Sarah Handel
Stories
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National
Reggaeton rules Latinx music, but not at the Latin Grammys
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Julyssa Lopez, writer for Rolling Stone magazine, and NPR's Felix Contreras, about the controversy around this year's Latin Grammys nominations.
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National
New documentary highlights the struggles of teenage farm workers in California
Fruits of Labor is a new documentary from director Emily Cohen Ibañez. It follows a teenage farm worker Ashley Pavon as she navigates working long hours and tries to graduate from high school.
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National
Remembering former TV new producer Clifford Feldman, lost to COVID
We remember Clifford Feldman, a former TV news producer who lived in Washington, D.C. Feldman was one of the nearly 700,000 Americans who have died from COVID.
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World
Near-Famine, Civil Conflict And COVID Leave Yemen In Devastating Humanitarian Crisis
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with David Gressley, the United Nation's resident coordinator in Yemen, about the worsening humanitarian crisis in the nation.
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National
A U.S. Strike Recently Killed Afghan Civilians, But It's Far From The First Time
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Neta Crawford, co-director of the Cost of War Project, about civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hands of U.S. military strikes.
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Politics
Biden's Coronavirus Response Coordinator Talks About New COVID Plan
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients about the Biden administration's new measures to curb COVID-19, like mandating vaccination in many workplaces.
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Politics
Podcast Host On Escaping Nigeria's Twitter Ban
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with podcast host Chika Uwazie about leaving Nigeria due to a political atmosphere which set off a social media crackdown, threats and economic consequences.
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Environment
Satellite Images Show Oil Spill After Hurricane Ida
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with scientist Dr. Oscar Garcia-Pineda about what he's learned from aerial and satellite imaging for oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida.
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National
New Doc Looks At How Real The Liberty City Seven's Threat Actually Was
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Dan Reed about his new movie In the Shadow of 9/11, which re-examines the case against seven men in Miami who were indicted for an alleged al-Qaida plot.
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Arts & Life
'It's Not Just Twerk Music': Podcast Traces The Complex History Of Reggaeton
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marlon Bishop and Julio A. Pabón, the creators of the podcast LOUD, about the history of the popular musical genre Reggaeton.