Interviews

Lucinda Roy (left) and Jane Vance were both teachers at Virginia Tech when a student went on a shooting rampage on campus in 2007. Vance still teaches there and remembers how her students responded during their first class back after the shooting.

10 Years Later, Virginia Tech Instructor Recalls Her Students' Response To Tragedy

12:22pm April 14, 2017

Jane Vance and Lucinda Roy were both teachers at Virginia Tech 10 years ago when the deadly campus shooting occurred. They talk about coming back to campus afterward and moving on since that day.

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George W. Bush On Immigration Overhaul Efforts, Anti-AIDS Efforts

9:41am April 13, 2017

President George W. Bush talked with David Greene about his work to combat AIDS and cervical cancer. He also spoke about immigration and his new compilation of veterans' portraits.

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Alec Baldwin says his SNL impersonation of President Trump is purposefully exaggerated, a "Macy's Day Parade of Trump."

Fresh Air Weekend: Alec Baldwin; Valerie June's New Album; Laura Jane Grace

12:07pm April 08, 2017

Baldwin discusses his career highs and lows and playing a "larger than life" Trump. Ken Tucker reviews June's The Order of Time. Trans punk rocker Grace talks about her new memoir.

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Science
Arts

Adam Galinsky: What Drives Us To Speak Up?

4:39pm April 07, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Social psychologist Adam Galinsky studies why it's so daunting to speak up — and what can help. He says the most powerful factor that compels us to take that risk is "moral conviction."

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Esra'a: Would You Speak Up ... Even If It's Dangerous?

8:59am April 07, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Esra'a is an activist who lives in Bahrain and identifies as queer — which puts her at great risk. Despite that, she's speaking out to build community and empathy within the LGBTQ community.

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James E. Hansen at TED2012 in Long Beach, CA.

James Hansen: What Makes A Scientist Take A Stand?

8:59am April 07, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

When James Hansen spoke up about climate change in the 1980s, he risked the loss of his job and reputation. But, he says, it was worth it — because he could not be silent about something so important.

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Books
Arts

Clint Smith: What Do We Risk If We Don't Speak Up?

8:59am April 07, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Clint Smith is a poet and doctoral candidate at Harvard. As a high school English teacher, he taught his students the dangers of staying quiet and the importance of finding their voice.

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Dalia Mogahed speaks at TED2016 in Vancouver, Canada.

Dalia Mogahed: How Does Speaking Up Change Minds?

8:59am April 07, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

After 9/11, Dalia Mogahed saw an increase in negative perceptions of Muslims in the media, so she made it her job to speak up for her faith and fight prejudice with better understanding.

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Annie Johnson and her daughters Fatuma Abdullahi, 14, and Maryan Osman 15. Fatuma and Maryan were refugees from Somalia's civil war, but found a family and new life with Johnson, their dad Randall, and their little brother Roscoe.

Sisters Find Home In Utah After Somali Civil War Made Them Refugees

5:07am April 07, 2017

Annie and Randall Johnson have two teenage daughters who came to Utah as refugees from the Somali civil war. Since meeting, they've learned about both cultures all while becoming a family.

Ex-Secretary Of State Advocates Causes Not Key In Modern Republican Agenda

10:58am April 06, 2017

James Baker, who served in two Republican White Houses, is writing about causes that don't figure prominently in the modern Republican agenda. He's advocating a global ban on the sale of ivory.

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