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The NewsroomShooting the Messenger: NPR's Leila Fadel on the First Amendment and a free pressLeila Fadel, host of NPR's Morning Edition and the Up First podcast, came to Wilmington last month for WHQR's luncheon. On this episode of The Newsroom, we've got her keynote speech, a Q-and-A session with the audience, and a one-on-one interview with WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman.2025-06-061h 24
Trump's TermsU.S. soybean farmers urge Trump to ease tariffs on China to protect their industrySoybean farmers are urging the White House to abandon its tariffs on China to protect their industry. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2025-04-1406 min
Up First from NPRThe State of Free Speech in AmericaThe first amendment is a cornerstone of American democracy. This week on The Sunday Story, we hear from people who feel their right to free speech might be changing under the Trump Administration. NPR's Morning Edition co-host Leila Fadel joins Ayesha Rascoe to share what she learned when she talked to teachers and students, pastors and scientists, and others about whether they feel emboldened or silenced in America today.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2025-04-1332 minUp First from NPRThe State of Free Speech in AmericaThe first amendment is a cornerstone of American democracy. This week on The Sunday Story, we hear from people who feel their right to free speech might be changing under the Trump Administration. NPR's Morning Edition co-host Leila Fadel joins Ayesha Rascoe to share what she learned when she talked to teachers and students, pastors and scientists, and others about whether they feel emboldened or silenced in America today.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2025-04-1332 min
NPR's Book of the DayTo confront radical change, 'Slate' writer Scaachi Koul wrote a new book of essaysThree years ago, Scaachi Koul went through a divorce, a process that she says was "disorienting." But divorce, the Slate writer says, also offered a framework for rethinking everything: her relationship with men, family, conflict, and herself. Her new book of essays Sucker Punch works through this personal evolution. In today's episode, Koul speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about one of the primary relationships in these essays: the writer's relationship with her mother. They also discuss Koul's shifting perspective on fights, her interest in speaking with the man who sexually assaulted her, and her loose interpretation of Hindu fables.2025-04-0307 min
NPR's Book of the DayA new book from Peter Beinart asks Jewish people to reimagine the Israeli statePeter Beinart, once a defender of the Israeli state, has become one of its sharpest critics. His new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, was born out of Beinart's personal struggle within the Jewish community in the wake of the war. In the book, Beinart makes an urgent appeal, asking his peers to imagine a world in which Palestinians and Israeli Jews share equal rights. In today's episode, Beinart joins NPR's Leila Fadel for a discussion that touches on the intertwined relationship between Israeli and Palestinian safety and how a reimagined Israeli state could lead to a better...2025-02-1711 min
NPR's Book of the DayIn new memoir, Brooke Shields talks aging, beauty and an unwanted medical procedureBrooke Shields started in Hollywood at just 11-years-old, starring in films like Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon. From that young age, the actress and model was sexualized on and off screen – and decades later, she's out with a memoir that reflects on that public scrutiny. In Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed To Get Old, Shields – now 59 – writes about her experience with age-related bias in the industry. In today's episode, she speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about her refusal to feel invisible as she ages, how sweetness can be a liability, and a medical procedure that was performed without her consen...2025-01-1712 min
NPR's Book of the Day'King: A Life' and 'A Day in the Life of Abed Salama' are Pulitzer Prize winnersToday, we revisit conversations with two 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning authors. First, King: A Life, the biography by Jonathan Eig, provides a fresh perspective on the life of one of America's most important activists. In today's episode, Eig speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about how Martin Luther King, Jr. rose to prominence at such a young age, and how he maintained his spirituality through deep scrutiny and surveillance. Then, A Day In The Life of Abed Salama is a true story that takes place in Jerusalem. In 2012, a bus collided with a semi trailer. Six Palestinian kindergarteners and a teacher burned to...2025-01-0316 min
NPR's Book of the DayIn 'Citizen,' former President Clinton reflects on his post-White House yearsSince leaving the White House more than two decades ago, Bill Clinton has remained a leader in the Democratic Party, but has mostly focused on philanthropy and public service. He has aimed to address the HIV/AIDS crisis globally and he worked to help free two American journalists incarcerated in North Korea. Clinton's new memoir, Citizen, takes stock of these post-presidential years – but also serves as a vehicle for the former president to address past controversies. In today's episode, Clinton joins NPR's Leila Fadel for a discussion that touches on how the Democratic Party should respond to this political moment, an...2024-11-2007 min
Up First from NPRBONUS: Biden's Speech At White House, Trump's Victory, Administration TransitionIn this bonus episode, Up First co-hosts Leila Fadel and A Martinez break down the latest analysis of the election results and what's ahead for the next Trump administration with the day's reporters, experts and analysts. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.This bonus episode of Up First was Edited by Lisa Thomson and Produced by Kaity Kline. It was made by the Morning Edition and Up First teams along with the entire NPR newsroom. It was also made in...2024-11-0715 minUp First from NPRBONUS: Biden's Speech At White House, Trump's Victory, Administration TransitionIn this bonus episode, Up First co-hosts Leila Fadel and A Martinez break down the latest analysis of the election results and what's ahead for the next Trump administration with the day's reporters, experts and analysts. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.This bonus episode of Up First was Edited by Lisa Thomson and Produced by Kaity Kline. It was made by the Morning Edition and Up First teams along with the entire NPR newsroom. It was also made in...2024-11-0715 minUp First from NPRBONUS: Trump's Return To The White HouseIn this bonus episode, Up First co-hosts Leila Fadel and A Martinez break down what's behind President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House with the day's reporters, political strategists and analysts. