Ailsa Chang
Stories
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What the rollback of California's landmark environmental law could mean
California lawmakers passed legislation this week changing the state's landmark environmental law in an effort to lower barriers to affordable housing. We unpack the changes and their implications.
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Interstellar navigation and New Horizons
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has traveled so far from Earth that the relative position of the stars is beginning to shift — a fact that could help future spacecraft navigate the galaxy on their own.
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Performing Madonna at Hebrew school was pivotal for this 'Failed Child Star'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tamara Yajia about her memoir, Cry for Me, Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star and growing up with her unconventional family in the U.S. and Argentina.
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SCOTUS says Parents can opt kids out of lessons with LGBTQ+ characters. What's next?
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stanford law professor Jeffrey Fisher about the Supreme Court ruling that parents have the right to remove their kids from class when books with LGBTQ+ themes are used.
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Sea lions return home after toxic algae exposure
After the longest toxic algal bloom on record off the southern California coast, marine mammal researchers are investigating how sea lions were affected, and releasing the last few back into the wild.
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Prosecutors announce culprits behind 'The largest jewelry heist in U.S. history'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with LA Times reporter Daniel Miller about the indictment of seven people in what prosecutors are calling "the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history."
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Sister group Haim is out with their first album in five years
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the Haim sisters about their new album I Quit out Friday.
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The many ways queerness shows up in movies
NPR's movie critic and producers discuss how queerness is present across all genres of movies in ways seen and unseen.
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What's behind the rise in wearable health tracking devices
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Adam Clark Estes of Vox about his new story out titled: "I Covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life."
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DHS official says immigration raids in LA will continue, despite the ongoing protests
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy Tony Pham — also a former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.