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Hundreds of U.S.-based scholars say the United States is swiftly heading away from liberal democracy and towards some form of authoritarianism. In this episode of The Sunday Story, NPR's Frank Langfitt speaks to people who have fled authoritarian regimes for America. They say some of the Trump administration's tactics remind them of home.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Trump's rapid-fire spending cuts have affected communities all over the country–including strongholds of his supporters. One of them is Rising Sun, Maryland. The town had won two FEMA grants designed to mitigate the effects of catastrophic flooding. And though the area voted overwhelmingly to support Trump's re-election, his administration has now cancelled the program that funded those grants. Across the state in the Trump-voting town of Emmitsburg, Maryland, a similar scenario is playing out. The town is home to the National Fire Academy–a sort of national war college for training firefighters in America. In March, the Trump administration abruptly cancelled classes at the academy. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports that locals are concerned about how that will affect the town's economy–and emergency preparedness across the country. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports. Read more here. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In his first month back in the White House, President Trump has moved quickly to roll out restrictions on immigration, and stop Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. And he's turned to a key ally from the 2024 election campaign- billionaire Elon Musk- to slash jobs and federal spending. There's an avalanche of news out of Washington, and you may be struggling to keep up and figure out how it might affect you and your neighbors across the Tampa Bay region.On this episode of Florida Matters, you'll hear from two people who have been paying close attention to US foreign and domestic policy for years.Frank Langfitt spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent, reporting from China, the UK and Ukraine to name just a few places. Now he's back in the US as NPR's roving national correspondent. Langfitt sat down with Florida Matters to talk about what it's like to come back and report on a United States that feels like a very different country.And Jeh Johnson was the US Department of Homeland Security secretary during President Obama's second term. He's keenly aware of the challenge of securing the country's borders, and he shares some insights about this new administration's approach to immigration.

In his first month back in the White House, President Trump has moved quickly to roll out restrictions on immigration, and stop Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. And he's turned to a key ally from the 2024 election campaign- billionaire Elon Musk- to slash jobs and federal spending. There's an avalanche of news out of Washington, and you may be struggling to keep up and figure out how it might affect you and your neighbors across the Tampa Bay region.On this episode of Florida Matters, you'll hear from two people who have been paying close attention to US foreign and domestic policy for years.Frank Langfitt spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent, reporting from China, the UK and Ukraine to name just a few places. Now he's back in the US as NPR's roving national correspondent. Langfitt sat down with Florida Matters to talk about what it's like to come back and report on a United States that feels like a very different country.And Jeh Johnson was the US Department of Homeland Security secretary during President Obama's second term. He's keenly aware of the challenge of securing the country's borders, and he shares some insights about this new administration's approach to immigration.

On a Sunday in mid-July, Pastor Chris Morgan welcomed worshipers to Christ United Methodist Church in suburban Pittsburgh with a simple message.That Sunday was particularly difficult.A day earlier, a man had nearly assassinated then-candidate Donald Trump forty miles north in Butler. Morgan asked people to pray for Trump and those killed and injured in the shooting, and asked the congregation to pray for the family of the shooter.Morgan had already planned a sermon series, called Do Unto Others, to deal with the nation's — and his congregation's — political divisions ahead of Election Day. NPR's Frank Langfitt went to Christ Church the weekend before Election Day – and the weekend after – to see if the efforts there made a difference. As Americans prepare to come together at Thanksgiving, how do we bridge this country's political divide? And can we? For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Frank Langfitt spent nearly two decades as an international correspondent reporting from more than 50 countries and territories. Now, he covers threats to democracy at home and abroad.

Frank Langfitt spent nearly two decades as an international correspondent reporting from more than 50 countries and territories. Now, he covers threats to democracy at home and abroad.

Frank Langfitt has witnessed some of the defining events of our time, from the rise of Xi Jinping and the democracy protests in Hong Kong, to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and, most recently, the war in Gaza. NPR's Global Democracy correspondent joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how these seismic shifts upend the lives of everyday people – and about how they challenge American power around the world.

