Ashley Brown
Stories
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Novelist Claire Messud excavated her family history. A fictional book is our reward
Novelist Claire Messud comes from a family of writers. Her latest novel is inspired by her grandfather's handwritten book. In it, she excavates generations of family history through fiction.
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Revisiting our talk about the podcast 'You Didn't See Nothin,' now a Pulitzer winner
The podcast You Didn't See Nothin' has now won a Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting. We revisit a conversation with the reporter behind the project, Yohance Lacour.
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Brittney Griner recounts 'degrading' and 'dirty' conditions of Russian detention
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with WNBA star Brittney Griner about her new memoir, Coming Home.
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Secretary Blinken talked economy, security and AI during trip to China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's leader Xi Jinping. Washington and Beijing are engaging in talks over issues of economic development, global security, AI and more.
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Wrexham football club, welcome to League One
The Welsh soccer club famously owned by North American actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have earned another promotion. Next year Wrexham AFC will play in the third division of English football.
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Tahoe residents are now safe from the break-ins of 400-pound bear after her capture
Jordan Traverso from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife describes the capture of a 400-pound bear nicknamed "Hank the Tank."
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Remembering house music legend DJ Deeon, dead at 56
Chicago house icon DJ Deeon passed this week. The producer pioneered the "ghetto house" subgenre in the early 1990s.
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Biggest Hollywood strike in decades: SAG-AFTRA walks out after negotiations collapse
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive director and Chief Negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, about the decision by the actors' union to strike.
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House Democrats want Biden to change his approach to Venezuela
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.
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Kelly Clarkson hopes her post-divorce album 'Chemistry' help others with heartbreak
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kelly Clarkson about the singer-songwriter's new album, Chemistry, and its reflections on the highs and lows of love.
