Ailsa Chang
Stories
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Science
Structural Engineer Who Investigated 9/11 Looks For Answers In Surfside Collapse
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Allyn Kilsheimer, a renowned structural engineer, about the factors that could have led to the collapse of a condominium in Surfside, Fla.
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Sports
The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Struggle For Equal Pay Featured In New 'LFG' Documentary
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with director Andrea Nix Fine and soccer player Jessica McDonald about their new documentary "LFG," which follows the U.S. Women's Soccer Team struggle for equal pay rights.
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Music
Lucy Dacus Is Her Own Unreliable Narrator
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Richmond, Va., songwriter Lucy Dacus about the childhood memories — real and imagined — that populate her latest album, Home Video.
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National
American Airlines Is Canceling Almost 1,000 Flights In July
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Alison Sider on the repercussions of American Airlines canceling flights this summer due to turbulent weather and being understaffed.
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World
New Report Details Firsthand Accounts Of Torture From Uyghur Muslims In China
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jonathan Loeb, a senior crisis adviser and the lead author of Amnesty International's new report on the persecution of Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang.
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Everyone And His Mother: Twitter Embraces A Nun's Complicated Story... By Her Son
When his mother died, Mark Miller wrote her life story in a Twitter thread, including their complicated relationship and her transformation from wealthy socialite to nun. It quickly went viral.
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Sports
Euro 2020 Is Finally Here: These Are The Teams To Watch
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CBS Sports HQ analyst Luis Miguel Echegaray about what's different at this year's European Championship and the teams to beat heading into the kickoff on Friday.
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National
Hail To The Cicadas
Brood X cicadas delayed a plane carrying reporters covering President Biden's first trip overseas Tuesday night. President Biden, meanwhile, had his own cicada confrontation.
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Remembering Hak Phlong, A Survivor Of The Cambodian Genocide Who Died Of COVID-19
Hak Phlong was a survivor of the Cambodian genocide and a beloved member of Chicago's Cambodian American community. She died of COVID-19 in December 2020.
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Politics
Virginia, New Jersey Gubernatorial Primaries May Test Parties' Fractures
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Geoffrey Skelley, elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight, about the gubernatorial primaries taking place tomorrow in Virginia and New Jersey.