Scott Detrow
Stories
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When filmmakers and actors go against the grain, does it work?
A lively review of cases when people both in front of and behind the camera took on a project that deviated from their past work, and whether it paid off or not.
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What the largest Kurdish population in the United States means to Nashville
Nashville is home to the largest Kurdish population in the United States — and a new podcast, "The Country In Our Hearts" from WPLN, tells the story of the diaspora.
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Bishop Pham sought refuge in U.S. Now, he supports people in immigration courts
Bishop Michael Pham, head of the San Diego diocese and the first American bishop installed by an American pope, talks about his priorities and his involvement in immigration issues.
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Protests mark Brazil's Independence Day as former president's coup trial wraps
In Brazil, Bolsonaro supporters rally on Independence Day as the verdict looms in the former President's historic coup plot trial.
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How strong is the strongest water lily?
Botanical gardens from around the world testing who has the strongest lily pad.
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Why the recent unemployment numbers matter
The Labor Department released another disappointing jobs report this past week. A month ago, a government number cruncher got fired for that. How much faith should be put in the government's economic data?
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What happens when democracies use military force to occupy their own territory?
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Robert A. Pape of the University of Chicago about what happens when democracies use military force to occupy their own territory. Weeks of talk of sending federal troops into Chicago has set the city on edge.
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Chicago responds to President Trump's threats of troop deployment
WBEZ's Adriana Cardona Maguigad reports on reaction in Chicago as Trump renews threats to send in National Guard troops and increase ICE enforcement.
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Massachusetts makes progress on regional health care coalition
The Boston Globe's Jason Laughlin explains how Massachusetts and other states are forming independent healthcare coalitions to fill in the gap on healthcare policy left by sweeping federal changes.
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Who makes the rules at immigration court? Reporting on chaotic scenes in courthouse halls
NPR's Ximena Bustillo talks to Scott Detrow about what reporting on the immigration court has been like recently, and describes the chaotic courthouse hallways she's been navigating.