Elena Burnett
Stories
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World Food Program's Jean-Martin Bauer on Haiti's growing starvation
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with World Food Program director Jean-Martin Bauer on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Haiti as violence has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
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Widow and former PM among those indicted in Haitian president assassination inquiry
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles about those indicted in the 2021 assassination of the Haitian president, including his widow and the former prime minister.
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Can Trump afford his mounting legal penalties?
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Forbes senior editor Dan Alexander about Trump's fortune and the resources he has to pay huge legal settlements.
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Emily Nagoski wrote a guide on finding lasting intimacy — and helped her own marriage
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with sex educator Emily Nagoski about her new book Come Together, and advice for partners to begin what can sometimes be intimidating conversations about sex.
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Former war crimes ambassador-at-large on Israel's defense to genocide allegations
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Scheffer, former ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, about Israel's defense to allegations that it is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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An exit interview with Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., about his retirement from Congress and how urban transportation policy has evolved throughout his almost three decades in Congress.
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Can the U.S. stand with both Israel and Ukraine?
You know that old saying about being able to walk and chew gum at the same time? Julianne Smith, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, is living it.
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How a week's worth of plastic adds up
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with LA Times environmental reporter Susanne Rust about what she learned from logging her plastic use for a week.
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Trump's legal defense focuses on free speech — will that strategy hold up in court?
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stetson Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on Donald Trump's defense team's focus on free speech and whether or not that argument will hold up in court.
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'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings says afterlife depictions track pop culture's evolution
Jeopardy! champion and host Ken Jennings rose to fame for knowing nearly everything about anything. Now he's written a book on destinations of the afterlife called 100 Places to See After You Die.