Sacha Pfeiffer
Stories
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How Bad Boys: Ride or Die became this year's summer blockbuster
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is this summer's first blockbuster. But, what makes it a runaway hit?
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Zach Williams' collection of short stories explore the mundane and the bizarre
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Zach Williams about his debut short story collection "Beautiful Days."
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Is a warning label for social media enough?
NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with clinical psychologist Lisa Damour about social media’s impact on teens.
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We explained why woodpeckers hammer on metal — which struck a chord with listeners
Many NPR listeners responded to a story explaining why some woodpeckers hammer on metal, including a man who said it solved a 35-year mystery for him.
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More than 1,000 athletes compete at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis
The U.S. Olympic swimming trials are continuing in Indianapolis. More than 1,000 athletes are trying to make a 60-member squad. The stories of triumph and agony are equally compelling.
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Researcher of ancient Mayan human remains uncovers site used in male, twin sacrifices
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Rodrigo Barquera, a researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, about a study revealing a surprise about ancient Mayan sacrifices.
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Petition pushes FEMA to classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters'
Thirty environmental, healthcare and labor groups filed a petition urging federal government to include heat and wildfire smoke in its definition of “major disaster.”
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This database could help descendants of enslaved people learn about their ancestry
Ancestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it will help fill historical gaps for Black Americans.
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Morning news brief
President Biden delivers confident speech to NATO summit. Russia strikes children's hospital in Ukrainian capital. NPR probe finds the pharmacist who makes a sedative used in Texas executions.
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The Pentagon plans to reinstall the floating pier off the Gaza coast
The pier will be used to deliver long-stalled humanitarian aid. Will it finally live up to the Biden administration’s hopes?