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2024-11-0613 minUp First from NPRBONUS: Trump's Return To The White HouseIn this bonus episode, Up First co-hosts Leila Fadel and A Martinez break down what's behind President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House with the day's reporters, political strategists and analysts. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2024-11-0613 minUp First from NPRBONUS: "We, The Voters" Swing State DebriefThis bonus episode features Up First co-hosts Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin, Leila Fadel and A Martinez. In the closing days of the election they get together to talk about their biggest takeaways from the voters they spoke with in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Nevada – swing states that could decide the election. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.This episode was edited by Lisa Thomson, HJ Mai, Jan Johnson, Arezou Rezvani and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Lindsay Totty, Julie Depenbrock, Ba...2024-11-0119 min
NPR's Book of the DayIn 'The Stories We Cannot Tell,' difficult pregnancies unite two very different womenOver 25 years ago, author Leslie Rasmussen connected with a stranger over challenges with their fertility. That friendship inspired her 2023 novel, The Stories We Cannot Tell, which follows two very different women who contend with excruciating decisions around their pregnancies. In today's episode, Rasmussen talks with NPR's Leila Fadel about her years-long fertility struggle, the difficulty of discussing the decision to terminate a pregnancy, and the political context surrounding her novel following the fall of Roe v. Wade.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at...2024-09-1107 min
NPR's Book of the DayTwo books dive into the musical histories of The Police and Joni MitchellToday's episode is about two emblematic musicians who take us to very different parts of the globe, from the London punk scene to the Laurel Canyon utopia of the 1960s and 70s. First, Stewart Copeland speaks to NPR's Leila Fadel about his memoir, Stewart Copeland's Police Diaries, which chronicles his time as a drummer for the legendary band. Then, Here & Now's Robin Young is joined by NPR Music's Ann Powers, who's written a biography of Joni Mitchell's expansive career called Traveling.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book...2024-07-1219 min
State of the World from NPRHaiti's Interim Prime Minister Shares A Hopeful VisionNPR's Leila Fadel asks Haiti's interim prime minister, Garry Conille, about his mandate to lift Haiti out of violence and pave the way for electionsLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2024-07-0408 min
NPR's Book of the DayAmy Tan opens up about her birding obsession in 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles'Author Amy Tan spends hours in her backyard, watching and drawing birds go about their business. Her new book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, is full of essays and illustrations about her connection to these small creatures. In today's episode, she speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about how an overwhelming sense of gloom from racism and political division in 2016 forced her to find a way to immerse herself in nature, and how her obsessive hobby led to a pretty high bird food budget – and mealworms in her fridge. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's bo...2024-05-0207 min
NPR's Book of the DayIn 'We Loved It All,' Lydia Millet dives into nonfictionPulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet is known for writing novels that are sometimes dark, yet funny peeks into communities and relationships. Her new book, We Loved It All, still follows some of those satirical undertones, but it's a nonfiction work that blends the author's real life experiences with anecdotes about the natural world. In today's episode, NPR's Leila Fadel asks Millet how what started as an encyclopedia of animals morphed into a bigger project about the nature of life, and how it changed her writing process.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR...2024-04-1507 min
Up First from NPRThe Sunday Story: Losing the Gaza They KnewThe Israeli government currently prohibits foreign journalists from entering Gaza. NPR's Leila Fadel found another way of reporting from inside the territory.This week on The Sunday Story, we bring you an episode from NPR's Embedded podcast. Fadel speaks with host Kelly McEvers about voice memos she's been receiving from a Palestinian college student trying to survive as bombs fall around her in Gaza. And we hear from a Palestinian American family that escaped the war–only to find that it has followed them home.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNP...2024-03-1731 min
EmbeddedField Notes: On Losing the Gaza They KnewThe second in a two-part special series featuring conversations between Embedded host Kelly McEvers and NPR reporters who have been on the ground during the current conflict between Israel and Hamas In this episode, Morning Edition's Leila Fadel paints an intimate portrait of displacement in Gaza. She shares voice memos she's been receiving from a college student trying to survive and the story of a family that escaped the war only to find that it had followed them home.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2024-03-0732 min
The Hake ReportCaller Wars III? Stuck in the 60s! | MonAnother busy calls day — callers vs callers. Racial resentment! Living in the past! Fake history! Whites getting angry and emotional! The Hake Report, Monday, March 4, 2024 AD TIME STAMPS * (0:00:00) Start * (0:01:37) Topics (Didn't get to anything) * (0:03:30) Hey, guys! Chrome, useless. VW tee (boo) * (0:06:52) MARK, CA: Riley Laken reactions (migrants) * (0:16:26) MARK: NY Subway assault, anger, "migrants" * (0:20:04) JOHN, KY vs MARK: Forgive, Capital Punishment (BHI) * (0:23:00) JOHN v MARK: IQ, skin color, why BLM burn? Race * (0:27:27) JOHN v MARK: Separatist, leave. Where's Columbus? * (0:31:19) MA...2024-03-041h 54
NPR's Book of the DayHala Gorani's memoir 'But You Don't Look Arab' is a journey of belongingJournalist and former CNN anchor Hala Gorani tells NPR's Leila Fadel that she has a whole paragraph queued up to answer a seemingly simple question: Where are you from? Gorani's memoir, But You Don't Look Arab, unpacks her many roots across Istanbul, Syria, France and the U.S. — and grapples with how her identity and its impact on her work have been scrutinized for decades. In today's episode, she opens up about why she had to change her name and add a photo of herself to her passport to land a job in journalism, and why constant movement can offer an...2024-02-2807 min
