Sarah Handel

Sarah Handel appears in the following:

Encore: Werner Herzog's new novel is a story of the jungle and obsession and delusion

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with filmmaker Werner Herzog about his debut novel, The Twilight World. It tells the story of Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese soldier who kept fighting decades after the end of WWII.

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What we know about the stabbings in Saskatchewan

Monday, September 05, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bill Graveland, national correspondent for The Canadian Press, on the recent stabbings in Saskatchewan.

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'Honk For Jesus Save Your Soul' Is a Celebration of Worship And Satire of Religion

Friday, September 02, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Honk For Jesus Save Your Soul director Adamma Ebo and producer Adanne Ebo about their new movie — which looks at the attempted comeback of a disgraced megachurch pastor.

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The GOP reacts to President Biden's speech condemning "MAGA republican" extremism

Friday, September 02, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former Rep Barbara Comstock, R-Va., about the Republican Party's reaction to President Biden's address, where he called "MAGA Republicans" a threat to American Democracy.

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Years after Hurricane Katrina, a new documentary asks: What happened to the children?

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Edward Buckles, Jr. was just 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and changed his home forever. His new documentary is his attempt to unpack the trauma of that childhood experience.

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The book 'Haven' is a monastic retreat to an island inhabited only by men and birds

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Emma Donoghue about her new book, Haven. In it, three Irish monks in the Middle Ages choose to live a life of isolation on a rocky island.

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Sierra Teller Ornelas of 'Rutherford Falls' on recent success of Native-led content

Friday, August 19, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rutherford Falls showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas about the recent success of Native-led movies and TV series, like Prey, Dark Winds, Reservation Dogs and her own show.

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A year later, former Afghanistan education minister reflects on her country

Thursday, August 18, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former Afghanistan Minster of Education Rangina Hamidi after speaking to her a year ago, as Taliban forces captured city after city in the country.

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Postpartum care falls short for Black women. One mother is trying to fix that

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jade Kearney, CEO and cofounder of She Matters, a digital platform aimed at addressing disparities in postpartum healthcare for Black mothers.

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The documents the FBI searched in Mar-a-Lago don't hinge on being classified

Monday, August 15, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Glenn Gerstell, former general counsel of the National Security Agency, about how presidents can declassify documents.

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Megan Thee Stallion gets vulnerable on hot sophomore album 'Traumazine'

Friday, August 12, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sidney Madden from NPR Music about Megan Thee Stallion's sophomore album Traumazine.

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Here's what China's show of force could mean for Taiwan

Friday, August 12, 2022

David Finkelstein, former U.S. Army China specialist and director of Asian security affairs at CNA, talks about China's recent military demonstrations and the country's rising tensions with Taiwan.

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New Zealand considers changing its name to confront its troubled colonial past

Friday, August 05, 2022

As the people of New Zealand confront their nation's troubled past with colonization, a return to the Maori name of Aotearoa is being presented to a parliamentary committee.

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The debut album from NoSo is a postcard to a former, younger self

Friday, July 15, 2022

Abby Hwong, who makes music as NoSo, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about getting comfortable in their own skin and their debut album, Stay Proud Of Me.

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Every English Super Nintendo manual is publicly available, thanks to this streamer

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Kerry Hays, known as "Peebs" on Twitch, has archived copies of every Super Nintendo game manual in the English language, and made the collection available to the public.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the 7th Jan. 6 hearing, held yesterday

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, a member of the House committee investigating Jan. 6, about the hearing on Tuesday, July 12.

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U.S. soccer legend Briana Scurry opens up about head injury that changed her life

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with soccer great Briana Scurry about The Only, a new Paramount+ documentary about her stardom and struggles after the U.S. Women's Soccer's historic 1999 World Cup win.

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Missouri OBGYN testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about abortion

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Colleen McNicholas, who works for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, following her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Sisters remember their parents, Kenneth and Terry Bridwell, with the songs they loved

Monday, July 11, 2022

COVID has taken more than 1 million lives in the United States. Sisters Allison Leaver and Shelly Noble remember their parents, Kenneth and Terry Bridwell, with the music of Johnny Cash.

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Japan grapples with the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Friday, July 08, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Motoko Rich of 'The New York Times' about the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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