Ashley Brown
Stories
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National
The College Football Landscape Is Going To Look Vastly Different Come 2025
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Nicole Auerbach, senior writer for The Athletic, about the realignment of athletic conferences and what this means for the future of college football.
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Music
Lil Nas X Embraces Black Queer Sexuality — And Becomes An 'Industry Baby'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New York Times writer Jazmine Hughes about the unique pop stardom Lil Nas X is creating for himself.
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National
'This Is How I'm Going To Die': Capitol Police Sergeant Recalls Jan. 6 Attack
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell about his testimony this week to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
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National
With The Delta Variant Thriving, CDC Reverses Mask Guidance
As more become known about the highly contagious delta variant, new guidance calls for changes to masking policy for schools and with vaccinated people.
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Environment
Given The Choice Between Prison Life And Fighting Wildfires, These Women Chose Fire
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer Jaime Lowe about her new book, Breathing Fire, which tells the stories of the incarcerated women who comprise about a third of California's wildfire crews.
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Movies
In A 'Berserk' Biopic, A 57-Year-Old Plays Celine Dion At Nearly Every Age — Even 12
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rachel Handler, features writer for Vulture and New York Magazine, about the unofficial Celine Dione biopic, Aline, which just screened at Cannes Festival.
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Politics
Biden Administration Lays Out Goals To Protect Voting Rights
As President Biden spoke in Philadelphia about voting rights on Tuesday, Texas House Democrats arrived in D.C. in an effort to block Republicans' efforts to enact new voting restrictions.
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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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National
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez Discusses The Latest On Surfside Condo Collapse
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Florida's Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez about the latest developments in Surfside, Fla.
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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.