Emily Kwong
Stories
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The physics of the spiral pass have long been a mystery. Not anymore
The physics of the spiral pass have baffled physicists and football fans for decades.
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We're talking to you - Taxi Driver is 50
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How one New Hampshire town made sure its water was 'Safe to Drink'
NPR's Emily Kwong talks with Mara Hoplamazian about the new podcast, "Safe to Drink," about Merrimack, New Hampshire's fight for clean drinking water.
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Breezy Johnson wins gold, while Lindsey Vonn crash ends comeback quest
On the first Sunday of the Olympic Winter Games, downhill skier Breezy Johnson captured the first gold for Team USA. And alpine racer Lindsay Vonn crashed and was transported to the hospital with a broken leg.
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U.S.-India trade deal improves relations, but strain still shows
After months of wrangling and much tension, India and the US have finally released a framework for an interim trade agreement
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The seismometers at the end of the earth have names
Scientists have placed two seismometers 8000 feet below the ice cap at the South Pole to measure earthquakes and support tsunami alerts.
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What does it mean when the president calls to "nationalize the voting"?
Wendy Weiser, the vice president for democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice, discusses the impact of President Trump's recent urging of Republicans to "nationalize" voting.
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Among U.S.-Iran tensions, concern for an Iranian-American in Evin prison
As indirect talks begin between the U.S. and Iran over that country's nuclear program, Ryan Fayhee, lawyer for journalist Abdolreza Valizadeh, talks about his concern for his client, who is being held in Evin prison in Tehran.
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Red White and Blaine remembers Catherine O'Hara
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The thrill of attending the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Rachel Goes to the Games newsletter writer recounts the thrill of attending an Olympics opening ceremony for the first time.