Michel Martin appears in the following:
What voters said about trans rights in the midterms
Sunday, November 20, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kate Sosin, LGBTQ+ reporter for The 19th News, to discuss how voters responded to anti-trans rhetoric in this years midterm elections.
It turns out the models for many relaxer brands in the '90s didn't use those products
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Many of the models even shared that the silky, glossy hairstyles were accomplished with a hot comb and mousse. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Refinery29 writer Adama Munu about the scandal.
Many Americans struggle to get food. Inflation is making it worse
Sunday, October 16, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with c, CEO and founder of WANDA, about President Biden's hunger plan and the idea of a food bill of rights.
What to know about Xi Jinping, the man at the center of China's politics
Sunday, October 16, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rana Mitter, professor of the modern China's history and politics at the University of Oxford, about President Xi.
What happens when an underdog soccer club gets the attention of a couple of actors
Sunday, October 16, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rob McElhenney about the finale of Welcome to Wrexham, the Hulu docuseries that follows his and Ryan Reynolds' efforts to help a Welsh team.
For TikTok star Tabitha Brown, cooking from the spirit is so much more than a recipe
Saturday, October 15, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Brown, social media star turned TV cook, about her recent rise to fame and her new cookbook, Cooking From the Spirit.
Iran tries to crack down on protests, even online. Here's how activists are evading those efforts
Saturday, October 15, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dina Temple-Raston, host of the podcast Click Here, who spoke with some of the protesters.
What LA's city council scandal says about race and political power
Saturday, October 15, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Loyola Marymount University political science professor Chaya Crowder about her research on the dynamics in Los Angeles.
The fashion world embraced Ye. After his 'White Lives Matter' shirts, that may change
Sunday, October 09, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robin Givhan, senior critic-at-large at The Washington Post, about the rapper's actions at Paris Fashion Week.
Sanaa Lathan makes her directorial debut with 'On the Come Up'
Sunday, October 09, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lathan about her new film as well as her journey to the director's chair.
The word 'recession' is coming up more frequently. But there can be silver linings
Sunday, October 09, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post, about why a recession doesn't have to be so scary.
After years of violence and neglect in Alabama's prisons, thousands of inmates strike
Sunday, October 09, 2022
NPR's Michel Marin talks with The Marshall Project reporter Keri Blakinger, who is in touch with some of the participants.
Elon Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist. What could Twitter look like under his leadership?
Saturday, October 08, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nina Jankowicz, disinformation expert and author of "How to Be a Woman Online," about abuse against women on the internet and Musk's planned buyout of Twitter.
A group of top officials in Haiti want an armed international force to intervene
Saturday, October 08, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pamela White, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Haiti from 2012 to 2015, about why she thinks the call for outside help is necessary.
A chess grandmaster banned from Iran's team examines protests in her native country
Saturday, October 08, 2022
NPRs Michel Martin speaks with Dorsa Derakhshani, who defied her government by playing chess internationally without a hijab.
In a lot of ways, Chief Justice Roberts is a more central figure than ever this term
Saturday, October 08, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Joan Biskupic, author of "The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts" about Roberts and his role on the Supreme Court this term.
A new study examines Black life expectancy and well-being in the U.S.
Sunday, October 02, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Andre Perry from the Brookings Institution about their study, "The Black Progress Index."
Molly Yeh wants her food to create family memories
Sunday, October 02, 2022
Yeh, author of Home is Where the Eggs Are: Farmhouse Food for the People You Love, gives suggestions for meals in a pinch.
After the storm, the scams, lies and misinformation flood in
Sunday, October 02, 2022
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lesley Cosme Torres, who reports on disinformation for The Miami Herald, about misinformation circulating online in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
Ernest Robles started the Hispanic Scholarship Fund with a $30,000 mortgage
Sunday, October 02, 2022
NPR's Michel Marin talks with The Los Angeles Times' Gustavo Arellano about the legacy of Robles, who died in September at 92. We also hear from scholarship recipients.