On Saturday, people across the world turned their attention to the pomp and pageantry of the coronation for King Charles III in London's Westminster Abbey. We open the show with sound from the site of the coronation, as the Ascension Gospel Choir performed ‘Alleluia' (O Sing Praises) for the Gospel reading of King Charles III's coronation. The coronation ceremony drew on traditions more than a thousand years old. But the ceremony featured new changes, such as the inclusion of a gospel choir and roles for women and clergy of different world religions. NPR international correspondent Frank Langfitt joins Tom to discuss how the coronation was received, in Britain and across the world. For nearly two decades, Langfitt has been an international correspondent for NPR, reporting from more than 50 countries. For the past nearly 6 years, he's been based in London. Later this month, he is set to return to the United States to take on a new role as NPR's Global Democracy Correspondent. Frank Langfitt speaks with us from London our digital line.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The past seven years in the United Kingdom have been intense. The country struggled through Brexit, royal scandals and the pandemic - and then Queen Elizabeth II died.NPR's global democracy correspondent Frank Langfitt covered the U.K. through all of this and more. As he wraps up his time in London, Frank reflects on all the history and drama he's covered in the last seven years. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

A group of volunteers is braving artillery barrages to evacuate residents from Bakhmut, the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine.NPR's Frank Langfitt profiles one of them, a 29-year-old who used to work as a journalist in Poland.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

After a year of war, Russia and Ukraine have lost many of their best troops. The problem for Ukraine is that Russia's far larger population means it likely could access far more troops to send to the front. NPR's Frank Langfitt talks to two front-line Ukrainian soldiers about the future of the conflict.

This week marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022.And in the past year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has undergone a dramatic political transformation. Zelenskyy got his start as a comedian who played an accidental president on TV. He was then elected president in real life, only to see his popularity slump. Now, after a year of war, he is widely considered an icon of democracy.NPR's Frank Langfitt takes a look at how Zelenskyy became the kind of leader he is today and why some Ukrainians still question his leadership.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

From a swift Russian victory to fragmentation of the West, most of the big fears and predictions about the war in Ukraine proved wrong. NPR's Frank Langfitt explains why.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a surprise visit to liberated Kherson Monday as workers try to restore basics such as power, water and phone services. NPR's Frank Langfitt was on the phone with Ukrainian soldiers who recaptured the city. And, Toledo City Council teamed up with RIP Medical Debt to rid hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical debt for thousands of Toledo residents. Michele Grim, who led the effort, explains what other cities can learn from this. And, we speak with two early childhood educators about their fight for better wages.

Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of Britain since 1952, died on Thursday at the age of 96. She reigned for longer than any other ruler of the United Kingdom, spanning seventy years and fifteen prime ministers. NPR's Frank Langfitt brings us the story of her life and reign, including the ups and downs of the royal family during her tenure.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

The UK is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne with four days of pomp and tribute. But, as the nation thanks its queen for seven decades of service, there are questions about what the monarchy will look like after she's gone. NPR's Frank Langfitt takes a look at a royal family at a crossroads. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

More than 400,000 Ukrainian refugees have poured across the border into the small country of Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe. Wedged between Ukraine and Romania, Moldova is a little bigger than Maryland, but it has received the most refugees per capita of any country in this crisis. Now Moldova is providing assistance and support to those who are choosing to stay in the country. Even as they open their doors to Ukrainian refugees, many in the small country fear they may be next in line for invasion by Russian forces. Moldova declared independence from the Soviet Union shortly after its fall in 1991, but since then there have been Russian troops stationed in a separatist region of the country called Transnistria. Moldova fears it would not be able to fend off a Russian offensive. NPR's Frank Langfitt explains why Moldova is in such a perilous position, and we talk to aid workers about how they are supporting Ukranians fleeing war.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Some Russian forces have been repositioned away from Ukraine's capital, but as Elissa Nadworny reports, the strikes have continued. Frank Langfitt reports that Moldova, a former Soviet state not in NATO, worries that Putin could turn his attention its way.

