program reinvented children's television and continues to interpret the world with authenticity.

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New Documentary Explores The Controversial Early Days Of 'Sesame Street'

Friday, May 07, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Marilyn Agrelo, director of the new documentary Street Gang: How We Got To Sesame Street, and actor Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on Sesame Street.

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Pasquotank County Sheriff: Public Should See Andrew Brown Jr. Video

Friday, April 30, 2021

Pasquotank County, N.C., Sheriff Tommy Wooten says he wants the bodycam footage from the killing of Andrew Brown Jr., made public.

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'Radio Diaries' Creator Looks Back On 25 Years Of The Project

Friday, April 30, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Radio Diaries creator Joe Richman about some of the people he's introduced us to over the past 25 years and how documenting one's life has changed over time.

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Wave Of 'Anti-Protest' Bills Could Threaten First Amendment

Friday, April 30, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nick Robinson, of the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law, about the dozens of anti-protest bills introduced by Republican lawmakers this year.

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'Citizen Kane' Has A Rotten Day

Thursday, April 29, 2021

For years, Orson Welles' Citizen Kane has been widely viewed as the greatest film ever made. But now an 80-year-old negative review has resurfaced, bringing its Rotten Tomatoes score down from 100%.

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