Jonaki Mehta
Stories
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World
Arrested 6 years ago, Bangladeshi journalist reflects on prime minister resigning
NPR's Ailsa Chang spoke with Shahidul Alam, a photojournalist, writer and activist based in Dhaka, about the longtime prime minister of Bangladesh fleeing amid protests.
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World
Is Israel provoking a regional war in the Middle East?
NPR’S Ailsa Chang talks with former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas, about whether Israel might be provoking an escalation in the Middle East that could drag the U.S. into conflict.
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Politics
Kamala Harris' former boss remembers her as a tough, yet kind prosecutor
Former San Francisco City Attorney Louise Renne was Kamala Harris’ boss when Harris served as head of the office’s division on children and families — a job that demanded both grit and empathy.
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Politics
She never thought she'd work for Kamala Harris. Now, she considers her a mentor
During her career, Kamala Harris left an impact on many people — like a mentee from Harris’s days as San Francisco District Attorney. Lateefah Simon shares what Harris was like before getting to D.C.
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Politics
J.D. Vance is unrecognizable to his former friend
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sofia Nelson, a former close friend of vice presidential hopeful J.D. Vance, about how he's changed from the person she knew for more than a decade.
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Politics
JD Vance is unrecognizable to his former friend, who shared their emails and texts
Sofia Nelson — a former friend and law school classmate of JD Vance — has made public dozens of email and text exchanges with the vice presidential candidate.
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Politics
Kamala Harris' friend talks about how their childhood shaped her
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kamala Harris' childhood friend, Carole Porter, about how their upbringing in a redlined Bay Area neighborhood shaped Harris.
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Environment
California's newest state park is like a time machine
California's newest state park just opened this summer — and a visit is like stepping into a time machine as its creators reimagine what a state park can be.
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Environment
California's newest state park is like a time machine
In the Central Valley, California’s first new state park in a decade opened this summer and it re-imagines what a state park can be.
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Arts & Life
Director of 'Crazy Rich Asians' Jon Chu on his new memoir
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with film director Jon Chu about his new memoir Viewfinder. Chu is best known for his 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians.