On today's Midday NewsWrap, an update on the situation in Ukraine. Tensions in Ukraine continue to rise. Yesterday, the upper house of the Russian Parliament allowed President Vladimir Putin to take military action outside of Russia, and in defiance of international law, the Kremlin recognized the independence of two statelets in Ukraine, and sent troops there. President Biden announced what he described as a “first tranche” of sanctions against two Russian banks and three wealthy Russian families in response to what the President described as “the beginning of an invasion” of Ukraine. Joining Tom on our digital line from Odessa, Ukraine is NPR London correspondent Frank Langfitt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Putin appears to be establishing a pretext for a Russian invasion of Ukraine, as hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the context dwindle. It remains to be seen whether a Russian invasion will unite NATO allies or drive a wedge between the European powers and the United States.This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and international correspondent Frank Langfitt.Connect:Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.orgJoin the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.

While Ukraine has called for a ceasefire, Russia has extended military exercises in Belarus as tensions over a possible war remain high. U.S. intelligence and NATO countries say 150,000 Russian troops are stationed along Ukraine's border. NPR's Frank Langfitt joins from Kyiv to discuss the mood in Ukraine's capital. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

While Ukraine has called for a ceasefire, Russia has extended military exercises in Belarus as tensions over a possible war remain high. U.S. intelligence and NATO countries say 150,000 Russian troops are stationed along Ukraine's border. NPR's Frank Langfitt joins from Kyiv to discuss the mood in Ukraine's capital. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Despite reports that Russia may have withdrawn some troops from the Ukraine border, NATO says there's no evidence of de-escalation and forces remain ready to attack. But it's not just the border that is at risk. NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt reports on hybrid war tactics like cyberattacks that Russia can, and may already be using to spark unrest in Ukraine. And Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner about how the crisis feels in his country. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

President Biden held a high-stakes call with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid warnings that an invasion into Ukraine could begin 'any day.' All U.S. Embassy non-emergency personnel have been ordered to leave Ukraine and American citizens have also been advised to leave. Earlier, satellite images showed Russian troops at Ukraine borders. NPR's correspondent, Frank Langfitt joins from Kherson in Ukraine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

As the standoff over Ukraine continues, tensions are rising around another old conflict in Europe. Brutal ethnic fighting left at least 100,000 dead in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s. The U.S. brokered peace there, but the fragile, multi-ethnic state is once again in crisis, as NPR's Frank Langfitt saw on a recent trip. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing mounting challenges to his leadership as authorities investigate if he and his staff violated lockdown restrictions by organizing multiple gatherings last year. The unpublished report has been delayed until the civil and criminal investigation is complete. Frank Langfitt, London correspondent for National Public Radio joins. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

On Thursday, Scots vote in Regional Parliamentary elections. That's not usually an international story, but the ruling Scottish National Party is running on a platform to hold another independence referendum. Another vote on whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland and Wales could follow their lead.Scotland voted to stay in the U.K. during the last independence referendum in 2014. But then the Brexit vote happened. Scots heavily voted against leaving the European Union but were outnumbered by the British. Ultimately, the U.K. voted to leave the E.U.NPR's London correspondent Frank Langfitt has been driving across Scotland over the past few days, asking people how they feel about another referendum and the reviews are mixed. Ailsa Henderson, a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, describes what might happen after this week's vote and what, if anything, is still keeping the U.K. together. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

