Lauren Hodges
Stories
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Iconic Birkin bags are pricy — but the original just fetched a stunning $10 million
The original Birkin bag — made specifically for the singer and actress Jane Birkin — just sold for more than $10 million at Sotheby's in Paris.
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A Green Day fan invited onstage to play one of their songs plays 'Wonderwall' instead
A fan at a Green Day concert was invited onstage to play along with the band — only to start playing someone else's music.
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The strategy behind nonviolent protest movement in the U.S.
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Harvard Kennedy School of Government political scientist Erica Chenoweth about whether protests like those against President Trump change minds or policies.
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DHS official says immigration raids in LA will continue, despite the ongoing protests
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy Tony Pham — also a former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
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Trump's 50% tariffs on imported metals will mean pricier cars and canned goods
Tariffs on aluminum and steel imports just doubled, to 50%. Martha Gimbel of Yale's Budget Lab talks about what the tax on foreign metals will mean for Americans looking to buy cars and canned goods.
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Former DOGE engineer shares his experience working for the cost-cutting unit
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
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Heritage Foundation president talks about Trump's 100 days
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kevin Roberts — president of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank which unveiled Project 2025 — about the Trump administration's recent actions.
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Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges
Former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is in custody at the International Criminal Court. He has been under investigation since 2021 for his administration's deadly drug crackdown.
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'Sisyphean task' of bringing Marc Fogel home from Russian prison has happy ending
Marc Fogel, a Pennsylvania schoolteacher, has been release from Russian prison. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with his sister, Anne Fogel, about how the family is feeling now.
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Journalist Kelsey McKinney breaks down the pull and power of gossip in new memoir
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Kelsey McKinney about her new book, You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip.
