Interviews

Politics & Government

What The Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Actually Means

5:35pm November 07, 2015

President Obama has rejected the application to complete the Keystone XL pipeline. Bruce Huber, professor of energy law at the University of Notre Dame, talks about the Keystone pipeline decision.

Aziz Ansari plays Dev, an Indian-American actor in search of fulfilling roles, in Netflix's Master of None.

Fresh Air Weekend: Comic Aziz Ansari and Writer Alan Yang; Actress Illeana Douglas

12:33pm November 07, 2015

Parks and Recreation colleagues Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang explore the first-generation experience in Master of None. Actress Illeana Douglas recounts a life Lived In And Out Of The Movies.

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Stephen Park in Steppenwolf Theatre's production of East of Eden.

Stephen Park On Playing A Code-Switching Character In Steinbeck's 'East Of Eden'

10:47am November 03, 2015

by Amy Yee

Park plays Lee, a Chinese servant with an interesting approach to getting by in America, in a new theatrical adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic.

World News

The Economic Reasoning Behind China's One-Child Policy Change

7:43pm October 31, 2015

As China starts allowing families to have two children, The Wall Street Journal's China editor Carlos Tejada explains the economic reasons fueling the change.

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How Familes Were Impacted By China's One-Child Policy

7:43pm October 31, 2015

Since China's three-decade-old one-child policy has been in place, it has impacted countless families both there and in the United States.

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The Changing Role Of Police In American Classrooms

7:43pm October 31, 2015

The confrontation between a school resource officer and a student in a South Carolina school has revived questions about the role of law enforcement in the nation's classrooms.

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The Barbershop View: School Law Enforcement, Black Lives Matter And Hillary Clinton

7:43pm October 31, 2015

Jolene Ivey, Farajii Muhammad, and Ordale Allen discuss the video of the South Carolina student being disciplined by a deputy, Black Lives Matter interrupting a Clinton rally and more.

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Gloria Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine in 1972 and remained one of its editors for 15 years.

Fresh Air Weekend: Gloria Steinem; 'The Witches'; Carrie Brownstein

11:57am October 31, 2015

At 81, feminist Gloria Steinem says she feels free of the "demands of gender." Maureen Corrigan reviews The Witches, by Stacy Schiff. Carrie Brownstein describes finding (and hiding) herself in music.

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In 1975, Leonard Matlovich appeared on the cover of Time to challenge the military ban on gay service members.

'A Perfect Soldier': Remembering A Warrior In The Battle Against Homophobia

5:21am October 30, 2015

by NPR Staff

When Leonard Matlovich showed up on Time with the headline, "I Am a Homosexual," it shocked many. The decorated Vietnam veteran spent the end of his life advocating against anti-gay discrimination.

World News

Changing Korean-American Exclusion From North-South Reunions

9:58am October 25, 2015

Korean Americans are not allowed to partake in the North-South Korean reunions. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Chahee Stanfield of the National Coalition for the Divided Families about their options.