Interviews

Arts

Luvvie Ajayi: Can Creating Discomfort In Others Help Change The Status Quo?

10:58am April 27, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

Speaking up — especially about topics that are difficult to discuss — can be scary but necessary. Writer and blogger Luvvie Ajayi feels it's her role to push people outside their comfort zones.

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Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister, in New York City on April 23, 2018.

World News

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

10:19am April 24, 2018

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about U.S.-Iran relations, the Iran nuclear deal and the war in Syria.

James Comey served director of the FBI from Sept. 4, 2013, until his dismissal on May 9, 2017.

Fresh Air Weekend: James Comey; 'Atlanta' Actor Brian Tyree Henry

10:16am April 23, 2018

Comey defends the FBI against charges of partisanship. Critic Ken Tucker reviews John Prine's The Tree of Forgiveness. Henry talks about his Atlanta character Alfred, aka the rapper "Paper Boi."

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Ralph Gagliardo was incarcerated for much of his daughter Abby's childhood. At StoryCorps, they talk about their relationship while he was in prison and after he returned home.

National

'We Came A Long Way': After Prison, A New Chance For A Dad And His Daughter

12:43pm April 20, 2018

For much of her childhood, Abby Gagliardo's dad, Ralph, was in and out of prison. But Abby, now 17, never understood why — and she was hostile toward him when he finally returned home five years ago.

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Boston Marathon women's winner Desiree Linden celebrates after she is the first competitor to cross the finish line on Monday.

Runner Tells Herself 'Just Show Up For One More Mile' — And Wins The Boston Marathon

10:30am April 18, 2018

by Ailsa Chang

Desiree Linden fought through wind and rain on Monday to become the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon since 1985. Her victory came after she nearly bailed out during the race.

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South African comic Loyiso Madinga in Newtown, Johannesburg.

How Funny Is The New Africa Correspondent for Trevor Noah's 'Daily Show'?

12:26pm April 17, 2018

by Shoks Mnisi Mzolo

Comedian Loyiso Madinga delivers politics with a punchline in his segments for the Africa version of the Comedy Central program.

Brady Jandreau recreates his own struggle to recover from a serious rodeo accident in The Rider.

Fresh Air Weekend: The Story Behind 'The Rider'; The Work Of Rodgers And Hammerstein

11:41am April 14, 2018

Cowboy Brady Jandreau and director Chloé Zhao discuss The Rider. Maureen Corrigan reviews Meg Wolitzer's The Female Persuasion. Todd Purdum talks about Rogers and Hammerstein's legendary partnership.

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Dennis Simmonds, 57, and his wife Roxanne, 54, during a visit to StoryCorps.

National

'He Wasn't Really Afraid Of Anything': Boston Bombing Victim Remembered

5:58am April 13, 2018

Five years after two explosions went off at the Boston Marathon, parents remember their son, Officer D.J. Simmonds, whose injuries suffered during a confrontation with the bombers led to his death.

Safety driver Jeff Runions with one of Starsky Robotics' autonomous testing trucks.

Economy

A Career Trucker Helps To Steer The Path For Self-Driving Trucks

5:53pm April 08, 2018

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

Jeff Runions has spent almost four decades in the trucking industry. Now, he's helping drive the industry's shift toward automation, as a test driver for a self-driving trucking company.

Davis, center, during his deployment to Afghanistan, where he served for nearly a year and a half as a human intelligence collector.

National

A Young Soldier Finds Comfort In An Unexpected Delivery

4:49pm April 07, 2018

by Emma Bowman

Roman Coley Davis was stationed in Afghanistan when the loneliness of war began to seep in. He tells a friend how a surprise package from his hometown 7,000 miles away brought him immense solace.

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