NPR's Book of the DaySarah Cooper's memoir 'Foolish' is about her immigrant family, TikTok fame and comedyComedian Sarah Cooper blew up when her TikTok videos making fun of then-President Donald Trump's statements in press conferences went viral. Her new memoir, Foolish, recounts that moment in her life — but it also expands on Cooper's larger trajectory, from learning she was Black as the daughter of Jamaican immigrants to working at Google as an adult. She tells NPR's Leila Fadel just how surreal her rise in comedy has been, and why HomeGoods home decor actually dishes out some pretty wise life advice. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up...2024-02-0808 min
Black Stories. Black Truths.Follow Up FirstNPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays by 6 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez. Also available on Saturdays by 8 a.m. ET, with Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Simon. On Sundays, hear a longer exploration behind the headlines with Ayesha Rascoe on "The Sunday Story," available by 8 a.m. ET. Listen to more Up First at these links: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, NPR.org, or an...2024-02-0600 min
NPR's Book of the DayNovels by Sigrid Nunez and Michael Cunningham tackle the pandemicToday's episode finds two renowned authors who found solace in writing characters navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. First, NPR's Leila Fadel spoke with Sigrid Nunez about The Vulnerables, which follows a woman, a parrot, and a Gen Z college student unexpectedly taking care of another during lockdown in New York. Then, Michael Cunningham tells NPR's Scott Simon about Day, which chronicles three days — spread out over three years — in the life of a Brooklyn family, and how isolation and companionship changes them over that time.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-12-0816 min
NPR's Book of the DayIn 'Oath and Honor,' Liz Cheney analyzes Trump's effect on the Republican partyWhen former Wyoming representative Liz Cheney criticized Donald Trump's presidency, she says she didn't know the Republican party would turn on her. But after losing her leadership role in the party and her bid for reelection, Cheney had to reassess. Her new book, Oath and Honor, opens up about the House investigation into the January 6 attack, and her colleagues' ambivalence on impeaching Trump. In today's episode, Cheney tells NPR's Leila Fadel why she thinks it's important to talk about Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election, and how it can still pose a threat to democracy in 2024.Learn more...2023-12-0513 min
NPR's Book of the DayNathan Thrall's book revisits a tragic bus accident in JerusalemToday's episode is a true story that takes place in Jerusalem. In 2012, a bus collided with a semi trailer. Six Palestinian kindergarteners and a teacher burned to death. Abed Salama,, who is the father of one of the children, has to navigate physical and bureaucratic barriers as he searches for his son. In A Day In The Life of Abed Salama, author Nathan Thrall revisits the journey and the vivid people, both Palestinian and Jewish, Salama encountered. Thrall and Salama speak with NPR's Leila Fadel about the emotional odyssey and the book's new reception after the Hamas attack on Israel...2023-12-0407 min
Stories from NPR : NPRWhat would happen if Congress stripped $14 billion from the IRS's budget?The IRS has been underfunded for decades. The lack of money makes things harder for regular taxpayers. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Vanessa Williamson of the Brookings institution.2023-11-1403 minStories from NPR : NPRThe FTC is threatening legal action against drugmakers over patent abusesNPR's Leila Fadel talks to Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, about drug companies holding patents on medications for much longer than they're supposed to.2023-11-0803 min
NPR's Book of the DayJhumpa Lahiri questions Italian identity in 'Roman Stories'Roman Stories, the new collection of short stories by Jhumpa Lahiri, captures the tensions of a rapidly-changing Rome, Italy. In today's episode, Lahiri speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about how growing up as the daughter of immigrants in the U.S. and later moving to Italy as an adult has complicated ideas of home and belonging for her – and how ultimately, home might be of a mental state rather than a physical place.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-10-3007 min
NPR's Book of the DayTwo poetry collections find beauty in unexpected placesPoet Franny Choi knows that marginalized communities have been facing apocalypses forever. But in her new book, The World Keeps Ending and the World Goes On, she uses their survival as a way to look forward. In this episode, she tells NPR's Leila Fadel how understanding that pain and resilience can ultimately be a source of hope. Then, former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins discusses his new collection of very short poems, Musical Tables, with NPR's Scott Simon – and gets into the complexities of how sometimes saying less can offer so much more.Learn more about sponsor me...2023-10-2019 min
Consider This from NPRPalestinians Appear to Have Been Killed in Reprisal Attacks in the West BankMore than 60 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in the days after Hamas' attack on southern Israel. Some of those deaths appear to be reprisal killings. NPR's Leila Fadel visited the village of Qusra in the West Bank where some of these killings have taken place.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-10-1813 min
Consider This from NPRPalestinians Appear to Have Been Killed in Reprisal Attacks in the West BankMore than 60 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in the days after Hamas' attack on southern Israel. Some of those deaths appear to be reprisal killings. NPR's Leila Fadel visited the village of Qusra in the West Bank where some of these killings have taken place.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.2023-10-1813 min
Consider This from NPRIsrael's Evacuation Order in GazaHow do you evacuate more than a million people across a cramped, urban bombed out territory and get them to safety — in just one day? In the lead up to a likely ground war invasion, Israel on Friday gave residents of Gaza an ultimatum: move to the southern end of the territory, or face the full force of the Israeli military as it plans to go after Hamas militants on the ground. Israel's government is intent on stamping out the Hamas militants who planned and carried out last week's attack that killed 1,300 Israelis. Since then, Israel ha...2023-10-1416 min
Consider This from NPRIsrael's Evacuation Order in GazaHow do you evacuate more than a million people across a cramped, urban bombed out territory and get them to safety — in just one day? In the lead up to a likely ground war invasion, Israel on Friday gave residents of Gaza an ultimatum: move to the southern end of the territory, or face the full force of the Israeli military as it plans to go after Hamas militants on the ground. Israel's government is intent on stamping out the Hamas militants who planned and carried out last week's attack that killed 1,300 Israelis. Since then, Israel ha...2023-10-1416 min