On Thursday, Scots vote in Regional Parliamentary elections. That's not usually an international story, but the ruling Scottish National Party is running on a platform to hold another independence referendum. Another vote on whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland and Wales could follow their lead.Scotland voted to stay in the U.K. during the last independence referendum in 2014. But then the Brexit vote happened. Scots heavily voted against leaving the European Union but were outnumbered by the British. Ultimately, the U.K. voted to leave the E.U.NPR's London correspondent Frank Langfitt has been driving across Scotland over the past few days, asking people how they feel about another referendum and the reviews are mixed. Ailsa Henderson, a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, describes what might happen after this week's vote and what, if anything, is still keeping the U.K. together. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Israel and the United Kingdom are among the most-vaccinated countries in the world. Their success is due in part to public health campaigns designed to fight vaccine disinformation in faith and minority communities. As part of NPR's series on fighting disinformation, London correspondent Frank Langfitt visited a mosque-turned-vaccination center on the frontline of that battle. In Israel, NPR's Daniel Estrin followed the man who helped lead the public health campaign for vaccines. In participating regions, you'll also hear from local journalists about what's happening in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Israel and the United Kingdom are among the most-vaccinated countries in the world. Their success is due in part to public health campaigns designed to fight vaccine disinformation in faith and minority communities. As part of NPR's series on fighting disinformation, London correspondent Frank Langfitt visited a mosque-turned-vaccination center on the frontline of that battle. In Israel, NPR's Daniel Estrin followed the man who helped lead the public health campaign for vaccines. In participating regions, you'll also hear from local journalists about what's happening in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Frank Langfitt started a free taxi service in Shanghai to learn more about China's rapid changes from the ordinary people he drives. Annie Londonderry's sensational bike ride around the world.

Maria Thomas has had a unique career covering such well-known brands as The World Bank Group, Amazon, NPR and Etsy.  Maria’s intellectual curiosity and her ability to see where the puck is going has afforded her the opportunity to work with bright people and help drive each organization forward in its digital transformation.  Join us as we hear from Maria, what skills are transferrable across industries, why customer focus matters and why it’s important to take risks. Show notes:  This episode was recorded on November 30, 2020.  Maria’s favorite podcast revolve around these four themes: Media, Storytelling, Business and Healthcare.  Her favorite podcasts include: Hidden Brain, Throughline, How I Built This, Freakonomics, Home HealthCare News, Masters of Scale, Meditative Story and Should This Exist, Creating A New Healthcare and Tradeoffs. Favorite Books Include: Reinventing American Healthcare by Ezekiel Emanuel, MD; The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama; On Earth We’re briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong; Exit West by Mohsin Hamid; Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens; The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys With The Hustlers And Rebels Of The New China by Frank Langfitt. Article which mentions Bezos' point of view on negative reviews https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/jeff-bezos-says-1-thing-separates-successful-people-from-everyone-else-and-will-keep-you-from-giving-up-on-your-dreams-too-soon.html 1999 CNBC interview with Bezos in which he touches on customer centricity and long-term thinking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GltlJO56S1g Launch of NPR Music which I referenced when talking about NPR and brand stretchability. In this 2007 article I mention some of the same points I brought up in the episode: https://www.seattlepi.com/ae/tv/article/On-Radio-NPR-expands-its-digital-presence-1252124.php

After four and a half tumultuous years in British politics, Brexit is now becoming a reality. NPR's London correspondent Frank Langfitt reports on mixed views about the new deal from a highway outside the Port of Dover along the English Channel, where truckers are trying to cross the border before rules change in the new year. Anand Menon, director of the think tank UK In A Changing Europe, sees the new deal as a win, and says it help avoid further economic disruption.

After four and a half tumultuous years in British politics, Brexit is now becoming a reality. NPR's London correspondent Frank Langfitt reports on mixed views about the new deal from a highway outside the Port of Dover along the English Channel, where truckers are trying to cross the border before rules change in the new year. Anand Menon, director of the think tank UK In A Changing Europe, sees the new deal as a win, and says it help avoid further economic disruption.

