Sarah McCammon

Sarah McCammon appears in the following:

News Brief: Sheryl Sandberg Speaks To NPR, China Responds To More Tariff Threats

Friday, April 06, 2018

NPR spoke with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg about the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Also, China says it will respond to any new tariffs proposed by President Trump.

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'Concerned' Evangelicals Plan To Meet With Trump As Sex Scandals Swirl

Friday, April 06, 2018

Trump denies knowledge of a payment to a porn star to cover up a sexual encounter. Evangelical leaders, worried about the midterms, have arranged a meeting with the president at Trump's D.C. hotel.

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Kacey Musgraves On Trusting Emotion At The 'Golden Hour' Of Her Life

Sunday, April 01, 2018

The country singer discusses branching out from small-town nostalgia, getting married and bringing Daft Punk to classic country for her latest album, Golden Hour.

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The 'Father Of Christian Rock' Larry Norman's Battles With Evangelicalism

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Gregory Alan Thornbury's new book Why Should the Devil Have ALl the Good Music? chronicles the life of the father of the Christian rock genre.

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Religion, Libertarian Cults And The American West In 'Wild Wild Country'

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Directors Chapman and Maclain Way explore the Rajneeshees — a cult behind the largest U.S. act of bioterrorism — in their new Netflix documentary mini-series, Wild Wild Country.

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A New Documentary About Adults On Adderall — And Not Just For ADHD

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Alison Klayman's new film Take Your Pills looks at the pervasiveness of prescription stimulants — Adderall, Ritalin, and others — in college classrooms and workplaces in the U.S.

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Michele Norris On The Anxiety Of White America And Her Optimism For The Future

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Former NPR host Michele Norris talks about her story for National Geographic magazine's issue on race. In it, Norris explores the unease of some residents of a rapidly changing Pennsylvania town.

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Statehouses Have A Ways To Go To Accommodate New Moms

Thursday, March 08, 2018

In Virginia, a new class of state lawmakers includes mothers of young children. The delegates are finding a workplace not as accommodating as they would like.

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A Fight Over Flood Preparedness In Virginia

Thursday, March 01, 2018

New zoning rules in Norfolk, Va., require developers to include flood prevention measures. Some builders opposed the move and say it will raise costs for homebuyers.

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'The Young Karl Marx' Looks Inside The Mind Of A Revolutionary

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Raoul Peck, director of the critically acclaimed documentary I Am Not Your Negro, talks about his latest film, The Young Karl Marx, a biopic about the 19th century philosopher.

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David Bazan Resurrects Pedro The Lion After More Than A Decade

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Before his indie rock band Pedro the Lion dissolved in 2006, David Bazan had been questioning his relationship with God. Now, he's back touring and working on a new album under the old moniker.

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Craig David Seizes The Moment With 'The Time Is Now'

Saturday, February 24, 2018

The British singer discusses making a staggered comeback after a career full of ups and downs and celebrating the changes in R&B.

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Teachers Respond To Trump's Push To Arm School Staff

Saturday, February 24, 2018

After the Parkland shooting, some teachers think the president's proposal to give teachers guns could deter potential shooters. Others struggle with the expectation of putting their lives on the line.

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Parkland, Fla., Is The Latest Community To Suffer A Mass Shooting

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Authorities say the gunman was a former student who went into the school, heavily armed and started shooting. When it was all over, 17 people were dead. The suspect is in police custody.

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Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Reflects On Her Decision to Step Down

Friday, January 26, 2018

Planned Parenthood says the organization's president, Cecile Richards is stepping down after more than a decade with the organization. Her 12-year career at the organization was full of highs and lows.

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Planned Parenthood's President Stepping Down

Friday, January 26, 2018

Cecile Richards is leaving Planned Parenthood after more than a decade as president of the reproductive rights group. She has been at the forefront of the debate over abortion.

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Federal Workers, Civilian Contractors Share How Shutdown Is Affecting Them

Monday, January 22, 2018

The Virginia Beach region has one of the highest concentrations of federal workers and civilian contractors. The government shutdown is a major concern that has affected people's daily lives.

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The Anti-Abortion Group That's Urging Clinic Workers to Quit Their Jobs

Thursday, January 11, 2018

The nonprofit organization And Then They Were None offers financial assistance, job search help, and spiritual and emotional support to workers who leave jobs at clinics that provide abortions.

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Virginia Picks Winner Of Tied State House Election

Thursday, January 04, 2018

A rare tie-breaking drawing in Richmond on Thursday gave Republicans the seat they needed to narrowly maintain their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates. It marked the end to an unusually high-stakes and high-profile statehouse race.

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Trump Scorns Mainstream News, But Not The Christian Broadcasting Network

Friday, December 29, 2017

President Trump has given relatively few interviews to networks other than Fox News since taking office. But CBN, founded by the televangelist Pat Robertson, is an exception.

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