Avery Keatley
Stories
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We finally watched the movies we were not allowed to see as kids
Many of our childhood movie choices are defined by the films our parents wouldn't let us see. An NPR panel of movie lovers discusses the films they were forbidden to watch and what it was like to finally see them.
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Minneapolis emergency management director invokes Yemen and Ukraine to describe events at home
Reaction from Minneapolis Emergency Management Director Rachel Sayre to Saturday's shooting and the subsequent street confrontations.
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A Saudi-UAE rift is turning two close allies into regional rivals
The key question now is whether the Saudi-UAE rift settles back into business as usual or accelerates into a wider realignment, says Marc Lynch, professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University.
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'You need this knowledge,' says Henry Louis Gates Jr. as new season of Finding Your Roots premieres
Henry Louis Gates Jr. previews the complex, multi-generational stories shaping the newest season of PBS' Finding Your Roots.
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The legacy of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' on its 250th anniversary
250 years after Thomas Paine published 'Common Sense', what can we learn from the revolutionary work today?
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Top House Democrat on what Congress should do next after Venezuela operation
U.S. Representative Adam Smith weighs in on the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela.
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How Yo-Yo Ma melds music with the outdoors for the podcast Our Common Nature
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast Our Common Nature from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.
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Is a country full of election skeptics actually ready for online voting?
Entrepreneur, political strategist and philanthropist Bradley Tusk argues his new online voting tech could revolutionize participation in American elections. Through his organization, the Mobile Voting Project, he wants to make online voting a reality - even at a time when much of the election establishment thinks that is a very bad idea.
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Former Republican congressman on why it's so hard to get bipartisan consensus on healthcare
Fred Upton, a former Republican congressman from Michigan, discusses the Senate's failed health care votes and the political fallout of rising insurance premiums.
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Maria Corina Machado's daughter reflects on her mother's future
Ana Corina Sosa, daughter of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, reflects on her mother's escape from Venezuela and the stakes for the future.