Author Jason Reynolds talks about his latest book and the value of being a crier
Jason Reynolds writes young adult books that don't talk down to kids. His newest audio-only book is called Soundtrack. He talks with Rachel Martin about writing and the value of being a crier.
The U.S. women's soccer team will now be paid as much as the men's team
After years of litigation and tumult, U.S. men and women soccer players have struck an agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation that would pay the players equally.
Remembering Bobby McCoskey, lost to COVID, through the song 'Closing Time'
Debra McCoskey-Reisert remembers her brother, Bobby McCoskey, who died from COVID. Bobby loved the song Closing Time by Semisonic, because they played it at dances he attended.
Talking to parents and children about the shooting in Buffalo
Buffalo parents and kids — Black and white — talk about the grocery store shooting and how they're handling their grief.
State Secretary Blinken chairs UN meeting about global food security
State Secretary Antony Blinken is focusing on food security in a visit to the UN. He's also seeing Turkey's foreign minister, likely talking about its stance on NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.
Swedish defense minister on decision to apply to NATO after decades of resistance
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sweden's Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist after his meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, about his country's decision on joining NATO.
Jhumpa Lahiri on how she fell in love with translating and how it shapes her writing
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Jhumpa Lahiri about her latest book 'Translating Myself and Others,' and the impact translating has had on her own writing in both Italian and English.
It's a mink... It's a muskrat... It's an otter in the Detroit River
The first recorded sighting of a river otter in the Detroit River in more than 100 years is an indicator that the environment is improving.
Polish young adults talk about the war in Ukraine's impact on their generation
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Polish young adults about how the war in Ukraine and the influx of refugees is affecting their country.
A Ukrainian refugee is still teaching her students, who are spread around the world
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ukrainian refugee Daria Bietschasna about what life is like some two months after she fled Ukraine.
New York attorney general speaks to NPR about Buffalo shooting
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York state Attorney General Letitia James, who appeared in Buffalo with President Biden after the mass shooting, about gun violence and extremism in the state.
The significance of McDonald's golden arches in Russia
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kristy Ironside, a Russia historian at McGill University, about the significance of McDonald's leaving Russia.