The U.K. is currently facing two monumental challenges: managing COVID-19 measures amid protests and lockdown fatigue, and its quickly approaching Brexit from the European Union. Frank Langfitt, NPR Correspondent and author of "The Shanghai Free Taxi" joins Michael Hill from London to discuss the situation on the ground. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The U.K. is currently facing two monumental challenges: managing COVID-19 measures amid protests and lockdown fatigue, and its quickly approaching Brexit from the European Union. Frank Langfitt, NPR Correspondent and author of "The Shanghai Free Taxi" joins Michael Hill from London to discuss the situation on the ground. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The U.K. is currently facing two monumental challenges: managing COVID-19 measures amid protests and lockdown fatigue, and its quickly approaching Brexit from the European Union. Frank Langfitt, NPR Correspondent and author of "The Shanghai Free Taxi" joins Michael Hill from London to discuss the situation on the ground. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

London erupted in fireworks and celebration Saturday night after multiple media outlets announced President-elect Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump. But after four years of a tumultuous relationship with the U.S., and COVID-19 cases on the rise in the U.K., many in the British capital were inclined to skepticism. NPR's Frank Langfitt joins from London. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

London erupted in fireworks and celebration Saturday night after multiple media outlets announced President-elect Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump. But after four years of a tumultuous relationship with the U.S., and COVID-19 cases on the rise in the U.K., many in the British capital were inclined to skepticism. NPR's Frank Langfitt joins from London. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

London erupted in fireworks and celebration Saturday night after multiple media outlets announced President-elect Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump. But after four years of a tumultuous relationship with the U.S., and COVID-19 cases on the rise in the U.K., many in the British capital were inclined to skepticism. NPR's Frank Langfitt joins from London. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Last night, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden debated in Nashville. Mr. Trump interrupted Mr. Biden less, but he did not suspend his proclivity for a barrage of salient falsehoods and misleading statements. The US has 8.4 million confirmed cases of Coronavirus. More than 223 thousand Americans have perished because of the disease. Europe and the UK are experiencing a spike in cases as well. Governments across the continent have implemented new restrictions to combat the surge. Plus, we’ll hear about the Londoners protesting against police brutality in Nigeria. GUESTS Dr. Christina Greer is a political scientist on the faculty of Fordham University, and the author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream. Frank Langfitt is NPR's London correspondent. He covers the UK and Ireland, as well as stories elsewhere in Europe.

India is poised to overtake the U.S. as the country with the most COVID-19 cases. This week the Taj Mahal reopened to tourists for the first time in more than six months. NPR correspondent Lauren Frayer reports on how that's not an indication that the pandemic there has subsided.Across Europe, countries are also seeing cases surge. NPR correspondents Frank Langfitt, Eleanor Beardsley, and Rob Schmitz discuss the rise in cases, new restrictions and how people are coping in the U.K., France and Germany.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

India is poised to overtake the U.S. as the country with the most COVID-19 cases. This week the Taj Mahal reopened to tourists for the first time in more than six months. NPR correspondent Lauren Frayer reports on how that's not an indication that the pandemic there has subsided.Across Europe, countries are also seeing cases surge. NPR correspondents Frank Langfitt, Eleanor Beardsley, and Rob Schmitz discuss the rise in cases, new restrictions and how people are coping in the U.K., France and Germany.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Frank Langfitt, London Correspondent with National Public Radio in New York, reports on the charges brought against Ghislaine Maxwell.

Just weeks before her conviction for cyber-libel, one of The Philippines' most prominent journalists describes the perilous state of press freedom in the country.

The White House Coronavirus Task Force is not disbanding, but instead shifting its focus to "opening up our country," according to President Trump. Testing in the U.S. has been rising steadily, but experts say more is still needed and the US should be prepared for a second wave.Several states are allowing restaurants to reopen and dining to resume, with limited capacity. Owners are struggling to figure out how they can reopen and turn a profit during the pandemic. The United Kingdom now has the second most lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic, behind the United States. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports on what's happening in Britain. Plus, an 11-year-old wrote a letter to thank her mail carrier. Postal workers from all over the country responded.Share a remembrance if you've lost a loved one to the coronavirus at npr.org/frontlineworkersFind and support your local public radio stationSign up for 'The New Normal' newsletterThis episode was recorded and published as part of this podcast's former 'Coronavirus Daily' format.

