Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang appears in the following:

Republican Congressman Don Bacon urges bipartisanship on debt ceiling

Thursday, January 19, 2023

As the battle over the debt ceiling heats up in Congress, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Congressman Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, about the negotiations.

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49ers' Brock Purdy is no longer 'Mr. Irrelevant'

Thursday, January 19, 2023

The San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy went on a journey from "Mr. Irrelevant" to football superstar.

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For Black homeowners in LA, the City National settlement is just a start

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with realtor Mark Alston about the DOJ's record-breaking settlement with City National Bank after it was accused of redlining and racially discriminatory mortgage practices.

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The U.S. has an overclassification problem, says one former special counsel

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

The discovery of classified documents at President Biden's home and former office has put new scrutiny on how the government classifies documents.

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After weeks of violence, protests expected to continue in Peru

Monday, January 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Marcelo Rochabrun, Peru Bureau Chief at Bloomberg, about the ongoing protests against the Peruvian government which have left dozens of people dead.

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Biden's mishandling of documents is resurfacing the problem of 'overclassification'

Monday, January 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Oona Hathaway, law professor and former special counsel at the Pentagon, about overclassification of government documents.

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Encore: Brandon Kyle Goodman embraces their authentic self in 'You Gotta Be You'

Monday, January 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang chats with Brandon Kyle Goodman about their book You Gotta Be You: How to Embrace This Messy Life and Step Into Who You Really Are.

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Rainstorms helped California's drought conditions, but there's further to go

Monday, January 16, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University on what California needs to end their drought.

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Encore: Michelle Yeoh finds beauty in the ordinary in 'Everything Everywhere'

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Michelle Yeoh about her leading role in the sci-fi action movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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What have we learned from former President Trump's tax returns?

Friday, December 30, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tax Policy Center senior fellow Steven Rosenthal about what we learned from former President Donald Trump's tax returns released on Friday.

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Encore: Animals had a lot to say in 2022. Here are some of NPR's favorite stories

Friday, December 30, 2022

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Friday, a look at the animals who shared the mic.

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All Things Considered reflects on its favorite stories and voices of 2022

Friday, December 30, 2022

All Things Considered staff reflect on the stories and voices from the show that moved them in 2022.

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Kathy Whitworth, the winningest professional golfer, died Saturday at age 83

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Kathy Whitworth, the winningest professional golfer of all time, died Saturday at age 83. Whitworth won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments in a career that spanned nearly a quarter-century.

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Encore: NPR shares its favorite musical moments from 2022

Thursday, December 29, 2022

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. Thursday, NPR shares its favorite musical moments.

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Encore: Remembering the lives of three inventors who died in 2022

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. NPR remembers three inventors who died in 2022.

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Director Martika Ramirez Escobar on her debut movie, 'Leonor Will Never Die'

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Martika Ramirez Escobar about her debut movie, "Leonor Will Never Die."

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'Wildcat' is a story of healing for its directors, stars and an orphaned ocelot

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with directors Trevor Beck Frost and Melissa about "Wildcat," their documentary about a couple working to rehabilitate orphaned ocelots in the Amazon rainforest.

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Novelist Steph Cha on her favorite novel, 'The Long Goodbye' by Raymond Chandler

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

All Things Considered hosts are asking their favorite writers about their favorite writers. Ailsa Chang talks with novelist Steph Cha about her favorite novel, "The Long Goodbye" by Raymond Chandler.

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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer parents face scrutiny

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Justin Baer about former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried.

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Reporter Lloyd Newman, known for Ghetto Life 101, died this week at age 43

Friday, December 09, 2022

Lloyd Newman, one of the reporters of the documentary Ghetto Life 101, died this week at age 43. The documentary aired on this program almost 30 years ago.

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