Daniel Ofman
Stories
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An Iranian-American writer describes the "vertigo" he feels about the war
Host Adrian Ma speaks with Iranian American writer Nick Mafi about the war in Iran. Mafi says many Iranians in the US are feeling a sense of vertigo because of the conflict.
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Your Child's Pediatrician May Be Able To Provide Literacy Screenings
Sara Bode of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio speaks with NPR's Emily Kwong about why many pediatric centers have started screening kids for literacy skills.
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British Columbia moves to permanent daylight saving time
The premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia, David Eby, explains why this Sunday is the beginning of a new era of permanent daylight saving time there.
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How the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran is realigning the politics of the Middle East
Kim Ghattas, author Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East," talks about the impact of the widening war with Iran on life in Lebanon, and the impact on the geopolitics of the gulf region.
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Ukrainian military chaplain shares wisdom from the frontlines
Father Andriy Zelinskyy, a chaplain in wartime Ukraine, talks about what he sees in the trenches and what he's learned about the fragility of humanity, years into the war with Russia.
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'All Norwegians are born with skis on their feet,' Norwegian reporter explains her country's dominance at the Olympics
At this year's Winter Olympics, one country has dominated: Norway. Sara Sivertsen Fahrendorff, a sports journalist based in Oslo, discusses how Norway's culture plays a role in its sporting success.
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How NPR reporters built an archive to document January 6th
Five years ago, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol with the goal of stopping the certification of the presidential election. NPR's Tom Dreisbach wanted to preserve a record of the moments before, during, and after the attacks for future generations.
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A London beat framed by colonial history
NPR's Lauren Frayer arrived in London after years in India, and she's been covering Britain with the legacy of empire in view.
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'Getting to Reparations' argues a clear path and legal strategy to atone for slavery
Dorothy Brown, a Georgetown University law professor, lays out a case for reparations in her new book Getting to Reparations: How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past.
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The Trader Joe's tote bag goes global
Trader Joe's tote bags have become all the rage overseas. Why have the supermarket chain's bags become an international fashion statement?