Kat Lonsdorf
Stories
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World
The world worries of a Russian attack. But for these Ukrainians, war is already here
NPR travelled to the "temporarily occupied territories" on the Ukraine-Russia border, where the people who live there are in limbo – cut off from Ukraine, cut off from Russia, cut off from the world.
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World
The world worries of a Russian incursion. In Donbas, Ukrainians already live with war
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports from Donbas region of Ukraine as its residents live under the threat of a Russian incursion and cope with eight years of tensions and fighting along the border.
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World
A bridge separates 2 realities at the frontier of Russian-occupied Ukraine
Russia is threatening to invade Ukraine. But in the eastern region of Donbas, war has been underway since Russia-backed separatists moved in and declared breakaway republics in 2014.
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National
She helped fight for Ukraine's democracy. She hopes it survives
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Hanna Hopko, an original leader of Ukraine's EuroMaidan protests in 2014 about whether Ukrainians can stand up to the threat of Russian aggression.
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Politics
The top U.S. Diplomat in Ukraine still hopes Putin chooses diplomacy
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kristina Kvien who, as the Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, is the top American official on the ground in Kyiv.
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National
Stress, uncertainty and isolation are common pandemic experiences. But is it trauma?
Stress, burnout. Uncertainty. Isolation... all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.
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NPR staff remembers the voices they can't stop thinking about
All Things Considered staff reflect on the stories and voices from the program that moved them in 2021.
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National
This a capella group known for singing in stairwells now has a new Christmas album
Dallas-based a capella group Kings Return has made a name for themselves by singing beautiful music in stairwells. Now they're out with a new Christmas EP.
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Arts & Life
New podcast asks whether the novel 'Jane Eyre' is relevant for readers today
The podcast "On Eyre" asks the question: Does the novel 'Jane Eyre' still have something to impart to modern readers? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with one of the podcast's co-hosts, Vanessa Zoltan.
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World
In Afghanistan, the threat of widespread famine looms as drought and hunger continues
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with reporter Jane Ferguson from PBS Newshour about her recent trip into Afghanistan.