The White House Coronavirus Task Force is not disbanding, but instead shifting its focus to "opening up our country," according to President Trump. Testing in the U.S. has been rising steadily, but experts say more is still needed and the US should be prepared for a second wave.Several states are allowing restaurants to reopen and dining to resume, with limited capacity. Owners are struggling to figure out how they can reopen and turn a profit during the pandemic. The United Kingdom now has the second most lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic, behind the United States. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports on what's happening in Britain. Plus, an 11-year-old wrote a letter to thank her mail carrier. Postal workers from all over the country responded.Share a remembrance if you've lost a loved one to the coronavirus at npr.org/frontlineworkersFind and support your local public radio stationSign up for 'The New Normal' newsletterThis episode was recorded and published as part of this podcast's former 'Coronavirus Daily' format.

We're not done with the Royals yet! Today, on a special interview episode, we’re talking to two phenomenal guests. First, NPR’s London correspondent Frank Langfitt tells us what it’s been like covering Megxit. And then Mikhaila Friel — she’s the royals reporter at Insider — takes us behind closed doors at Buckingham Palace and reveals how she became WhatsApp pals with a bona fide royal.To check out some of Frank’s incredible reporting, follow this link: https://www.npr.org/people/4569077/frank-langfittAnd to read Mikhaila's latest scoop visit: https://www.insider.com/author/mikhaila-frielWe’re back next with a brand new series about one of the most influential, and rivalrous, families in the world: The Murdochs.Support us by supporting our sponsors!Bombas — Get 20% off your first purchase at bombas.com/richThredUp — Get an extra 30% off your first order at thredup.com/rich

While the United States remains the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, European nations continue to struggle to mitigate the serious outbreaks within their borders. Italy has reported more than 11,500 deaths. More than 8,100 people have died in Spain. And in Britain, as officials intensify efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last Friday that he himself had tested positive for COVID19. He is self-isolating at number 10 Downing Street. A few days later, the prime minister's Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, who has been coordinating Britain’s medical response to the pandemic, also went into self-isolation after he displayed symptoms of COVID19. There have been 22,465 reported cases of COVID 19 in the United Kingdom as of today. 1,408 people have died. NPR London correspondent Frank Langfitt joins Tom with the latest on how the British are coping with COVID-19.

How have the views of Chinese people who may in the past have been attracted to the United States changed over the last 20 years? How have American perspectives on China shifted during the same period? National Public Radio (NPR) correspondent Frank Langfitt gained insights on many aspects of a changing China as he talked with passengers during taxi rides he provided for free in Shanghai. The NPR radio series that resulted inspired his first book, The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China. On March 24, the National Committee hosted a webinar with Frank Langfitt where he discussed what he learned from his passengers in Shanghai and beyond.

Kaytee and Mindy are chatting this week while Meredith hosts a leadership retreat in Waco, TX. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: stealing a book out of the hands of a reader, and helping another rediscover her love of “fun” reading. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got YA and WWII and memoir and coming-of-age novels to chat about and we cannot wait to share those opinions with you! For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about the kids’ book club that Mindy started for her 11 year old son. We’re talking about logistics and book picks and what the kiddos talk about, and it’s a great discussion that’s sure to inspire a reader in your life. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: one from a new “author crush” and one that has been referenced so many times on the podcast that it has finally earned its place on the Press list. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Bookish Moments: 4:04 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman Current Reads: 5:19 - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 13:10 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus 15:29 - One of Us is Next by Karen McManus 16:05 - The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China by Frank Langfitt 16:31 - @montanaonlineteacher on Instagram 20:14 - From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein 23:18 - The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple 23:20 - Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonoco 24:11 - The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel 27:27 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 28:03 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 31:03 - How to Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery Deep Dive into Kids’ Book Clubs: 36:42 - Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 36:44 - Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 37:55 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 40:59 - The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff 43:30 - Book Club discussion questions 46:16 - Other books the boys have discussed: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, Holes by Louis Sachar Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 47:08 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds 47:26 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder 48:09 - @cheesehead.reader on Instagram 48:10 - @katieproctorwritesandreads on Instagram 48:32 - Scribd membership - try it for 60 days free! 51:39 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds 52:45 - Season 1, Episode 3 52:47 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 54:31 - The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

