Ailsa Chang
Stories
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Politics
Investigation Lays Out Plot To Kidnap Michigan's Governor
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Buzzfeed reporters Jessica Garrison and Ken Bensinger about the militia group that tried to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from the state capitol building.
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National
What A Sports Psychologist Has To Say About The Olympics
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with sports psychologist Dr. Mark Aoyagi about the way athletes deal with psychological pressure at the Olympics.
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Health
The Ubiquitous, Confounding, Misunderstood 5 Stages Of Grief
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Radiolab producer Rachael Cusick about her search for Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, the psychiatrist behind the five stages of grief.
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Animals
Oh Flock... Clever Cockatoos Are More Culturally Complex Than We Thought
Cockatoos in Sydney have become expert trash bin burglars. Scientists say birds in different neighborhoods have taught each other different techniques to open the bins, a sign of cultural complexity.
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National
Despite Positive COVID Cases, Team USA CEO Says Athletes Are Ready To Compete
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Team USA CEO Sarah Hirshland about prepping for this year's Olympics in Tokyo and what the event will look like with COVID-19 precautions such as having no spectators.
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Remembering Rufino Rodriguez, The NICU Respiratory Therapist Who Died Of COVID-19
Rufino Rodriguez worked as a respiratory therapist in a newborn intensive care unit in Utah. He died of COVID-19 after receiving his first vaccine shot. He was 65 years old.
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Music
Rodrigo Amarante And His Great Musical Tantrum
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to musician Rodrigo Amarante about his second solo album, Drama, which he says was inspired by a personal reckoning with his own understanding of manhood.
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National
How Competing Without Fans In The Stands Could Affect Olympic Athletes' Performances
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with professor of sports psychology Dr. Dan Weigand about how performing without spectators could affect athletes' performances at the 2021 Olympics.
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Books
Roger Bennett's New Book Is 'An Englishman's Love Letter To His Chosen Home'
A boy born in Liverpool makes it to the U.S. and becomes a citizen. That boy is soccer reporter Roger Bennett in his new book, Reborn in the USA.
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World
Unpacking The 100-Year History Of The Chinese Communist Party
As the Chinese Communist Party turns 100 this month, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with historian Andy B. Liu about the mark it's made on the country.