Ashley Brown
Stories
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Broadcasting pioneer Jayne Kennedy opens up on triumphs and heartbreaks in new memoir
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to barrier-breaking sports broadcaster Jayne Kennedy about her new memoir.
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On 'Miss Black America,' singer-songwriter Kirby pays homage to her Mississippi roots
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with soul singer KIRBY about her new album, Miss Black America, and how her Mississippi roots have shaped her music.
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Dev Hynes' new Blood Orange album, 'Essex Honey,' explores grief and growing up
NPR's Juana Summers talks to multi-hyphenate musician Dev Hynes, who performs as Blood Orange, about Essex Honey, an album inspired by where he grew up and how he's navigated grief.
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Singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards on new album and her definition of 'Billionaire'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to singer and songwriter Kathleen Edwards about her new album, Billionaire.
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In navigating hearing loss, poet Raymond Antrobus explains his views on 'deaf gain'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to poet Raymond Antrobus about his new memoir, The Quiet Ear, and how he has navigated between the worlds of hearing and hearing loss.
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Daniel Dae Kim on what helps ground him as an actor and his new TV series, 'Butterfly'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to actor Daniel Dae Kim about his upbringing and training for action scenes in his new TV series, Butterfly.
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In Peru, a new frog species has been discovered.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski says we can preserve democracy. 'But it takes work'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, about her new memoir that talks about the place she occupies in her party.
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Nick Kroll and Andrew Rannells explain how 'I Don't Understand You' got made
The comedy horror film I Don't Understand You follows a couple's pre-adoption Italian vacation gone wrong in every way. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to the movie's stars, Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll.
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'Kill Your Darlings' untangles the secrets couple keep for – and from – one another
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to author Peter Swanson about his new mystery novel, Kill Your Darlings, which explores the reasons behind a poet's act of murder against her own husband.