Emily Kwong
Stories
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How one content creator's Dr. Pepper jingle grabbed the attention of the Internet — and brands
NPR's Mia Venkat explains what the internet was obsessed with this week: the jazzy jingles made by content creator Romeo.
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Covering the immigration surge in Minneapolis as a local
Meg Anderson, who has been reporting on the Trump administration's immigration campaign in Minneapolis, talks about what it is like to cover a national event in her home town.
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The week in science: Ice, parents' disgust and penguins adapting to climate change
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents' heightened tolerance for disgust, and how penguins are adapting to climate change.
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This week in science: elephant trunks, butterfly migration and a hot galaxy cluster
NPR's Short Wave talks about elephants' sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a surprising discovery about the early universe.
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This week in science: Swearing, bird bills and the pandemic, and whale breath samples
Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.
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An exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a volcanoes-Black Death link
Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes and the Black Death.
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The evolutionary history of kissing, moss in space, and the origins of the moon
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon.
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This week in science: A Saturn moon's ocean, chameleon eyes and energy used for AI
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave discuss new findings about the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus, the secrets behind chameleons' eye movements and the energy use behind AI computing.
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This week's Short Wave news roundup
Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.
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This week in science: Recycling innovation, scrolling dangers and the inside of Mars
NPR's Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about an innovation in plastic recycling, the link between smartphones and hemorrhoids and what Mars' structure and ice cream have in common.