Elena Burnett
Stories
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DOGE sets its sights on Medicare and Medicaid
The Department of Government Efficiency, has focused in on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. What could DOGE's efforts mean to the tens of millions of Americans who rely on them?
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Neko Case talks about her new memoir and discoveries about her upbringing
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to musician Neko Case about her new memoir, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, and some of the shocking details Case writes about her upbringing.
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As President Trump rolls back government DEI programs, a closer look at their history
NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Timothy Welbeck, director of Temple University's Anti-Racism program, about DEI programs' roots in the civil rights movement.
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An American held during the Iran hostage crisis talks about Jimmy Carter's legacy
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Barry Rosen, one of the 52 Americans held in Iran during the hostage crisis from 1979 to 1981, on President Jimmy Carter's quest to bring about their safe release.
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'The Cliffs' explores a house through the centuries of women who passed through
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author J. Courtney Sullivan about the real house that inspired the mansion at the center of her latest novel, The Cliffs.
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Could 'Parks and Recreation' still work 10 years later? Jerry actor isn't sure
Actor Jim O'Heir shares stories from seven years on NBC's Parks & Recreation with NPR's Juana Summers.
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Officials declared 'murder hornets' to be eradicated in the U.S.
The invasive insects known as "murder hornets" have been declared eradicated by Washington state wildlife officials, five years after they were first spotted in the United States.
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Christmas movies: the case for 'The Polar Express'
All Things Considered producer Elena Burnett makes a convincing case for the movie The Polar Express.
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Ten years later, could 'Parks and Recreation' still work? Jerry isn't sure
Actor Jim O'Heir shares stories from seven years on NBC's Parks and Recreation with NPR's Juana Summers.
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At the 1,000 day mark of war, a Ukrainian activist looks ahead
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Hanna Hopko, from the International Center for Ukrainian Victory, as Russia's invasion of her country approaches 1,000 days.