NPR's Book of the Day'All Boys Aren't Blue' honors coming of age as a queer Black boyAuthor George M. Johnson says they knew their memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue, would be challenged by school boards – but they didn't realize just how much controversy it would stir up. The memoir explores Johnson's upbringing as a queer young person of color in New Jersey and Virginia. In today's episode, they tell NPR's Leila Fadel that despite all the pushback the book has received, it's been overwhelmingly gratifying to see how much it's helped teachers, librarians, parents...and especially the students themselves.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-10-0407 min
NPR's Book of the DayTwo books examine masculinity and mental health in immigrant familiesToday's episode is rooted in how the expectations of immigrant fathers affect their children. First, Khashayar J. Khabushani speaks with Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes about his novel I Will Greet the Sun Again, which follows a young Iranian-American boy trying to make sense of his identity and sexuality under a strict, sometimes violent, dad's care. Then, Prachi Gupta tells NPR's Leila Fadel about her memoir, They Called Us Exceptional, and how the intersection of racism and patriarchy contributed to her brother's tragic death.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-09-0818 min
Medical MotherhoodCould your school be getting more health care dollars from Medicaid?I had a long commute in high school. Since she worked near my school, my mom would drive me the 30 or so minutes every morning, but I would have to take a 2-hour bus ride home. We could never agree on the music. She wanted to listen to Oldies or Classic Rock, but I wanted to listen to Alternative or Pop. There was one thing we finally agreed on: National Public Radio.I had known I wanted to be a writer since the age of 6. But after a couple of years...2023-08-2723 min
NPR's Book of the DayPidgeon Pagonis' memoir 'Nobody Needs to Know' reclaims intersex identityPidgeon Pagonis grew up thinking they'd survived cancer as a child, and the disease was the reason their body didn't develop quite like the other girls at school. It wasn't until college that they realized they were actually born intersex, and all the surgeries, secrets and confusion came into focus. In their new memoir, Nobody Needs to Know, Pagonis reckons with how they came to understand and accept the truth about their body. They tell NPR's Leila Fadel about that journey and about how they're thinking about community and activism now that their story is out in the world.2023-08-2407 min
NPR's Book of the Day'War and Punishment' chronicles the history of Russian oppression of UkraineJournalist Mikhail Zygar says a lot of Russian historians were actually propagandists – they worked for people in power and wrote recorded events the way politicians and elites wanted. In his new book, War and Punishment, he breaks down the historical myths he says are part of the Russian psyche, one he says Putin uses to defend the invasion of Ukraine. Zygar tells NPR's Leila Fadel that he doesn't think everyone believes the propaganda, but that it's essential to uncover the truth about the Russian empire to understand how we got to today's war, and where it might go next.2023-08-2107 min
NPR's Book of the Day'Break the Wheel' examines police violence and accountabilityIt's been three years since George Floyd's murder. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted the former police officers who killed Floyd, but accountability and justice is not always found in state-sponsored violence against Black Americans. In his new book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence, Ellison retraces the case. As he tells NPR's Leila Fadel, the book – and his experience – is also proof that systems can change to prevent future tragedies.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-05-2907 min
State of the World from NPRIs the Ukrainian counteroffensive on hold?Ukraine's president says more weapons are needed before a spring counteroffensive begins. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired U.S Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges about whether a delay hurts Ukraine's effort.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-05-1204 minState of the World from NPRCollege students in Ukraine and the U.S. compare their daily livesNPR's Leila Fadel talks to two students, one from each country, whose classes connect over Zoom to learn about each other's lives.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-05-0506 min
NPR's Book of the DayMargaret Atwood ponders aging, fantasy and George Orwell in 'Old Babes in the Wood'Margaret Atwood has been writing for a long time – and as she tells NPR's Leila Fadel, the world looks very different today than it did when she started. Her new collection of short stories, Old Babes in the Wood, provides different approaches to the passing of time. There's a couple that's facing the realities of aging; there's a conversation with George Orwell, who Atwood says drastically changed her life; and there's even a parallel reality to the author's 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale, where men are the ones being controlled.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/ad...2023-03-1307 minState of the World from NPRAre the sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine working?NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rachel Ziemba of the Center for a New American Security about whether the more than 11,000 sanctions on Russia are weakening their ability to finance the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-02-2704 minState of the World from NPRWar in Ukraine: One Year LaterWith the war in Ukraine entering its second year with no end in sight, we're taking a long look at this grim milestone. NPR's Leila Fadel takes stock of the war, the people affected by it, and looks at what could happen next.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-02-1850 minState of the World from NPRSecretary of State Blinken on what it would take to end the war in Ukraine.NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the war in Ukraine and what is needed for peace.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-02-1403 min
NPR's Book of the DayNBA dreams come true in 'The Sense of Wonder.' But at what cost?Won Lee, the protagonist of the novel The Sense of Wonder, is the only Asian American player in the NBA. But as was true for real-life basketball star Jeremy Lin, things can get very ugly – and very racist – very quickly. In today's episode, author Matthew Salesses explains to NPR's Leila Fadel how he tried to balance his main character's "happy to be here" energy with the need to push back and stand up for himself. He also tells Fadel about his deep love for Korean dramas, and how that passion found a home in the novel, too.Learn more...2023-02-0708 min
