Ari Shapiro

Washington, D.C.

Host of @npratc. NYT bestselling author of "The Best Strangers in the World." Singer with @pinkmartiniband & Alan Cumming. Repped by https://t.co/qdIb23U6hR He/him

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Here's why Bill Gates is giving away most of his remaining fortune to his charity

6 days ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Alejandra Márquez Janse |Ari Shapiro |Patrick Jarenwattananon

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is accelerating his pledge to donate most of what remains of his fortune to charity. Gates, who was once the world's richest man, announced Thursday that he will give around $200 billion over the next 20 years to his charity, the Gates Foundation. He also announced the foundation would close by 2045. "People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that 'he died rich' will not be one of them," Gates wrote in a blog post announcing the plans.
America's air traffic control problem

1 week ago | news.prairiepublic.org | Noah Caldwell |Alejandra Márquez Janse |Ari Shapiro |William Troop

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America's air traffic control problem

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Noah Caldwell |Alejandra Márquez Janse |Ari Shapiro |William Troop

David Grizzle, the Chief Operating Officer and head of air traffic control for the FAA during the Obama administration, talks about current air traffic issues.
America's air traffic control problem

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Noah Caldwell |Alejandra Márquez Janse |Ari Shapiro |William Troop

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America's air traffic control problem

1 week ago | publicradioeast.org | Noah Caldwell |Alejandra Márquez Janse |Ari Shapiro |William Troop

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:There was a chilling moment last week at Newark Airport when air traffic controllers lost all radar and radio communications with planes. The Federal Aviation Administration says the blackout lasted 30 seconds. Some reports suggest it was up to a minute and a half. Somehow, there were no collisions, but the long-term problems that led to this crisis have not gone away.
These Australian twins have gone viral after speaking in synch

2 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Manuela Lopez Restrepo |Mia Venkat |Ari Shapiro

Do you recall the prime early days of YouTube? When a video making the rounds was so strange, remarkable or unbelievable that it soon became ubiquitous in meme culture? This week proved that those specks of stranger-than-fiction internet magic are still here, a reminder that David Lynch's spirit can still be found all around if you look hard enough. Who are they? The Twinnies, gosh darn it! Their names are Bridgette and Paula Powers, identical twins from Queensland, Australia.
In 'The Legend of Ochi,' elusive, imaginary primates feel real

2 weeks ago | wshu.org | Sarah Handel |Ari Shapiro |Brianna Scott

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:On the fictional island of Carpathia, if you go into the forests at night, you might sense that you're being watched. And if you peer into the trees, you may just spot an elusive primate called the ochi. ISAIAH SAXON: Ochi is simply the word they use for eyes, which is all they ever see of them when they shine their flashlights.
In 'The Legend of Ochi,' elusive, imaginary primates feel real

2 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Sarah Handel |Ari Shapiro |Brianna Scott

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Isaiah Saxon, writer and director of The Legend of Ochi, about chasing the mysteries of nature, as a child and on film.
In 'The Legend of Ochi,' elusive, imaginary primates feel real

2 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Sarah Handel |Ari Shapiro |Brianna Scott

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Natalia Lafourcade channels her mystical side in her new album 'Cancionera'

3 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Alejandra Márquez Janse |William Troop |Ari Shapiro

Mexican singer and songwriter Natalia Lafourcade has a new album out this week called Cancionera. In it, she draws from folk influences and embraces her mystical side.