Courtney Dorning
Stories
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What makes a protest successful?
In the decades since the civil rights movement of the 1960s, many Americans have tried to use the model of protest to achieve their political goals. But do protests work?
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'Notes to John' completes late author Joan Didion's trilogy on grief
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Knopf publisher Jordan Pavlin and Shelley Wanger, Joan Didion's longtime editor and head of the Didion trust about the new book Notes to John.
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'I'm praying to him today': Nancy Pelosi remembers Pope Francis
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi about her experiences meeting Pope Francis and his legacy.
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Pope Francis has died. What happens now?
Father Tom Reese of Religion News Service talks about the death of Pope Francis and the upcoming process to elect his successor.
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Actor Hugh Bonneville finds the humor and poignancy in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actor Hugh Bonneville about his starring role in the play Uncle Vanya, which is showing at D.C.'s Harman Hall.
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How tariffs could impact the availability of baby products
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products for mothers, babies and children. Dunn has written an open letter to President Trump and Congress about how tariffs could harm his business and American families.
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The legality of sending U.S. citizens to El Salvador
Matt Ford, who covers the courts for The New Republic talks about Trump's idea to send '"homegrown criminals"-- U.S. citizens -- to prisons in El Salvador. He says it'd be flagrantly unconstitutional.
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A vaccine expert worries child measles deaths are being 'normalized'
Ousted FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks talks about the current administration's policy on vaccines, and how that is impact its response to the on-going measles outbreak in the southwestern U.S.
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Drowning in Tariffs, American businesses try to stay afloat
Americans who run different kinds of businesses are trying to figure out what's going on with tariffs and how to respond.
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Actress Taylor Dearden talks about portraying neurodivergence on 'The Pitt'
Actress Taylor Dearden plays a neurodivergent resident on Max's hospital drama "The Pitt." The actress talks to NPR's Scott Detrow about her portrayal.