NPR's Book of the DayThrough short stories, 'The Faraway World' encompasses the Latin American diasporaPatricia Engel's new collection of short stories, The Faraway World, reaches into the lives of imaginary characters scattered throughout Latin America. There's a family that's left reeling after a very important member disappears; there's an immigrant woman grappling with societal expectations of what her body and career should look like. In today's episode, Engel talks with NPR's Leila Fadel about some of the overarching themes that tie the ten stories together – and how the title came from a family photograph she found from when her own grandfather took a leap into the unknown.Learn more about sponsor message ch...2023-02-0607 min
NerdetteSpecial: NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’We are bringing you an episode of NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast! Everyday, that podcast highlights a recent story or interview about books from NPR. Listen to host Leila Fadel speak with author George M. Johnson about their memoir ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ and the challenges to books by school boards across the country.2023-02-0309 minNerdetteSpecial: NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’We are bringing you an episode of NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast! Everyday, that podcast highlights a recent story or interview about books from NPR. Listen to host Leila Fadel speak with author George M. Johnson about their memoir ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ and the challenges to books by school boards across the country.2023-02-0309 minState of the World from NPRThe fight for air superiority and the fight against corruptionRussia and Ukraine are waging a fierce war in the sky but one thing makes this fight distinctive from previous air wars: pilots are extremely rare. And NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Conor Savoy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about Ukraine's efforts to root out corruption to ensure allies their money is going to the right places.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-02-0210 minState of the World from NPRCan Western tanks change the game?NPR's Leila Fadel talks with former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute about decisions by the U.S. and Germany to send battle tanks to Ukraine, and their likely impact on the war against Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-01-2604 min
NPR's Book of the Day'All Boys Aren't Blue' honors coming of age as a queer Black boyAuthor George M. Johnson says they knew their memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue, would be challenged by school boards – but they didn't realize just how much controversy it would stir up. The memoir explores Johnson's upbringing as a queer young person of color in New Jersey and Virginia. In today's episode, they tell NPR's Leila Fadel that despite all the pushback the book has received, it's been overwhelmingly gratifying to see how much it's helped teachers, librarians, parents...and especially the students themselves.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2023-01-1807 minState of the World from NPRZelenskyy told Congress continued aid is an investment in global security. Is it?NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Amanda Sloat, senior director for Europe on the National Security Council, about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Washington and U.S. assistance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-12-2204 min
NPR's Book of the DayTwo poetry collections find beauty in unexpected placesPoet Franny Choi knows that marginalized communities have been facing apocalypses forever. But in her new book, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On, she uses their survival as a way to look forward. In this episode, she tells NPR's Leila Fadel how understanding that pain and resilience can ultimately be a source of hope. Then, former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins discusses his new collection of very short poems, Musical Tables, with NPR's Scott Simon – and gets into the complexities of how sometimes saying less can offer so much more.Learn more about sponsor me...2022-11-2520 minState of the World from NPRExamining the missile mishap in Poland and the lessons to take awayNPR's Leila Fadel talks to Stephen Flanagan, a senior fellow at the RAND Corporation, about the lessons NATO can learn from this week's missile strike near Poland's border with Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-11-1705 min
Sixth & I LIVEIliza Shlesinger, comedian and actor, with Leila FadelPlease note this conversation includes discussion of miscarriage and may not be suitable for all listeners. In All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions, the award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and producer shares a collection of hilarious and insightful essays about the exasperating issues of everyday life. In conversation with Leila Fadel, a host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” as well as NPR’s morning news podcast “Up First.” This program was held on October 12, 2022. 2022-10-311h 02
NPR's Book of the Day'Fen, Bog & Swamp' explains why the wetlands matter and why they're disappearingPulitzer Prize winning-author Annie Proulx tells Leila Fadel that she learns by writing. So when she wanted to better understand the wetlands – and how they're being affected by the climate crisis – she dove into nonfiction. Her new book, Fen, Bog & Swamp, does not concern itself with how the natural world serves humans, but rather how it serves itself.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-10-2708 min
Celestial Podcast63: Häxeri, musik & tarot - Leila & MirandaVälkomna tillbaka till Celestial Podcast! Idag har jag bjudit in underbara Leila Sabzevari & Miranda Gjerstad för att prata häxeri, musik & tarot! Dessa kvinnor är så coola & kreativa och i detta avsnitt får vi ta del av deras syn på andlighet, häxeri, tarot & musikskapandet som är ett utlopp för andligheten! Jag fick möjligheten att delta på tjejernas tarotkurs för nybörjare som var så bra & lärorik, så håll utkik för deras kommande tarotkurser! Man kan även boka privata readings eller boka in dom för event & fest! Ka...2022-10-261h 15State of the World from NPRHow Russia's illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions could change the warNPR's Leila Fadel talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Russia annexing four Ukrainian territories and how that could escalate the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-09-3004 minState of the World from NPRMoscow prepares to annex 4 Russian-occupied regions in UkraineNPR's Leila Fadel talks to PBS NewsHour's Simon Ostrovsky about what the earlier annexation of Crimea might suggest for what happens now for the next areas Russia is trying to annex.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-09-2905 min
