Sarah Handel
Stories
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Health
North Korea is reporting a major disease outbreak, but it's not calling it COVID
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jean Lee, a journalist specializing in North Korea, about the country's report of a major disease outbreak that state media is not calling COVID-19, yet.
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National
Abortion providers and advocates experience déjà vu as Roe v. Wade is threatened
Two abortion providers and an abortion support group leader share how they are preparing for a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade after the recent leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion.
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National
TV show 'Gaslit' highlights the forgotten story of Watergate — Martha Mitchell's
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Robbie Pickering, the creator and show runner of the new show Gaslit. The intense — but funny — show focuses on some of Watergate's lesser-known figures.
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National
At a high school, the song 'No One is Alone' becomes about a teacher lost to COVID
English teacher Bobby Texel remembers his coworker Dennis DeCarlo, a woodshop teacher at Pompton Lakes High School in New Jersey. Dennis and Bobby worked together for years on the school's musicals.
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National
After Roe V. Wade: What's next for the anti-abortion movement?
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with National Right to Life Committee president Carol Tobias about the anti-abortion movement's priorities and policy objectives moving forward.
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National
Over 12 years, Mark Emmert helped the NCAA make billions — but what's his legacy?
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Nicole Auerbach, a senior writer with the Athletic, about Mark Emmert's announcement he plans to step down after 12 years at the helm of the NCAA.
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National
'A Strange Loop,' finally, comes to Broadway
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Michael R. Jackson, a composer, playwright and lyricist who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for his musical A Strange Loop. The musical is opening on Broadway Tuesday.
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Movies
A new documentary focuses on the near-fatal poisoning of Russian opposition leader
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Daniel Roher, director of the documentary Navalny, about the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader.
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National
JAMA appoints new editor-in-chief
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo about assuming her new role as editor-in-chief at JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Technology
How a love of sci fi drives Elon Musk and an idea of 'extreme capitalism'
Elon Musk has been in headlines for trying to buy Twitter, but one Harvard historian says his brand of capitalism goes back to his teen years and a particular reading of science fiction stories.