Audie Cornish
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Environment
Raising the price of fossil fuels to reflect the true social cost
Researchers at the International Monetary Fund say trillions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies are making greenhouse-gas-producing fuels cheaper than they should be and making climate change worse.
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National
More than social media: The WhatsApp outage affected small businesses worldwide
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ayman El Tarabishy, professor at George Washington University, about how Facebook's outage earlier this week halted work for businesses who rely on WhatsApp worldwide.
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National
How Janet Jackson's 'Control' shook the room for decades
Janet Jackson's Control turns 35 this week. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sam Sanders of It's Been A Minute, who investigated the album's making and legacy to commemorate the anniversary.
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Arts & Life
Comedian Josh Johnson Dares To Make Us Laugh In A Global Pandemic
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with comedian Josh Johnson about his newfound success and how comedy has served as a processing tool for collective trauma throughout the pandemic.
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Music
How An Author And Illustrator Adapted Nina Simone's Complicated Life Story For Kids
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with author Traci Todd and illustrator Christian Robinson about their new children's book 'NINA: A Story of Nina Simone,' and adapting a complicated figure's story for kids.
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National
WNBA Playoffs Start Tonight. Here's A Preview Of What To Expect
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Lyndsey D'Arcangelo of The Athletic about the WNBA playoffs, which begins with the New York Liberty, who grabbed the final slot in the tournament on a technicality.
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National
Misinformation That Pushed Haitian Migrants To U.S. Border Persists Amid Deportations
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald and John Holman of Al Jazeera English about the Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and those being returned to Haiti.
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National
More On The Investigations Into Video Game Publisher Giant Activision Blizzard
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Kirsten Grind about the recent turmoil at video game company Activision Blizzard.
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National
How Surveillance Programs Developed After 9/11 — And How Those Targeted Pushed Back
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ahmed Mohamed, legal director at the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, about the surveillance of Muslim communities after 9/11.
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Movies
Creator Of Criterion's Black Film Archive On Making Black Cinema History Accessible
A Criterion Collection employee realized that less than 1% of its films featured African-American directors – so she created the Black Film Archive, which celebrates Black cinema with 250 films.