Journalism

In 2017, advocate and journalist Gauri Lankesh was murdered outside of her home near Bangalore, India. Rollo Romig spent more than five years researching her work and her death, resulting in the book, “I Am on the Hit List: A Journalist’s Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India,” which was a finalist for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize.

On today's show, we hear from Olivia Walton, the founder and CEO of Ingeborg Initiatives, who discusses maternal health, paid leave and more. Also, The Jones Center is working to help every child learn how to swim. Plus, a trip to the Bigfoot Museum of Oklahoma.

Emily Feng covers China, Taiwan and beyond for NPR from her Washington, DC base. For years, she was based in China, and her new book, “Let Only Red Flowers Bloom,” is about her time living and reporting in mainland China and the authoritarian rule there.

Chuck Todd hosted NBC’s Meet the Press for nine years and served as the network’s political news director. He authored “The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House” and recently left NBC to host The Chuck Toddcast. Last week, he delivered the 2025 Roy Reed Lecture at the University of Arkansas' School of Journalism and Strategic Media, where he discussed the state of journalism in 2025.

On today's show, Chuck Todd, former host of "Meet the Press," says many news consumers are missing a vital source of information. Additionally, you may think you haven’t heard Jim Self play music, but you have. Plus, Becca Martin Brown returns to go "The Other Way."

Randy Dixon with the Pryor Center brings Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams archival recordings of news stories from 50 years ago.

On today's show, we take a trip to the Ozarks at Large archives.

This weekend, there will be a change— and addition— to one of NPR’s most popular programs. "It’s Been a Minute" is now combined with an expansion of NPR’s "Wild Card."

Dunia Elvir is the prime-time anchor for Telemundo 52 in Los Angeles. She’s spent three decades in journalism—television, radio, and print—and is also the president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Last week, she spoke to students at the University of Arkansas.

A new podcast highlights a family member’s immersion into conspiracy rabbit holes. On today's show, we hear what lessons can be learned from watching such happen as Zach Mack discusses his podcast “Alternate Realities." Also, Dunia Elvir, a TV anchor in Los Angeles and president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, shares lessons from thirty years of journalism. Plus, Becca Martin Brown takes "The Other Way" to Cane Hill.