Ailsa Chang
Stories
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Here's how to eliminate, reduce or negotiate a medical bill
There's an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price.
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A quintessentially American sport (finally) gets another U.S. champion
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Christopher Blevins, the first U.S. male winner of the World Cup for cross-country mountain biking in 34 years.
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Doctors Without Borders official in Gaza speaks ahead of possible ceasefire
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jacob Granger, emergency coordinator in Gaza for Doctors Without Borders, about the current humanitarian situation in Gaza amid news of a ceasefire agreement.
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Jennifer Lopez fulfills lifelong dream in 'Kiss of the Spiderwoman'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jennifer Lopez, star of the movie musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, about her performance and how it makes her think about her own legacy.
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Would you pay $60 a pound for butter? The luxury butter market might surprise you
Would you pay $60 a pound for butter? Shoppers are spending big bucks for premium butter.
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A new memoir charts the decline and resilience of an Ohio town
In her new memoir, author and journalist Beth Macy returns to her hometown of Urbana, Ill., to learn how it changed from a stable working- and middle-class community to a town struggling with poverty.
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Why does Salvador Dali's work lend itself to forgery?
On Wednesday, Italian art police in Parma seized 21 artworks purportedly by Salvador Dalí on suspicion they were forgeries. Host Ailsa Chang speaks with art fraud investigator and expert Colette Loll.
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Jane Fonda calls for 'creative nonviolent noncooperation' to defend free speech
Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
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A rabbi reflects on her Yom Kippur message, as Israel's war in Gaza continues
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a congregation in Los Angeles, about her message this year during the Yom Kippur holiday.
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Unlocking the Gen Z consumer
As Nike targets a new generation with a revised slogan, "Why Do It?," NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to consumer trends expert Casey Lewis about what brands get right and wrong about Gen Z.