What we learned from the #debate last night and the big Taylor Swift endorsement. Steve Inskeep and Tamara Keith chew it all over. youtu.be/tO0r15OHVYs?si…

My latest for NPR. Drug overdose deaths are down nationwide by at least 10 percent - an unprecedented decline. Some researchers believe the drop is even larger. npr.org/2024/09/18/nx-…

I took a trip to my home state of North Carolina to talk to two Black men from different generations about how both parties are fighting for their vote. npr.org/2024/09/21/nx-…

Thank you to all the friends and family who sent me this.

NPR updates newsmag strategy to address audience declines - Current current.org/2024/09/npr-up…

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) sits down with Mary Louise Kelly ahead of the debate. You can watch it here 📺 youtu.be/nVOdeneMlNg?si… via YouTube #debate

Today the “glam job” of a White House correspondent - involved voicing an NPR newscast spot from the bathroom on AF1. We didn’t have great connectivity on the ground in Georgia as Biden visited a pecan farm, and had to file before takeoff…

Your chances of being hunted by a turkey are low, but never zero.

Me was about to ask.

I asked why the rent had risen so much. The agent said she was getting another call and hung up. The listing was later removed. Here's my LAist story on the massive rent hikes people who've lost their homes are now seeing in their search for new housing. laist.com/news/housing-h…

Ceremony in rotunda about to begin - live special coverage here -->> npr.org/live-updates/t…

Jesse Eisenberg talks anxiety, ChatGPT, and the virtues of true boredom with Rachel Martin on Wild Card. youtu.be/j77kTnEEgx0?si… via YouTube

An American Pope. Never thought I’d see it. npr.org/2025/05/08/nx-…

Congratulations to the 736 #QU2025 graduates from our College of Arts & Sciences and School of Communications who received their degrees today! QU.edu/soccas25

On NPR, Harvard president Alan Garber urges universities to stand firm, and says the Trump administration’s attack on his school is a warning to all of them.