Justine Kenin
Stories
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National
Novel 'Romantic Comedy' explores desirability, entertainment and writing as a cure
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Curtis Sittenfeld about her latest novel, Romantic Comedy, about a woman in her 30s working for this weekly comedy sketch show.
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National
With a few 1 seeds, Cinderellas and underdogs left, this Sweet 16 has everything
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with The Athletic senior writer Nicole Auerbach about this weekend's Sweet 16 matchups in men's and women's college basketball tournaments and how Cinderella teams have fared.
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Science
A citizen-science project asks the public to identify the birds in your backyard
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual citizen-science project that gathers data about wild birds. Participants go outside for at least 15 minutes and identify as many birds as they can.
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National
Ben Shelton is the unexpected star of the Australian Open
The unexpected star of the Australian Open is a 20-year-old tennis player who had never been outside of the U.S. before this tournament. Ben Shelton has played his way into the quarterfinals.
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Politics
NCAA wants Congress' help to stabilize collegiate sports
Nicole Auerbach, senior writer for The Athletic, describes the NCAA's next steps toward stabilizing collegiate sports and why action from Congress is seen as the solution.
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Politics
Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House
Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries became the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House. He also became the first Democrat since 2007 to earn unanimous support from their caucus.
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World
Madrid students bring joy — and money — to people all over Spain
The traditional Spanish Christmas Lottery happens every Dec. 22. Madrid students bring joy, and sometimes a lot of money, to people all over Spain. Its top prize is known as "El Gordo."
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Sports
'Dead money' in college football is at an all time high
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Washington Post sportswriter Liz Clarke about the prevalence of "dead money" in college football as universities and boosters buyout coaches.
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National
Labor historians urge Biden against intervening rail labor deal
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Joseph McCartin, executive director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, about Biden's track record on labor.
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Health
A nurse's view as three viruses send Americans to hospitals
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with travel nurse Grover Nicodemus Street about the surge of three different infectious diseases ahead of the holidays.