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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.

Joined January 2008
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Sally Mauk@sallymauk
15 Oct 2025
Important conversation in Missoula this evening between @mtpublicradio’s @AustinAmestoy and @npr_radio’s @ailsachang about the relevance of public broadcasting in these unprecedented times. The future may be uncertain but the dedication of these talented journalists is not.
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Kimi Yoshino@kyoshino
7 May 2025
I talked to @ailsachang from @npr's All Things Considered about the @BaltimoreBanner's exciting Pulitzer win and the state of local news. Please listen! npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-538… cc: @AlissaZhu @JessMGallagher @FurrierTranform

Only three years old, online publication Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer

Three reporters from the Baltimore Banner - a relatively new publication -- won a Pulitzer for their reporting on the overdose crisis in Baltimore done in conjunction with the New York Times.

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Congrats to this whole team for reporting on Taiwan’s security, identity and history. I am so proud of us. @EmilyZFeng @jojom8ah @mallory_yu & @patrickjaren
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18 Apr 2025
Congratulations to @ailsachang, Jonaki Mehta, @mallory_yu, Patrick Jarenwattananon and @EmilyZFeng of @NPR for receiving a Citation in the Lowell Thomas category for "Taiwan in 2024: Stories of Colonization and Democratization"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchiv…
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So funnnnnn to do this every year with @RebekahMcKendry!! You always deliver. Brain child of @vacovino. Edited by @mallory_yu 🎃
Vincent Acovino@vacovino
1 Nov 2024
Another year, another banger of a chat with @RebekahMcKendry about 2024's best horror movies npr.org/2024/10/31/nx-s1-516…
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Who needs Times Square when I’ve landed at BART
Brian Watt 🎙🐝💡@RadioBWatt
21 Oct 2024
Hey @ailsachang ! Did YOU take @SFBART when you worked at @KQED ? Well, I take BART home from work almost every day…and here we are on a billboard at Civic Center Station. All GOOD things (considered)
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Ximena@Ximena_Bustillo
18 Oct 2024
NEW: Those who volunteer their spaces so people can come & vote are rethinking how they do that in Arizona. Some are scaling back & securitizing. Others are opening their doors in the name of civic engagement. w/ @ailsachang @noahgcr @WilliamTroop npr.org/2024/10/17/nx-s1-512…

Barbed wire, high fences: some election spots in Arizona close, but others step up

Some election locations in Arizona are shutting their doors in the face of security threats — but others are expanding their footprint.

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So great working with @Ximena_Bustillo on this one! Also @noahgcr & @WilliamTroop. Thank you Radio Campesina for welcoming us to your studios in Phoenix.
Ximena@Ximena_Bustillo
17 Oct 2024
NEW: Radio Campesina is among the groups hoping to fight misinformation about elections and voting in Arizona. But there are other groups too, even those hoping to reach Republicans in their own party. W/ @ailsachang npr.org/2024/10/16/nx-s1-515…
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This was such fascinating reporting and a great conversation — thank you, @moatman @MotherJones
Maddie Oatman@moatman
27 Aug 2024
It was such a treat to be interviewed yesterday by the amazing @ailsachang on @NPR 's All Things Considered about my piece on the exciting medical potential of menstrual blood–she did such a good job putting me at ease npr.org/2024/08/26/nx-s1-508…
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You're a fun hang, @LouisColeMusic. 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 @noahgcr/@cintagliata npr.org/2024/08/13/nx-s1-496…

With new orchestral music, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with drummer and composer Louis Cole about the new sounds he brought to his latest album.

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Do yourself a favor and go read @barbarabradleyh'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 @jojom8ah/@JustineKenin npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-493…

In 'Bringing Ben Home' a wrongfully convicted Black man believes truth will prevail

In 1988, Benjamin Spencer was sentenced to life in prison for a brutal robbery and murder he has always insisted he did not commit. He finally walked out of prison in March of 2021.

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Mary Louise Kelly
@NPRKelly
6 Aug 2024
Got to sit down with @SpeakerPelosi to talk politics, women, power, her new book & what role she played in persuading Biden to drop out. Full interview rolling out today and tomorrow @NPR... npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-506…

Nancy Pelosi talks to NPR about wielding power — and her role as Biden stepped aside

Nancy Pelosi opens up about wielding power — and what she was doing in the days leading up to President Joe Biden announcing he was abandoning his race for a second term

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Vincent Ni@nivincent
6 Aug 2024
Arrested 6 years ago, also on August 5, Bangladeshi journalist ⁦@shahidul⁩ reflects on prime minister #SheikhHasina resigning. With ⁦@ailsachang⁩ one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5064245:…

🔊 Listen Now: Arrested 6 years ago, Bangladeshi journalist reflects on prime minister resigning

All Things Considered on NPR One | 4:31

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River Partners@River_Partners
5 Aug 2024
On @npr's “All Things Considered” show, host @ailsachang 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-s1-504…

California's newest state park is like a time machine

California's newest state park just opened this summer — and a visit is like stepping into a time machine as its creators reimagine what a state park can be.

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Thank you @lizzlmiller for a very moving conversation that I am still thinking about, a day after.
Daniel Burke (@burke13.bsky.social)@burkedaniel13
2 Aug 2024
Take a few minutes today to listen to this profound and emotional conversation between @ailsachang and @lizzlmiller, whose father died on 9/11. You won't regret it npr.org/2024/08/01/nx-s1-506…
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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 @swangsean for visiting with me! Produced/edited by @mallory_yu/@Jea_Woods npr.org/2024/07/26/nx-s1-489…

'Didi' director Sean Wang says 13 is 'old enough to know better, too young to care'

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Sean Wang about his new coming-of-age movie Didi, which was inspired by his own experiences growing up in an immigrant household in the Bay Area.

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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 @jojom8ah/@cintagliata; Gorgeous photos by @wasaklesdudis @npratc npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-s1-504…

California's newest state park is like a time machine

California's newest state park just opened this summer — and a visit is like stepping into a time machine as its creators reimagine what a state park can be.

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Had such a blast being the keynote speaker for @Report4America's national gathering -- it's a program that helps send reporters to under-covered, under-resourced communities.
Report for America
@Report4America
25 Jul 2024
.@Report4America brought journalists from every corner of the country to Minneapolis last week for the service program’s 2024 National Gathering. It was an opportunity to connect and learn in a way that can only be done in person. More: bit.ly/4cV956y #RFAGathers24
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How MIND-BLOWING to talk to @jonmchu, 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 @jojom8ah/@courtneydorning npr.org/2024/07/23/nx-s1-487…

Director of 'Crazy Rich Asians' Jon Chu on his new memoir

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with film director Jon Chu about his new memoir Viewfinder. Chu is best known for his 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians.

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Thank you so much for having me, @acpress! I love speaking with younger journalists. It reconnects me with why I am so grateful to have this job.
Associated Collegiate Press@acpress
18 Jul 2024
The College Media Mega Workshop is off to a great start! @ailsachang kicked it off as our first amazing keynote speaker.
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Thank you @GovJoshGreenMD for a pretty candid conversation about what happened at the meeting between Democratic governors and @POTUS at the White House last night.
Brian Mann@BrianMannADK
5 Jul 2024
My latest for NPR with @@ailsachang ➡️ Biden may still decide to exit race, Hawaii governor says npr.org/2024/07/04/nx-s1-502…
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