Ashley Brown
Stories
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Arts & Life
Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.
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Politics
Why John Bolton sees Greenland as issue of 'critical importance' to U.S. security
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Trump's former National Security Advisor John Bolton about the president's ambitions of expanding into Greenland.
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Journalist Kelsey McKinney breaks down the pull and power of gossip in new memoir
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Kelsey McKinney about her new book, You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip.
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History
Weekly audio documentary: Imagining a call to a groundbreaking autobiographer
Producer Sara Zarreh tells the story of Margery Kempe, believed to be the first woman to write an autobiography in the English language, more than five hundred years ago.
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Neko Case talks about her new memoir and discoveries about her upbringing
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to musician Neko Case about her new memoir, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, and some of the shocking details Case writes about her upbringing.
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One doctor's harrowing, monthlong visit to Gaza, in the days before the ceasefire
Dr. Mimi Syed spent one month in Gaza providing medical care for residents there. She documented her time via voice memos for NPR.
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Television
Stars of 'Severance' discuss their roles and the show's long-awaited second season
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Tramell Tillman and Britt Lower, stars of the Apple TV+ series Severance, about the show's highly-anticipated second season.
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National Security
CIA Dir. Bill Burns on China, the Trump transition, and what's next for him
As he prepares to leave his post, CIA Director Bill Burns speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the transition to a new Trump administration as well as priorities for the U.S. intel apparatus.
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National Security
Outgoing CIA Dir. Bill Burns shares his outlook on Russia, Mideast and ISIS
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to outgoing CIA Director Bill Burns about the handling of Russia, the Mideast, and security threats during his tenure, plus what lies ahead for the intel community.
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Politics
National security advisor shares hopes for incoming administration's Ukraine policy
As the Biden administration enters its final weeks, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly discusses what may be ahead for U.S. foreign policy on Ukraine and Russia with outgoing National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
