Elena Burnett
Stories
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Arts & Life
'The Cliffs' explores a house through the centuries of women who passed through
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author J. Courtney Sullivan about the real house that inspired the mansion at the center of her latest novel, The Cliffs.
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World
Sudan’s civil war continues to pay a heavy toll on the country’s children
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell about her visit to Sudan and what she saw about the toll the country's civil war has had on children.
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Arts & Life
Checking in with a couple advocating for ALS patients and caregivers
NPR's Juana Summers checks in with Brian Wallach, who has been living with ALS for seven years, and his wife Sandra Abrevaya on their ongoing advocacy for ALS patients, families and caregivers.
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National
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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Arts & Life
Judi Dench on a career and friendship forged by Shakespeare
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Judi Dench and director Brendan O'Hea about their new book Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent and a career and friendship forged by the Bard.
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Environment
The balance between tourism and conservation at a Rwandan national park
Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda was hard hit by the violence of the country's genocide. For a time, the park floundered — but it's now flourishing.
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World
Paul Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame and his daughter criticize the government
Paul Rusesabagina, whose life inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda, and his daughter, Anaise Kanimba, have been vocal critics of Rwanda's current president, Paul Kagame.
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Politics
Jim Sciutto on if the next world war is preventable
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with CNN chief national security analyst Jim Sciutto about his new book The Return of Great Powers and how close we are to the precipice of a new global order.
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World
World Food Program's Jean-Martin Bauer on Haiti's growing starvation
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with World Food Program director Jean-Martin Bauer on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Haiti as violence has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
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Politics
Widow and former PM among those indicted in Haitian president assassination inquiry
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles about those indicted in the 2021 assassination of the Haitian president, including his widow and the former prime minister.