Ari Shapiro
Stories
-
Why the price of rice is so high in Japan
The price of rice in Japan has doubled in the last year. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Pittsburgh scholar Kay Shimizu about what's behind the shortage in the homeland of sushi.
-
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies while vacationing with family
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died at 54. Costa Rican authorities report he was on a family vacation there and drowned while swimming.
-
Lawyers for the Trump administration and Harvard University face off in federal court
Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration made their arguments today in federal court in Boston, while supporters of Harvard rallied outside.
-
A judge in Boston will rule on whether student deportations violate free-speech rights
After a two-week trial, a federal judge in Boston will rule on whether the Trump administration's crackdown on noncitizen pro-Palestinian protesters is an unconstitutional violation of their right to free speech.
-
'A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile' is part travelogue, part memoir
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Aatish Taseer about his book A Return to Self. It's part travelogue, part memoir and finds the writer wrestling with questions about immigration and cultural identity.
-
Rural areas face unique challenges when responding to disasters
President Trump landed in Texas Friday to visit areas ravaged by floods. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dianna Bryant about the challenges rural areas face in preparing for and responding to disasters.
-
Poet Mary Jo Bang reaches the end of her 20-year journey through Dante's 'Divine Comedy'
Poet Mary Jo Bang has spent the last two decades translating the three books of Dante's Divine Comedy. Purgatorio is the final installment and continues her style of lively, lyrical translation.
-
After decades on NPR, this familiar voice is retiring
NPR's Ari Shapiro and longtime newscaster Jack Speer chat about his early years covering business for the network, his retirement, and what he'll miss about covering the daily news.
-
How Steve Aoki laces EDM into every genre imaginable
EDM mega-star Steve Aoki continues to break genre boundaries with his new album HiROQUEST 3: Paragon.
-
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration to limit federal judges' authority
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the University of Virginia's Amanda Frost, who studies immigration and citizenship law, about the Supreme Court ruling that dramatically limits federal judges' power.