NPR's Book of the DayA family grows and changes in graphic memoir 'It Won't Always Be Like This'In her new graphic memoir, It Won't Always Be Like This, NPR Editor Malaka Gharib revisits the summers she spent in Cairo, Egypt and how they shaped who she is today. She writes about her relationship with her dad and her step-mom, and how that relationship strengthened over the years even as the distance between them grew. The author, her dad, and her step-mom all spoke with NPR's Leila Fadel.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-09-2808 minState of the World from NPRWhat meaningful action could the United Nations take to help Ukraine?As the U.N. General Assembly comes to a close, NPR's Leila Fadel asks Yale law professor Oona Hathaway how nations can unite in responding to Russia for its war against Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-09-2604 min
NPR's Book of the DayMohsin Hamid and Alora Young detail the impact of colorism in their storiesThe two books featured in this episode illustrate the impact of colorism in society. First up is The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid. In conversation with Scott Simon, Hamid talks about his personal experience after 9/11 and how that helped shape the narrative of this novel. Next is Walking Gentry Home by Alora Young, which chronicles her family's history through nine generations of mothers in her life. Young shares with Leila Fadel about how her stories touch on her skin complexion "as a product of uninvited attention" from people who enslaved her family.Learn more about sponsor message...2022-08-1917 minState of the World from NPRAfter months of harsh sanctions, Moscow seeks to stabilize the country's economyNPR's Leila Fadel talks to Russian history professor Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about the state of the Russian economy after three months of war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-05-2704 min
Consider This from NPRNot Much Changed After Sandy Hook. Will Federal Laws Change After Uvalde?At least 19 children were shot and killed by a man who investigators say was armed with assault rifles legally purchased after his 18th birthday. It was the deadliest school shooting since Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut nearly 10 years ago. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy tells NPR that lawmakers in Washington — including himself — bear responsibility for inaction on gun violence over the last decade. Also in this episode, gun control activist Sandy Phillips, who spoke to NPR's Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition; and Uvalde City Manager Vince DiPiazza, who spoke to NPR's Leila Fadel on Morning Edition. In part...2022-05-2514 minState of the World from NPRUkrainian science fair contestants put national unity on displayNPR's Leila Fadel speaks with students representing Ukraine in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Because of the Russian invasion, they say the competition is about more than science.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-05-1004 minState of the World from NPRAttacks persist on Ukrainian steel plant, where some people managed to fleeNPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Hanger of the International Committee of the Red Cross about efforts to escort civilians out of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-05-0504 min
InsiderCastEP. 264 - David Fadel (Fadel Palestrantes): Como ser um palestrante extraordinário?Você sonha apenas com os aplausos ou você realmente quer impactar a vida de centenas de pessoas com o seu conhecimento?
Vamos ser honestos. As duas coisas são excelentes e você pode ter tudo isso e muito mais. Mas vai precisar tomar a decisão certa e se preparar para subir em um palco.
Por isso, neste InsiderCast Talk Show, seu podcast do mundo corporativo, vamos desvendar como você pode ser um palestrante extraordinário, aquele que tem o poder de transformar vidas por meio do poder da palavra...2022-05-0455 minState of the World from NPRIn the war on Ukraine, rape has been used as a weaponNPR's Leila Fadel talks to British lawmaker Arminka Helić about how rape and sexual violence are being used as weapons in Russia's war on Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-05-0306 minState of the World from NPRNATO defense officials meet in Germany to decide next steps for UkraineThe U.S. wants to weaken Russia to the point where it can't wage a war like this again. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about what options NATO has left.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-04-2606 minState of the World from NPRWhat is Russia's Plan B?NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired General Ben Hodges about how the Russian assault in eastern Ukraine will be different from President Putin's initial plan to take Kyiv at the end of February.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-04-2004 min
NPR's Book of the DayVirtual memories live in 'The Candy House'It's already pretty hard to tell what's really real when it comes to social media. But Jennifer Egan takes it one step further in her latest novel The Candy House where people can upload their actual memories, and let other people live in theirs. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad talked with NPR's Leila Fadel on Morning Edition about what it means to be "authentic."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-04-1808 min
Curiosity WeeklyArctic Alien-ish Life, A Nuclear Donut, Babies Curing HIVToday, you’ll learn about how alien-like life figured out a bizarre way to survive at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, a donut-shaped machine that just set a bunch of records in the world of nuclear fusion and how babies are becoming superheroes in the fight against cancer and HIV.Learn about how alien-like life figured out how to survive at the bottom of the Arctic ocean. 'Alien-like' life thrives on dead matter in Arctic deep by Helen Briggshttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60308650Fossil-eating sponges discovered in the Arctic by Jam...2022-04-1315 minState of the World from NPRTargeting eastern Ukraine, How do you prove a war crime?Ukraine is bracing for more Russian attacks, especially in the eastern part of the country. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about Russia's newest calculations and how its relationship with NATO is forever changed. Plus, several countries, including the U.S., say they'll help examine potential war crimes in Ukraine. NPR's Julie McCarthy looks into what constitutes crimes in war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-04-0808 minState of the World from NPRDozens killed at train station, Evacuating the trappedIn the eastern region of Ukraine, authorities say dozens were injured after a missile hit a train station in the city of Kramatorsk. And when Russian forces took over neighborhoods in Ukraine, it was difficult to evacuate people. Project Dynamo helps get people out. Leila Fadel speaks with the Army and Navy combat veteran who runs it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-04-0810 minState of the World from NPRTalk of tougher sanctions, Ukrainian bakery reopens amid continuous warSecretary of State Antony Blinken is in Brussels for NATO meetings today. State Department spokesman Ned Price talks to Leila Fadel about objectives that could include tougher sanctions on Russia. And in Ivano-Frankivsk, in the western part of Ukraine, a bakery that shuttered for two weeks during the war has resumed business. As Scott Detrow reports, it even employs Ukrainians displaced from other parts of the country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-04-0610 min
