Ailsa Chang
@ailsachang
Host of @NPR's All Things Considered, based at @NPRWest. Former @planetmoney & congressional correspondent. Lawyer in the lifetime before that. Proud Taiwanese.
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http://www.npr.org/people/186026737/ailsa-chang 29-01-2008 02:35:07
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Join me and Alisa Reynolds in the kitchen of her soul food restaurant My 2 Cents in LA! Where food is love love love. Produced/edited by Kai McNamee/Christopher Intagliata All Things Considered npr.org/2024/05/22/125…
“There isn’t an age where you can no longer learn with humility,” Ailsa Chang Read this terrific Cold Tea Collective interview--> coldteacollective.com/ailsa-chang-ca…
I feel grateful I've had the chance to have two careers in my life - I feel richer for it. And I'm lucky I have two Taiwanese parents who were willing to grow with me and come around to the idea, too. Thank you Cold Tea Collective for this profile: coldteacollective.com/ailsa-chang-ca…
Thank you so much, Mary Louise Kelly! Love you.
Loved this book so much and what it meant to porochista khakpour she/her پوروچیستا خاکپور — the novel has a beautiful origin story that starts on Rodeo Drive during Porochista’s shopgirl days. And she gives such good convo! Produced/edited by linah | لينة/Christopher Intagliata Listen: npr.org/2024/06/12/nx-…
That was alejandra borunda, who was terrific!
Thank you Governor Josh Green for a pretty candid conversation about what happened at the meeting between Democratic governors and President Biden at the White House last night.
Thank you so much for having me, Associated Collegiate Press! I love speaking with younger journalists. It reconnects me with why I am so grateful to have this job.
How MIND-BLOWING to talk to Jon M. Chu, who grew up in Los Altos, CA the same time I did. I often ate at his family's Chinese restaurant! Long before some little movie called CRAZY RICH ASIANS ever came out. Produced/edited by jonaki mehta/Courtney Dorning npr.org/2024/07/23/nx-…
Had such a blast being the keynote speaker for Report for America's national gathering -- it's a program that helps send reporters to under-covered, under-resourced communities.
Dos Rios is the first state park to open in California in a decade - find out how this park of the future is all about returning land to its past. Produced/edited by jonaki mehta/Christopher Intagliata; Gorgeous photos by Geloy Concepcion All Things Considered npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-…
You all need to watch the film #Didi - you don’t need to be Asian to relate. But man, it captures growing up Asian in the Bay Area so perfectly. Thank you Sean S. Wang for visiting with me! Produced/edited by Mallory Yu/Jeanette Woods npr.org/2024/07/26/nx-…
Thank you Liz Miller for a very moving conversation that I am still thinking about, a day after.
On @npr's “All Things Considered” show, host Ailsa Chang shared that, “…stepping into this park is like stepping into a time machine, where the land has been restored to a semblance of what it used to look like centuries ago…” npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-…
Arrested 6 years ago, also on August 5, Bangladeshi journalist Shahidul Alam reflects on prime minister #SheikhHasina resigning. With Ailsa Chang one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-506424…
Do yourself a favor and go read Barb Bradley Hagerty's new book, which paints a damning portrait of the justice system. Convicting an innocent Black man in America is easy; undoing that mistake is nearly impossible. Produced/edited by jonaki mehta/Justine Kenin npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-…
You're a fun hang, Louis Cole. Thank you for giving such excellent music AND convo. We loved spending time with you in LA - Congrats on the new album and on writing your first concert of choral music. Segment produced/edited by Noah Caldwell/Christopher Intagliata npr.org/2024/08/13/nx-…
This was such fascinating reporting and a great conversation — thank you, Maddie Oatman Mother Jones
Great to speak with NPR’s Ailsa Chang about the political crisis in Venezuela. I reaffirmed our commitment to work with int'l partners to build an even stronger consensus in favor of democracy, and the need for dialogue between Maduro & the opposition towards a transition. -BAN