Ailsa Chang
Stories
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Books
Why do so many bikes end up underwater? The reasons can be weird and varied
Each year, thousands of bikes are thrown into waterways. Author Jody Rosen explains the history, and possible motivations for this strange phenomenon.
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Politics
To this retired commander, the ISS was the last good bond between the U.S. and Russia
Retired Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut Terry Virts commanded the ISS in 2014 and 2015, but says he wouldn't want to partner with Russia in space until it leaves Ukraine and pays for the damage.
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National
Vin Scully, legendary Dodgers broadcaster, has died at 94
One of baseball's most beloved voices is gone. Broadcasting icon Vin Scully died Tuesday at age 94.
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National
A retired ISS commander weighs in on Russia's decision to leave
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Terry Virts, retired NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station, about Russia's decision to leave the ISS after 2024.
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Arts & Life
Encore: Artist Ai Weiwei on his father's exile and hopes for his own son
In this encore presentation, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to artist Ai Weiwei about his memoir, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows.
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National
At a distillery in flood-stricken Kentucky, there's mud everwhere
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Colin Fultz, owner of Kentucky Mist Distillery, about the flood damage in his town of Whitesburg, Ky.
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National
Protecting yourself from the BA.5 omicron subvariant
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bob Wachter, chair of the University of California, San Francisco Department of Medicine, about the omicron BA.5 COVID-19 variant.
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Politics
Could the Jan. 6 committee's findings lead to criminal charges for Trump?
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the evidence presented by the Jan. 6 committee and the difficulties in prosecuting a former president.
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National
Catholic leaders say new parents will need more assistance in a post-Roe world
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sisters of Life's Sister Bethany Madonna and Mike Phelan of the Office of Marriage and Respect Life about the church's work with people carrying unexpected pregnancies.
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Health
Faced with COVID and monkeypox, new USAID leader draws strength from African proverb
Dr Atul Gawande, the surgeon and bestselling health writer talks, to NPR about the problems he has inherited as the new head of USAID's global health office.