State of the World from NPRRussian forces appear to be preparing for a new attempt to take KyivNPR's Leila Fadel talks to Olga Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, talks about what it's like in the besieged parts of Kyiv.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-03-1407 min
Cast Iron Brains - A Podcast with Bob and Abe"Wow. Wow. Oh man."The least essential podcast in your feed is here once again with disdain for college basketball coaches, an explanation of how a $1500 bet can cost you $11 million, weird media stuff, and a new twist on the old talk show standby, the ethics of tipping. Listen! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen —March is full of days and hono...2022-03-081h 45
NPR's Book of the DayWe travel to Iceland with its first lady on International Women's DayThere is an Icelandic word, sprakkar, that means outstanding women - and those women are at the heart of the book Secrets Of The Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women And How They Are Changing The World. Iceland's first lady and author, Eliza Reid, interviewed women from all walks of life to find out what makes being a woman in Iceland so great. Reid told NPR's Leila Fadel that not everyone knows Iceland has topped the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Equality Index for the past 12 years, so she set out to change that.Learn more about sponsor message choices...2022-03-0808 min
State of the World from NPRRussian forces are advancing on another power plant, Ukraine's president saysNPR's Leila Fadel talks Mariana Budjeryn, a Ukrainian and a nuclear expert at Harvard's Belfer Center, about the dangers of Russia seizing control of Ukraine's nuclear power plants.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-03-0707 minState of the World from NPRAs many people flee Ukraine, others are traveling to the embattled countryAs hundreds of thousands of people flee Ukraine, NPR's Leila Fadel takes a train into western Ukraine and talks to some of the passengers headed toward war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2022-03-0207 min
NPR's Book of the Day'The Black Agenda' and 'Solitary' tackle criminal justice reformIn interviews with the authors of The Black Agenda and Solitary, the issue of criminal justice reform is central. First, writer Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman talks about an essay collection from Black writers that tackles issues the U.S. faces today – that stem from racism and racist policies. She told NPR's Leila Fadel the book is arguing for the humanity of Black people. The second interview is with Alfred Woodfox, who served 43 years in prison – most of those in solitary confinement — for a crime he says he didn't commit. Woodfox told NPR's Scott Simon he struggles with claustrophobia even now.Le...2022-02-2516 min
NPR's Book of the Day'A Snake Falls To Earth' tackles real life issues in a fantastical worldAuthor Darcie Little Badger has her protagonists, Nina and a cottonmouth snake named Oli, tackle big, real world problems in her new Young Adult novel, A Snake Falls To Earth. She told NPR's Leila Fadel that young people are feeling climate anxiety acutely, so it was important to her to make it a part of this story, even though it takes place in a fantastical world. She does have a PhD in oceanography and a bachelors in geo-science, so understands the stakes really well. But, she doesn't want her readers to walk away feeling hopeless.Learn more about...2021-12-0809 min
NPR's Book of the DayKarl Ove Knausgaard didn't mean to write a 666-page bookThe Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard gained an international reputation thanks to his breakout autobiographical series My Struggle -- but he actually made his literary debut in the world of fiction. Now, he's returned to that world with his novel The Morning Star, a dark tale of the uncanny events that unfold after a new star appears in the sky. Unlike his previous series, the book features multiple perspectives and otherworldly incidents that seem ripped from the pages of the Bible. But as the author explains to NPR's Leila Fadel, those acts of God happen alongside the mundanity of everyday...2021-10-2108 min
Thursday BreakfastUN Role in Western Sahara, Direct Action for the Environment, Listening, Place and Relation, Rainbow Vaccination Week with Mama AltoAcknowledgement of Country// Headlines// On Tuesday 12 October, the Australian Western Sahara Association held a panel discussion on the United Nations' role in the Western Sahara conflict. Today, we hear two speakers from that discussion- Golriz Ghahraman MP, Green Party of Aotearoa NZ, and Kamal Fadel, Polisario Front Representative in Australia and New Zealand. The full event recording is available on the Association's Facebook page, Western Sahara Down Under.// Listen back to Chris Schuringa, campaigner from GECO, the Goongerah Environment Centre, in discussion with Meg and Zeb from City Limits in late September 2021 on how important Direct Action continues to be in...2021-10-2000 min
Thursday BreakfastKaren Wyld, Save Public Housing Collective, Make West Papua Safe, Fiona Foley, Polisario Front Western SaharaAcknowledgement of country News Karen Wyld joins us to talk about her newly published book, Where the Fruit Falls. Karen Wyld is a freelance writer and author currently based in South Australia but her grandmother's county, Martu is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Human rights defender and activist Adolf Mora joins us today to speak more about the situation in West Papua and the Make West Papua Safe campaign. Adolf came by boat in 2006 and has been detained in Christmas Island for a bit then granted temporary protection via and came to Narrm since then to continue the...2020-11-1800 min
