Juana Summers
Stories
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How popular podcasts became a political must-stop, even in an off-election year
In 2024, President Trump popped up as a guest in a number of popular podcasts. Now, even in an off-election year, politicians are taking to the same non-political podcasts to reach a new audience.
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Texas Republicans unveil a proposed redraw of House seats to boost the party
Texas Republicans have unveiled a proposed redraw of the state's congressional map that is likely to help the party pick up additional seats.
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National Transportation Safety Board meets about January's deadly midair plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board opened a three-day investigative hearing Wednesday on the January midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which killed 67 people.
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Podcasters who backed Trump air frustrations over handling of Epstein case
Some of the same podcasters who backed President Trump last November have grown frustrated over the handling of the Epstein case, saying officials haven't keep their word to make more details public.
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IRC head talks about his call to allow more aid as Gaza verges on famine
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with David Milliband, head of the International Rescue Committee, about his call to allow more aid to enter Gaza amid a food crisis on the verge of famine.
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In 'Sloppy,' Rax King details her journey from addiction to sobriety
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rax King about her new collection of essays, Sloppy. King is now three years sober from alcohol and cocaine, and the book documents her journey getting clean.
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National Urban League says Trump's policies amount to emergency for Black Americans
One of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization warns the Trump administration's policies have thrust the country into a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and black economic advancement.
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Trump's nomination of Emil Bove to the federal bench exposes a rift
President Trump's nomination of Emil Bove to the federal bench exposes a rift in the conservative legal movement.
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Nearly a hundred unmarked graves of incarcerated Black boys might get recognition after 150 years
A burial site with about 100 mostly unmarked graves has existed for over a century in a Maryland field — most likely the resting place of Black boys confined in a segregated detention center.
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Funding cuts will hit rural areas hard. One station manager explains how
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tom Michael, general manager of Boise State Public Radio, about what the cuts to federal public media funding mean for his station.
