Michael Levitt
Stories
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Arts & Life
What humanity could learn from natural ecosystems, according to a botanist
In her new book The Serviceberry, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer argues that humans would be wise to learn from the circular economies of reciprocity and abundance that play out in natural ecosystems.
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Politics
Is there a national shift to the right in the U.S.? Strategists weigh in
With a race that was expected to be historically tight behind us, the question is: How did Trump win so decisively?
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Politics
Who's sending Trump back to the White House and why?
=Republican strategist Sarah Longwell and Democratic strategist and pollster Anna Greenberg talk about what drove Trump's victory and what it tells us about the future of U.S. politics.
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Alexei Navalny's widow on how her role has changed since his death
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia Navalnya about her husband's posthumous memoir Patriot and how her role has changed since his death.
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Even in death, Alexei Navalny continues to fight. His wife Yulia is speaking for him
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Yulia Navalnya about her husband's posthumous memoir Patriot. It is the story of his youth, activism, family and commitment to the cause of Russian democracy.
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Sports
Harrison Butker's PAC is an example of how sports and politics can overlap
The Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker is back in national news. He’s founded a Political Action Committee to get conservative Christians out to vote.
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Food
In the kitchen with cookbook author Luisa Weiss
Guest host Rob Schmitz speaks with cookbook author Luisa Weiss about her upcoming book, Classic German Cooking.
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As Israel strikes Hezbollah targets, Lebanese civilians are being displaced
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Sarah Al-Charif, founding director of the Ruwwad Al-Tanmeya NGO, about the displacement that people there are experiencing as a result of Israeli strikes.
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Israeli politician and retired General reflects on a year of war
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yair Golan, an Israeli general now in the reserves, about how conflicts in the Middle East have escalated since Hamas' attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
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The Middle East war widens as Iranian missiles shoot into Israel
The war in the Middle East appears to be widening. Iran sent a volley of missiles at Israel just days after Israel killed the leader of Hezbollah, Hasan Nasrallah.