It's Been a MinuteCoronavirus: The Great Equalizer — Or Maybe NotDepending on where you live, your race, and your income, the coronavirus pandemic can look dramatically different. Sam's NPR colleagues, Leila Fadel, based in Los Angeles, California, and Kirk Siegler, based in Boise, Idaho, compare how differently rural and urban populations are dealing with the pandemic — and what they may have in common. Then, Sam speaks with a listener who had COVID-19 and thinks she may have passed it on to a co-worker who later died. And listeners share all the things helping them cope and getting them through this time.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.co...2020-04-2436 min
It's Been a MinuteWeekly Wrap: How Cities Are Responding To Homelessness, Plus All About Flu SeasonCities across the United States are struggling to figure out how to best respond to rising populations of people experiencing homelessness, especially in light of shortages of affordable housing and recent court rulings. Plus everything you should know about this year's flu season. Sam is joined this week by NPR national desk correspondents Kirk Siegler and Leila Fadel.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2019-12-1337 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & Detective[German] - Nachtbus by Giampiero RigosiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/541949to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Nachtbus
Author: Giampiero Rigosi
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Length: 10 hours 26 minutes
Release date: November 18, 2019
Genres: Police & Detective
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Ein für wunderbare Unterhaltung sorgender Krimi!In Bologna verwickeln sich die Geschichten einiger grundverschiedener Gestalten. Da gibt es den 30-jährigen Busfahrer Francesco, der die Stadt und seine Spielschulden hinter sich lassen will. Und Leila, die auf ihre ganz eigene Art und Weise von ihrer Schönheit lebt. Als dann auch noch der private Ermittler Matera und zwei Mitglieder des Geheimdienstes in das Geschehen eingreifen, ist...2019-11-1810h 26
It's Been a MinuteWeekly Wrap: Funk's Resurgence In Pop, The Future Of Title VII, Domestic ExtremismAs President Trump faces an impeachment inquiry his rhetoric is becoming more extreme, using words like "coup" and "civil war." At the same time, domestic terror experts are seeing an uptick in violent messaging from white nationalist groups, angry about the challenge to the president. Meanwhile, an upcoming Supreme Court case could decide whether Title VII employment protections apply to gay and transgender individuals. Plus, why funk music is making a resurgence in mainstream pop songs. Sam is joined by NPR national correspondents Leila Fadel and Kirk Siegler.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices2019-10-0440 min
It's Been a MinuteWeekly Wrap: Las Vegas, Paradise & HamberdersIt's Friday. Sam ooga-chakas this week with NPR National Desk correspondent Leila Fadel (@LeilaFadel) and 'The Nevada Independent' editor Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports). They talk the latest on Syria, Brexit, and a family's choice not to return to Paradise, Calif., following the wildfires there. Plus, is Marie Kondo really telling you to throw away your books?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2019-01-1839 min
Film and Television (Video)Life After The Fall - Storytelling from IraqNovelist Sinaan Antoon and journalist Leila Fadel join UCSB’s Mona Damluji for a post-screening discussion of Kasim Abid’s 2008 film Life After the Fall. They discuss the difficulties of living and working in U.S.-occupied Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein, the decline of security and safety, loyalties-of-necessity to one’s particular neighborhood in the power vacuum that ensued, and the complications and sometimes harrowing difficulties of everyday life. At issue in particular is each guest’s struggle to tell stories about Iraq that felt honest, empathetic, and adequate when most narrativization of Iraq at the time tended t...2018-07-1738 minFilm and Television (Audio)Life After The Fall - Storytelling from IraqNovelist Sinaan Antoon and journalist Leila Fadel join UCSB’s Mona Damluji for a post-screening discussion of Kasim Abid’s 2008 film Life After the Fall. They discuss the difficulties of living and working in U.S.-occupied Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein, the decline of security and safety, loyalties-of-necessity to one’s particular neighborhood in the power vacuum that ensued, and the complications and sometimes harrowing difficulties of everyday life. At issue in particular is each guest’s struggle to tell stories about Iraq that felt honest, empathetic, and adequate when most narrativization of Iraq at the time tended t...2018-07-1738 min
Communication and Media Studies (Video)Life After The Fall - Storytelling from IraqNovelist Sinaan Antoon and journalist Leila Fadel join UCSB’s Mona Damluji for a post-screening discussion of Kasim Abid’s 2008 film Life After the Fall. They discuss the difficulties of living and working in U.S.-occupied Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein, the decline of security and safety, loyalties-of-necessity to one’s particular neighborhood in the power vacuum that ensued, and the complications and sometimes harrowing difficulties of everyday life. At issue in particular is each guest’s struggle to tell stories about Iraq that felt honest, empathetic, and adequate when most narrativization of Iraq at the time tended t...2018-07-1738 minCommunication and Media Studies (Audio)Life After The Fall - Storytelling from IraqNovelist Sinaan Antoon and journalist Leila Fadel join UCSB’s Mona Damluji for a post-screening discussion of Kasim Abid’s 2008 film Life After the Fall. They discuss the difficulties of living and working in U.S.-occupied Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein, the decline of security and safety, loyalties-of-necessity to one’s particular neighborhood in the power vacuum that ensued, and the complications and sometimes harrowing difficulties of everyday life. At issue in particular is each guest’s struggle to tell stories about Iraq that felt honest, empathetic, and adequate when most narrativization of Iraq at the time tended t...2018-07-1738 min
Bill Moyers Journal (Video) | PBSLeila FadelJust back from being under fire in Sadr City this week, award-winning journalist Leila Fadel, Baghdad Bureau Chief for McClatchy, gives viewers on-the-ground analysis of the latest events and close-up look at the state of the war.2008-04-1922 minBill Moyers Journal (Audio) | PBSBattle in Sadr CityJust back from being under fire in Sadr City this week, award-winning journalist leila Fadel, Baghdad Bureau Chief for McClatchy, gives viewers on-the-ground analysis of the latest events and close-up look at the state of the war. And, Bill Moyers talks with Marth Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of law and Ethics at University of Chicago, about church and state, and her newest book, lIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE: IN DEFENSE OF AMERICA'S TRADITION OF RElIGIOUS EQUAlITY.2008-04-1800 min