Patrick Jarenwattananon

Patrick Jarenwattananon appears in the following:

Soon after Roe was overturned, one Mississippi woman learned she was pregnant

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bryce Covert about her report on one of the first babies born in a post-Dobbs America and the circumstances his mother is faced with.

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Listening to high school finalists of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge received more than 3,300 entries in its fifth year. We bring you some of the finalists in our high school category from students around the country.

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A rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation is displayed on Juneteenth

Monday, June 19, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum about an original copy of Emancipation Proclamation it is displaying for Juneteenth.

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Chicago Fed President shares his outlook on inflation and rising interest

Friday, June 16, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve of Chicago, about the pause in interest rates and his economic outlook.

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Jason Isbell's album 'Weathervanes' embraces the uncertainty and complexities of life

Friday, June 16, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with musician Jason Isbell about his new album Weathervanes, much of which he wrote during the downtime he had on set in Oklahoma filming Killers of the Flower Moon.

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Corporations scale back shows of Pride support amid anti-trans and anti-gay laws

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Companies have been accused of claiming to support Pride without changing behind the scenes. As more states pass anti-trans and anti-gay laws, some companies are ending even the appearance of support.

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How the 'jock tax' eats away at the incomes of non-resident athletes and entertainers

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

As the 2023 NBA Finals comes to a close and a champion crowned, we take a look at the financial surprise that awaits both post-season winners and losers — The Jock Tax.

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How one medical school diversified its student body under an affirmative action ban

Monday, June 12, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Mark Henderson about how UC Davis' medical school worked around the state's ban on affirmative action to increase diversity in its student body.

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Filipino cuisine is in the spotlight, but don't call it a trend

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Filipino chefs and restaurants were in the spotlight Monday night with at least five nominations at the James Beard Awards.

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The relative calm of Senegal has been shattered by protests, arrests and deaths

Monday, June 05, 2023

Senegal has been wracked by unrest, violence and sporadic social media blackouts in a country that is usually seen as a beacon of democracy and calm in an unstable region of West Africa.

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Is Nike past its peak? A look at the company's current slump

Friday, June 02, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Chris Burns, footwear analyst and founder of ARCH (Art & Research, Culture-Hype) about Nike's shoe sale slump, inventory excess and colorway reliance.

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Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon opposes the debt ceiling bill heading to the Senate

Thursday, June 01, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, a member of the Democratic Party, about provisions in the debt ceiling bill approaching a Senate vote.

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Uganda's LGBTQ community faces harsh legislation — including the death penalty

Monday, May 29, 2023

Uganda's president has approved some of the harshest anti LGBTQ legislation in the world, including life imprisonment and even the death penalty. What will this mean for Uganda's queer community now?

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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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TV writer David Simon weighs in on the Writers Guild of America strike

Friday, May 19, 2023

David Simon talks about how being a TV writer has changed over the years — and so have writer's wages.

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A new report says the climate may breach 1.5 degrees of warming in 5 years

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Executive director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center, Colin Young, talks about a new report warning that the climate may breach 1.5 degrees of warming in 5 years.

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The 'More Perfect' podcast examines the Supreme Court

Friday, May 12, 2023

Julia Longoria, host of the Supreme Court podcast "More Perfect," talks about the launch of their new season.

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The new Zelda game, 'Tears of the Kingdom,' lives up to the hype

Friday, May 12, 2023

Keza MacDonald, video game editor for The Guardian, talks about the new game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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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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Ft. Hood is now Ft. Cavazos, honoring a Latino general instead of a Confederate one

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Army Colonel Chad R. Foster, commander of the newly-named Ft. Cavazos military base in Texas, and Brian Dosa, Ft. Cavazos' public works director, talk about changing the base's name from Ft. Hood.

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