Ari Shapiro
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Critics say Trump's planned military parade will send the wrong message
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Joshua Zeitz, contributing editor at Politico Magazine, about where military parades fit into the American civic tradition, and why he sees June's parade as a sharp break with that tradition.
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What's it like to anchor NPR live special coverage?
What's it like to anchor NPR live special coverage? Two seasoned NPR hosts discuss.
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Israeli writer Etgar Keret reflects on writing during difficult times
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with writer Etgar Keret about his new book, Autocorrect. Many of the short stories were written before the war began, but he says they've taken on new meaning since then.
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COVID vaccine researcher discusses CDC's new guidelines
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, about the CDC's new guidelines on COVID vaccines for kids and pregnant women.
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World Food Program head says peace critical to solve hunger in Congo
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Program, about the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and cuts to WFP funding.
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Madeleine Thien's new novel 'The Book of Records' explores the fluidity of time
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Madeleine Thien about her new novel, The Book of Records begins when a seven year old girl named Lina arrives with her father in an unusual place.
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In 'Overcompensating,' Benito Skinner turns old wounds into comedy
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Benito Skinner about his new show, Overcompensating, out on Amazon Prime on May 15.
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Birthright citizenship case goes to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on an issue that courts have not questioned in more than a century: birthright citizenship. NPR's Ari Shapiro discusses the case with law professor Amanda Frost.
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Within the new novel 'The Emperor of Gladness,' a love letter to fast food workers
In his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, Ocean Vuong lovingly describes characters who worked together in a Connecticut fast food restaurant.
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Author Ocean Vuong on 'the shared bond of survival' and his new novel
Author Ocean Vuong talks about his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness. It centers on the unlikely friendship between a 19-year-old college dropout and an 82-year-old with dementia.
