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Dina Nayeri's relationship with belief changed while writing 'Who Gets Believed?'

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Dina Nayeri about her new book Who Gets Believed? and how expanding the stories we are familiar with can help us to believe strangers and vulnerable populations.

How South Africa nearly descended into civil war instead of a multi-racial democracy

Journalist Justice Malala explains how Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk kept the country on a path to peace after the 1993 assassination of Chris Hani. His book is The Plot to Save South Africa.

Samantha Casiano and Luis Villasana and had a baby last week who died shortly after birth. The fatal condition was diagnosed at 20 weeks of pregnancy. When Casiano asked her OB-GYN what her options were, she was told, "You don't have any options. You have to go on with your pregnancy."

A Good Friday funeral in Texas. Baby Halo's parents had few choices in post-Roe Texas

When she gave birth to her baby with a fatal condition two months early, Samantha Casiano scrambled to raise funds for the funeral. Anti-abortion advocates say Texas laws are "working as designed."

The World Health Organization led this measles vaccination campaign in India in 1974 — reflecting its mission "to promote and protect the health of all peoples."

Teens, trust and the ethics of ChatGPT: A bold wish list for WHO as it turns 75

We asked public health leaders what the World Health Organization should add to its docket in this anniversary year. Answers ranged from pay more attention to teen health to restore the world's trust.

Scientists race to detect new pathogens before they can spark another pandemic

Disease researchers from South Africa were the first to identify the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. Scientists there are racing to detect new pathogens before they can spark another pandemic.

What to expect with King Charles as head of British monarchy

Following King Charles III's coronation, Sarah McCammon speaks with professor Pauline MacLaran of the Royal Holloway University of London about King Charles and the future of the monarchy.

Movie Review: 'Wakanda Forever'

Marvel's "Black Panther" sequel, "Wakanda Forever," brings together almost all the original cast members for a story that is both an elegy for Chadwick Boseman and a way forward for the story.

War separates two best friends from Ukraine

NPR's Elissa Nadworny tells the story of two kindergarten classmates and best friends who were separated by Russia's war on Ukraine.

Gang of Youths frontman on new album 'angel in realtime'

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dave Le'aupepe of Gang of Youths about the band's new album angel in realtime.

EPA creates new office to advance environmental justice initiatives

Forty years after Warren County, N.C., residents marched to a landfill to try to stop dump trucks, the EPA is creating an office for advancing environmental justice. (Aired on ATC on Oct. 3, 2022.)

Supreme Court Signals Plan To Uphold The ACA. How Will Biden Expand It?

On this edition of Your Call, we’re discussing the future of the Affordable Care Act. Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard yet another challenge to the law.…

Despite waning support from his party, Britain's Boris Johnson says he won't resign

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains defiant, insisting he won't resign after another crisis rocked his leadership.

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