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Novel 'The Covenant of Water' tells of a family in India haunted by a medical mystery
Thursday, August 31, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the author Abraham Verghese about his new novel The Covenant of Water in which a family in India is haunted by a medical mystery.
Arkansas lawmaker describes going on the first congressional trip to Syria in 5 years
Thursday, August 31, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with GOP Rep. French Hill of Arkansas about his trip that he took to Syria with two other Republican members of Congress.
Millions of bees fell off a truck in Ontario. Local beekeepers jumped in to help
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Millions of bees spilled onto an Ontario highway Wednesday. Beekeepers sprung into action. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with one of the beekeepers, Mike Barber of Tri-City Bee Rescue, about the effort.
More than half of wetlands no longer have EPA protections after Supreme Court ruling
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Marla Stelk, executive director of the National Association of Wetland Managers, about the EPA's new rules that comply with a ruling limiting the Clean Water Act's scope.
Big changes are coming to college football ahead of the sport's playoff expansion
Friday, August 25, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Nichole Auerbach of the Athletic about the return of college football — which has been through a dramatic transformation during the off season.
Presidential photographer says Trump Mugshot will be 'most published photograph ever'
Friday, August 25, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with David Hume Kennerly, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who has photographed 10 U.S. presidents, about former President Trump's mugshot.
Russia expert says it would make sense that Putin was behind the death of Prigozhin
Thursday, August 24, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Fiona Hill, senior policy advisor at the Brookings Institute and former white house advisor, about the apparent death of Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
How a week's worth of plastic adds up
Thursday, August 24, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with LA Times environmental reporter Susanne Rust about what she learned from logging her plastic use for a week.
The book 'In the Upper Country' looks at the Underground Railroad's history in Canada
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Kai Thomas about his debut novel In the Upper Country and exploring the Underground Railroad's little-known history in a community of free Black people in Canada.
Kate Zernike's book explores the long battle for gender equality at MIT
Monday, August 21, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Kate Zernike about her book The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science.
One last check in before we say goodbye to the 2023 Women's World Cup
Monday, August 21, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Meg Linehan, who covers women's soccer and is a senior writer with The Athletic, about the World Cup madness.
Kristen Lovell, co-director of 'The Stroll,' knows sex work is real work
Thursday, July 06, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kristen Lovell, co-director of the HBO documentary 'The Stroll.' It's the story of the trans women who worked the streets of the Meatpacking District in New York City.
New PBS series tracks effects of humanity on the planet
Tuesday, July 04, 2023
A new PBS miniseries explores the many effects the human species is having on the planet. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with its host, biologist and Princeton University professor Shane Campbell-Staton.
After days of violent protests against systemic racism, unrest calms in France
Monday, July 03, 2023
After six days of violent protests across dozens of cities in France, things are beginning to calm down. Last week, a teenager was shot and killed by a police officer.
Bob the Drag Queen takes offense at YOUR offense
Friday, June 30, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Bob the Drag Queen, tracing the thread of his career before and after winning RuPaul's Drag Race.
House Democrats want Biden to change his approach to Venezuela
Friday, June 30, 2023
Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas talks about the letter he and other House Democrats sent to the Biden administration urging an easing of sanctions on Venezuela.
After being wrongly imprisoned for decades, a man is closer to getting compensation
Friday, June 30, 2023
Malcolm Alexander has been fighting for financial compensation after spending more than three decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit. In June, he won part of the battle.
An afternoon with Bob the Drag Queen
Friday, June 30, 2023
Bob the Drag Queen knows the world of drag is getting politicized. But as he prepares his next moves on stage and screen, he makes no apologies for expressing his signature flair.
Supreme Court rules on right to seek religious accommodations at work
Thursday, June 29, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Douglas Laycock about the Supreme Court's decision in Groff v. DeJoy to make it easier for employees to seek religious accommodations at work.
Author Ana Menendez explores stories a single location could tell in 'The Apartment'
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Ana Menendez about her new novel The Apartment.