Patrick Jarenwattananon

Patrick Jarenwattananon appears in the following:

How to encourage Americans to eat healthier without body-shaming

Thursday, October 06, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Virginia Sole-Smith, author of The Eating Instinct, about how to encourage Americans to eat healthier without creating stigma about body size and weight.

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The FBI's new crime report is in, but it's incomplete

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Weihua Li, a data reporter for The Marshall Project, on the FBI's new and incomplete crime report and consequences for the public.

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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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The Syrian Cassette Archive, preserving a disappearing history

Monday, October 03, 2022

When Yamen Mekdad and Mark Gergis met in 2018, the pair combined their love of Syrian cassettes into a project aiming to save them — and share them more widely.

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What cities can do better to protect themselves from hurricanes and other floods

Monday, October 03, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with civil engineering professor Brett Sanders about what's needed in terms of infrastructure planning to make communities more resilient to serious floods and storms.

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A view of Hurricane Ian's impact in South Carolina

Friday, September 30, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Amanda Bryan, who lives in the coastal city of Myrtle Beach, S.C., a little over 30 miles north of where the center of the storm passed.

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What the past 12 hours have been like for one Floridian

Thursday, September 29, 2022

Hurricane Ian has caused historic damage in some parts of Florida. We hear from a resident on what the past day has been like and what her plans are going forward.

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What it was like sheltering 50 miles from where the eye of Hurricane Ian hit

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chelsea Rivera, who is sheltering with her parents in Sarasota, Fla., which is about 50 miles north of where the center of Hurricane Ian hit.

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Why tackling climate change means a stronger economy — according to Janet Yellen

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Yellen says the Biden administration is emphasizing action on climate change to make a more resilient American economy. What does that look like for the future of infrastructure and spending?

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sees a path to bring down inflation

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the Biden Administration's plans to help the economy absorb supply shocks, which economists think will become more frequent.

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Journalists are being trained to gather evidence of war crimes — starting in Ukraine

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

For years, the coverage of war crimes by journalists wasn't used in criminal trials. The Reckoning Project is an educational program that aims to change that, starting with Ukraine.

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Remembering saxophone icon Pharoah Sanders, dead at 81

Monday, September 26, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with music historian Ayana Contreras about the death of musician Pharoah Sanders and the legacy he leaves behind.

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How a group of journalists is documenting war crimes in Ukraine

Monday, September 26, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with war correspondent Janine Di Giovanni about the Reckoning Project, which trains journalists in Ukraine to collect evidence of war crimes to use in international court.

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As the weather gets colder, Russian forces have targeted Ukraine's energy supply

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with German Galushchenko, Ukraine's Minister of Energy, for the latest on Russian shelling of Ukrainian power and heating plants as the weather starts to get colder.

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Billions of dollars went to repair Puerto Rico's electric grid, but it still failed

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sergio Marxuach, public policy director at the Center for a New Economy in Puerto Rico, about the island's frail power grid.

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At age 22, Samara Joy is a classic jazz singer from a new generation

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with 22-year-old jazz singer Samara Joy, who recently took to the stage of legendary club Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. Her album, Linger Awhile, is out now.

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After a 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest at Windsor Castle

Monday, September 19, 2022

Millions of people mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth II as she is laid to rest Monday.

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Republicans turn to new political races: school superintendents

Thursday, September 15, 2022

After pandemic shutdowns and debates around curriculum, public schools have become a new political battleground, in everything from district school board elections to statewide races for governor.

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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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Thousands of nurses in Minnesota go on strike over better working conditions

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Chris Rubesch, first vice president of the Minnesota Nurses Association, about why thousands of nurses are on strike for better work conditions.

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