Patrick Jarenwattananon
Stories
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As climate disasters go up, so do home insurance costs. HUD wants to fix the cycle
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with HUD secretary Adrienne Todman about how climate change is making home insurance pricier or even impossible to get -- a problem being addressed with a summit this week.
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How big crisis has to be to provoke radical social change, according to a philosopher
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Oxford University philosopher Roman Krznaric about the disruption nexus, a theory for social change he outlines in his new book, History For Tomorrow.
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Hurricane Beryl has left a trail of destruction along Jamaica’s southern coast
Hurricane Beryl gradually weakens as it continues on its course across the Caribbean, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. This is the earliest category 5 storm in the Atlantic on record.
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World
Biggest election year in modern history: Will democracy prevail?
In this busy year of national elections around the world, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with election watchers from Ghana, Venezuela and Georgia about how democracy is being challenged where they are.
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World
Sudan’s civil war continues to pay a heavy toll on the country’s children
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell about her visit to Sudan and what she saw about the toll the country's civil war has had on children.
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National
This ultra-distance swimmer became the first to take 24-mile route up Chesapeake Bay
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Katie Pumphrey, who recently completed a goal to swim across the Chesapeake Bay.
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An insider’s look at how Biden preps for a debate
NPR'S Juana Summers speaks with Bob Bauer, the personal lawyer to President Biden, who stood in for Trump and Bernie Sanders in 2020 during mock-debates for the president to prep.
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Southern Baptist Convention will decide whether to expel churches with women pastors
NPR's Mary Louise talks to professor Beth Allison Barr about the Southern Baptist Convention’s planned vote this week on whether to expel churches where women are pastors.
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World
U.S. Ambassador to U.N. on the Security Council's vote for a ceasefire in Gaza
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Naismith Hall of Famer Grant Hill weighs in on NBA finals and Olympic goals ahead
Ahead of the NBA Finals tipoff, Grant Hill, Naismith Hall of Famer and minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks, talks about the identities of both Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks and who has the edge.