Ailsa Chang
Stories
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The family politics behind J.D. Vance's 'childless cat ladies' comment
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jessica Winter of The New Yorker about J.D. Vance's politics, particularly his views around the importance of having children.
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California's newest state park is like a time machine
California's newest state park just opened this summer — and a visit is like stepping into a time machine as its creators reimagine what a state park can be.
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California's newest state park is like a time machine
In the Central Valley, California’s first new state park in a decade opened this summer and it re-imagines what a state park can be.
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Former Secret Service head on the agency's controversy following the rally shooting
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ralph Basham, the director of the Secret Service during the George W. Bush administration, about Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle's decision to resign.
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Director of 'Crazy Rich Asians' Jon Chu on his new memoir
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with film director Jon Chu about his new memoir Viewfinder. Chu is best known for his 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians.
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Black men exonerated after mutiny charges during WWII
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with producer Dan Collison about his documentary on the Port Chicago 50, a group of Black sailors who were charged with mutiny for refusing to work under unsafe conditions.
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Charting J.D. Vance's journey from 'never Trump' to Trump's running mate
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with David Frum, a senior editor for The Atlantic, to dig a little deeper into J.D. Vance’s political path. Frum knew the politician and wrote a piece about him in 2022.
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Despite appeals for peace, the U.S. has a long history of political violence
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with political historian Matthew Dallek on the link between rhetoric and political violence, and the history of political violence in the United States.
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Spain takes it all in soccer and tennis
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Miguel Macias about Spain winning the European soccer championship and what this means for the country and soccer.
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Japanese Americans are still trying to grasp the impact of WWII on their families
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong, host of the Inheriting podcast, about the far-reaching consequences of the Japanese-American internment during WWII.
