Ashley Brown

Ashley Brown is a senior editor for All Things Considered.

Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder talk about how 'Hacks' has helped bridge generations

Ailsa Chang, Mia Venkat, Ashley Brown

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder about season 5 of their Emmy-winning HBO Max comedy, Hacks.
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What's so cool about the far side of the moon? A NASA Artemis II scientist explains

Gabriel J. Sánchez, Ashley Brown, Scott Detrow, William Troop

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NASA's Kelsey Evans Young, the Artemis science flight operations lead, about the rigors of space and the lunar slingshot to get home.
A look back at how the Artemis II crew prepared for a historic moon mission

Ashley Brown, Scott Detrow, Michael Levitt

A four-astronaut crew is going on the first mission to send humans around the moon in more than 50 years. NPR's Scott Detrow visited with the crew while they were still training in Houston.
Costume designer Ruth E. Carter makes history ahead of Oscars with 5th nomination

Ashley Brown, Ailsa Chang, Mallory Yu

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who is now nominated for the fifth time for an Academy Award, about her career and work on the movie Sinners.
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Two new children's books capture the sights, sounds and community-building of Ramadan

Linah Mohammad, Ashley Brown, Ailsa Chang

As millions of Muslims begin observing Ramadan, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Aya Khalil and Nadine Presley, authors of two new children's books about this holy month.
How 2016's Black art and culture set the stage for 2026

Ashley Brown, Marc Rivers, Juana Summers, Sarah Handel

NPR's Juana Summers talks to critics Angelica Jade Bastién and Vinson Cunningham about 2016's music, literature, politics, and on-screen representation as the nation celebrates Black History Month.
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A 'Jane Doe' in the R. Kelly trials is ready to share her real name. And her story

Ashley Brown, Juana Summers, Lauren Hodges

A once anonymous R. Kelly survivor, Reshona Landfair is now ready to reclaim her voice.