To choose health or civil liberty
listenLucy Martirosyan · To choose health, or civil liberty
Writing, reporting, producing & mixing: Lucy Martirosyan
You can think of the ‘health pass’ in France like a hall pass to show...
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Artist Christine Sun Kim on ‘deaf rage,’ the Super Bowl and the power of sound
listenWhen artist Christine Sun Kim performed the national anthem in American Sign Language (ASL) at the Super Bowl on Feb. 2, she hoped it would give the Asian Deaf...
Bye-bye, Bei Bei: Is diplomacy at play with this panda’s return to China?
listenSmithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., is losing its latest panda diplomat. On Tuesday, Bei Bei will move to China.
The giant panda will fly out in a crate in his own...
Cheese, please: Chef takes Michelin to court after losing coveted star
listenIt began when the world’s esteemed little red guidebook may have mistaken the yellow in a cheese soufflé — for cheddar.
A French celebrity chef announced last month that he’s suing...
20 years of Putin in power: A timeline
listenFor 20 years as of Aug. 9, Vladimir Putin has been synonymous with Russian leadership.
A former KGB officer and deputy mayor, Putin rose out of the shadows to power...
Three sisters’ case highlights domestic violence problem in Russia
listenOver the past year, the story of three sisters in Russia now on trial for killing their father has inspired a huge outpouring around the world. The Khachaturyan sisters’...
Despite death threats, this trans woman is fighting for LGBTQ rights in Armenia
listenLucy reports on a trans activist in Armenia who called for LGBTQ rights in her country. Lilit Martirosyan became the first transgender woman to speak to Armenia’s parliament in...
LOL League harassment restarts #MeToo conversation in France
listenLucy reports on the LOL League in France, a private Facebook group was made up of prominent French journalists — mostly men — who were behind a wave of online insults...