Ailsa Chang
@ailsachang.bsky.social
Host of NPR’s All Things Considered. Based at NPR West. Lawyer in a former life. Proud Taiwanese. Always up for a real conversation.
I am so SO excited to talk next week to a mind and heart I have long admired - @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social!✨✨✨ See you soon, Boston & @wbur.org!
Boston! I'll be in town on May 30 for the WBUR Festival, where I'll be in conversation with NPR's Ailsa Chang. I'm pretty sure we'll be talking about books and ideas. @ailsachang.bsky.social @wbur.org
May 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am so SO excited to talk next week to a mind and heart I have long admired - @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social!✨✨✨ See you soon, Boston & @wbur.org!
Reporting from our excellent education reporter @jonakimehta.bsky.social
Hey y'all - I'm in the baby stages of building up my Bluesky, but wanted to share some reporting from this week: Just a minutes ago, nearly half of the Ed Dept.'s staff finished their last day of work before being put on admin leave: many who spent decades at the dept. All but 3 people remain at...
March 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Reporting from our excellent education reporter @jonakimehta.bsky.social
Today’s installment of our series on first-time Grammy nominees: Thank you Radhika Vekaria for giving us light on a dark day reporting on the LA fires. Produced/edited by Kira Wakeam/Christopher Intagliata www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
Grammy nominee Radhika Vekaria revisits spiritual mantras on 'Warriors of Light'
NPR's Ailsa Chang visits the Kali Mandir temple in Laguna Canyon to talk with singer Radhika Vekaria, who's nominated for her first Grammy for her album Warriors of Light.
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January 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Today’s installment of our series on first-time Grammy nominees: Thank you Radhika Vekaria for giving us light on a dark day reporting on the LA fires. Produced/edited by Kira Wakeam/Christopher Intagliata www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
We continue our series on first time Grammy nominees with the gorgeous vocal stylings of jazz artist Christie Dashiell. We talk about having her dad as a boss at Howard University and creating an album with such wide emotional range. www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
First-time Grammy nominee Christie Dashiell on the history behind her jazz album
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the jazz artist Christie Dashiell about her first-ever Grammy nomination, for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
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January 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We continue our series on first time Grammy nominees with the gorgeous vocal stylings of jazz artist Christie Dashiell. We talk about having her dad as a boss at Howard University and creating an album with such wide emotional range. www.npr.org/2025/01/29/n...
Our annual series on first time Grammy nominees kicks off this week! We begin with country singer Charley Crockett. I might sound a TOUCH FLIRTY, but such things can’t be helped when cowboy boots and stubble are involved. www.npr.org/2025/01/28/n...
Country singer Charley Crockett is 'afraid of being fenced in'
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with country artist Charley Crockett about his first ever Grammy nomination, for Best Americana Album, for his record $10 Cowboy.
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January 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Our annual series on first time Grammy nominees kicks off this week! We begin with country singer Charley Crockett. I might sound a TOUCH FLIRTY, but such things can’t be helped when cowboy boots and stubble are involved. www.npr.org/2025/01/28/n...
As the focus shifts from the LA fires to the returning President, ATC’s LA team is trying to keep the spotlight on the long, hard road still ahead for this county. For people whose homes survived the devastating fires, a new ordeal is just beginning.
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Some Altadena homes survived the fires, but it's unclear if they're safe to return to
Angelenos whose homes were spared by the fires -- but close enough to be full of ash and soot -- are concerned about whether their homes will ever be safe to live in.
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January 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
As the focus shifts from the LA fires to the returning President, ATC’s LA team is trying to keep the spotlight on the long, hard road still ahead for this county. For people whose homes survived the devastating fires, a new ordeal is just beginning.
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The Palisades Fire ravaged a century-old treasure and one of the most beautiful open spaces in all of LA County. Here is our love letter to the Will Rogers State Historic Park and to the special relationship between Angelenos and the outdoors. ♥️ www.npr.org/2025/01/17/n...
What's left of Will Roger's historic ranch after the Palisades fire
The Palisades Fire destroyed more than 2,800 homes and buildings. One of them was the historic ranch house of Will Rogers, the vaudeville entertainer and trick roper.
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January 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The Palisades Fire ravaged a century-old treasure and one of the most beautiful open spaces in all of LA County. Here is our love letter to the Will Rogers State Historic Park and to the special relationship between Angelenos and the outdoors. ♥️ www.npr.org/2025/01/17/n...
Merry Christmas everyone! Go out and watch the new Bob Dylan biopic — it’s fantastic. Not only did Timothée Chalamet have to learn to sing, play and talk like Dylan - he also had to fatten up 🤣 What a treat to talk to Chalamet and James Mangold about A Complete Unknown.
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Timothee Chalamet talks about playing Bob Dylan in the new movie 'A Complete Unknown'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actor Timothee Chalamet and director James Mangold about their new movie "A Complete Unknown."
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December 26, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Merry Christmas everyone! Go out and watch the new Bob Dylan biopic — it’s fantastic. Not only did Timothée Chalamet have to learn to sing, play and talk like Dylan - he also had to fatten up 🤣 What a treat to talk to Chalamet and James Mangold about A Complete Unknown.
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Wishing you all a sexy Christmas Eve. Thank you to director Halina Reijn for a truly illuminating conversation about the feminist spin she put on her delicious erotic thriller Babygirl. Been thinking about this convo for days.
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'Babygirl' writer-director talks about making an erotic thriller from the female gaze
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Halina Rejn, writer and director of the new movie Babygirl, about making an erotic thriller from the female gaze -- and whether that's really possible.
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December 24, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Wishing you all a sexy Christmas Eve. Thank you to director Halina Reijn for a truly illuminating conversation about the feminist spin she put on her delicious erotic thriller Babygirl. Been thinking about this convo for days.
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One of my favorite convos in awhile. Dan Nigro, the music producer behind Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo, visited me at NPR West to talk about what it’s like to both protect and guide two of the biggest pop superstars today. www.npr.org/2024/12/23/n...
December 24, 2024 at 12:15 AM
One of my favorite convos in awhile. Dan Nigro, the music producer behind Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo, visited me at NPR West to talk about what it’s like to both protect and guide two of the biggest pop superstars today. www.npr.org/2024/12/23/n...
This story by @emilyzfeng.bsky.social about the oppression and exhilaration of trash pickup in Taiwan utterly delighted me!
So, NPR let me do an audio postcard on my very particular trash routine in Taiwan that turned into more of a self-reflective essay on my neuroses...
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A love letter to Taiwan's meticulous — and frustrating — trash collection system
NPR's Emily Feng bids goodbye to Asia — and to Taiwan's strict trash collection system, which she unexpectedly grew to love.
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December 2, 2024 at 4:17 AM
This story by @emilyzfeng.bsky.social about the oppression and exhilaration of trash pickup in Taiwan utterly delighted me!