Mia Venkat
Stories
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National
The trauma of gun violence affects all children, not just the ones who were there
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox, author of the book Children Under Fire, about the immediate and long-term affects of gun violence on children.
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Food
American pickle legend Robert J. Vlasic has died at age 96
Robert J. Vlasic died at his home earlier this month at age 96. The businessman helped grow Vlasic into America's number-one pickle by not taking himself, or the company, too seriously.
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Music
TikTok has changed music — and the industry is hustling to catch up
TikTok has flipped the script on the music industry, and everyone from artists to analysts and even marketing bosses at the top labels are trying to catch up.
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National
TV show 'Gaslit' highlights the forgotten story of Watergate — Martha Mitchell's
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Robbie Pickering, the creator and show runner of the new show Gaslit. The intense — but funny — show focuses on some of Watergate's lesser-known figures.
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National
Brooke Shields is aging in the public eye — and she wants to talk about it
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress, writer and entrepreneur Brooke Shields about her effort to embrace aging and how she's trying to help other women do the same.
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National
Faith leaders reflect on their messages during the weekend's religious ceremonies
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Imam Mohamed Herbert, Rabbi Ruth Zlotnick and Reverend Marshall Hatch about how their respective faith communities are observing this holy weekend.
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National
Why the music industry is paying close attention to TikTok
User-generated content specific to TikTok has propelled songs old and new to viral success. That's left the record labels looking to the app for their next stars.
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Politics
How the Ukraine crisis could reset the global balance of power
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gideon Rachman of 'The Financial Times' about how China and Russia could leverage the Ukraine crisis to reduce U.S. influence around the world and reset the world order.
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World
French diplomat talks about the stakes of the ongoing Ukraine conflict
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Emmanuel Bonne, the diplomatic and national security advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron, about Russia and Ukraine.
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Food
These mushroom foragers hit the jackpot. Then they got creative
A pair of fungus foragers in California's Humboldt County recently pulled in more than 200 pounds of chanterelles. Rather than cash in, they donated and got creative.