Mia Venkat
Stories
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National
Cookbook author Joan Nathan looks at her own culinary history in 'My Life in Recipes'
Joan Nathan has spent her life exploring Jewish culture through recipes. Now in her 80s, her new book is her most personal work yet — excavating her own culinary history.
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National
Breaking down the NCAA women's championship game and tournament
In Sunday's NCAA final, the Iowa Hawkeyes lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sports journalist Kavitha Davidson about the banner year for women's college basketball.
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National
The mayor of Baltimore on what comes next for his city
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott about the aftermath of the bridge collapse in Baltimore and what happens next.
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National
What to expect this March Madness
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Justin Williams, a staff writer at The Athletic, about what to look out for when the NCAA basketball tournament starts Tuesday.
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World
An expert weighs in on the crisis in Haiti
Daniel Foote, a former American diplomat who was appointed as the special envoy to Haiti after the president was assassinated, speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the current crisis in Haiti.
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Hardcore thrifters share their shopping tips
NPR's Life Kit asks a group of die-hard thrifters to share some tips on ways you can make your thrift shopping trips more successful.
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National
Talking Millennial stereotypes and a misunderstood generation of women
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kate Kennedy, author of One in a Millennial: On Friendships, Feelings, Fangirls and Fitting In, which explores the experience of being a millennial woman.
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National
Before dying, she made a fund to cancel others' medical debt — now $60 million worth
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Andrew Gregory about his late wife, Casey McIntyre, and the medical debt cancellation fund she set up before she died earlier in November of ovarian cancer.
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Kel Mitchell tells NPR what to expect from the 'Good Burger' sequel
It's been more than 25 years since the '90s cult classic came out. Now, the burger-slinging duo is back.
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Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House
House Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the next speaker. He will take office with just over three weeks before government funding expires on Nov. 17.