Kai McNamee
Stories
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Latin America
Researchers discover a Mayan settlement thought to be more than 1,000 years old
Researchers have discovered a Mayan site hidden deep in the jungle on the Yucatan Peninsula thought to have been built over a thousand years ago.
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Movies
What giving "it all up willingly" means to singer-songwriter, Laura Marling
Musician Laura Marling is out with a new album called "Patterns in Repeat."
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One leg at a time: Chinese textile company makes the world's largest pair of jeans
A textile company in Southern China has reset the Guinness World Record for the largest pair of jeans. The pants are over 250 feet long.
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National
How FEMA is preparing for Hurricane Milton so soon after Helene
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Craig Fugate, former FEMA administrator, about the challenges the U.S. faces with the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton weeks after Hurricane Helene.
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Arts & Life
NPR goes on a real life treasure hunt
A few weeks ago, a video game designer and a musician hid treasure somewhere in the forests of the Northeastern U.S. It’s called Project Skydrop. NPR joined the hunt.
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National
I went on a real life treasure hunt. This is what I discovered
A golden trophy and pot of prize money worth more than $100,000 was hidden in a forest recently. So of course I joined in the hunt.
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Ina Garten of 'Barefoot Contessa' reflects on life and career in new memoir
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ina Garten about going from government employee to best selling cook book author, television cook -- a journey she shared in her new memoir Be Ready When the Luck Happens.
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After a 32-year run, United Airlines will stop printing its inflight magazine
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ellen Carpenter, who edited United Airlines' Hemispheres magazine from 2017-2024. The magazine published its final printed edition in September after a 32-year run.
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Music
The Dare’s album is a party – and you’re invited
Harrison Patrick Smith’s debut album as The Dare, What’s Wrong With New York, fuses pop, rock and electro, and his music has drawn comparisons to the sounds of New York in the 2000s.
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National Security
Dual missions strain Secret Service when the job is harder than ever
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post about Secret Service failures and the most recent apparent attempt on former president Trump's life.