(This program originally aired June 20, 2019) You know the voice of Tom's guest today from his superb reporting for NPR from Great Britain. Before his assignment in London, Frank Langfitt was NPR’s China correspondent for five years. In the late 90s and early aughts, Frank also covered China for the Baltimore Sun. If you listened to Frank’s dispatches from China from 2011-2016, you may recall his occasional series called Streets of Shanghai, in which he introduced us to some of the people he met. The way he devised to meet them is ingenious.In exchange for conversations with everyday Chinese folks, Frank offered them free cab rides, and he has compiled some of the results of these wide-ranging and revelatory conversations in a new book. It’s called The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China.We livestreamed this conversation on WYPR's Facebook page. Click here to watch.

Veteran NPR foreign correspondent Frank Langfitt talks about whether China will ever replace the US as the world's #1 superpower, why Chinese nationals are buying up property in the US, and what the real China is like. Frank's new book is The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China.

The Chinese economic boom, with its impact on the environment, global trade, and the tech industry, has been one of the most important stories of the 21st century. Yet few Americans realize that the boom is largely over, and that the new reality in China—unequal growth, political anxiety, and a newly empowered strongman president—looks eerily like their own. Frank Langfitt took Town Hall’s stage to help us understand this new world. He shared stories from his time in Shanghai offering people a simple deal: a conversation in exchange for a free taxi ride. With glimpses from his book The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China, Langfitt introduced us to an array of quirky yet representative characters like Beer Horse, the pushy dealer who sells Langfitt his used car; Rocky, a stylishly dressed migrant worker who loves John Denver music; and Xiao Chen, who moved his family to Hawaii to escape China’s oppressive education system but was unable to get out of the country himself. Join Langfitt for a sensitive, personal, and eye-opening look at a rapidly changing country. Frank Langfitt is NPR’s London correspondent, covering Brexit, terrorism and other stories in Western Europe. Before coming to the United Kingdom, he spent a decade as a reporter in China, most recently as NPR’s correspondent in Shanghai, where he drove a free taxi around the city for a series on a changing China as seen through the eyes of ordinary people. Recorded live in The Forum at Town Hall Seattle on June 17, 2019. 

Barham Salih, the Iraqi President, sits down with Christiane Amanpour to discuss rebuilding Iraq after sanctions, the 2003 invasion and the devastation of ISIS. Warren Binford, professor of law at Willamette University, gives her take on the controversial child detention centers on the U.S-Mexico border. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Frank Langfitt, author of "The Shanghai Free Taxi", about moving to China and creating a free taxi service powered by the exchange of conversations instead of money.

In conversation with Bill Marimow As NPR's Correspondent in Shanghai, Frank Langfitt created a free-taxi service where he offered rides in exchange for passenger's stories and candid conversation. He met a motley crew of characters whose lives he followed for years as they navigated the sea change in Chinese economic and political life. Langfitt, now NPR's London correspondent, got the idea for the free taxi while growing up outside of Philadelphia where he spent his summers off from college driving cabs and exploring his hometown. Langfitt has also served NPR's East Africa correspondent, the Baltimore Sun's reporter in Beijing, and got his start as a freelancer with the Philadelphia Inquirer. (recorded 6/19/2019)

When Frank Langfitt returned to China for his second reporting tour in 2011, he came up with a novel way to hear what Chinese people had to say. He offered them free cab rides. He’s chronicled those stories in a fascinating new book, ----The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China.---- Frank Langfitt joins Tom Hall to discuss the book and more.

SPEAKERS Frank Langfitt NPR Correspondent; Author, The Shanghai Free Taxi In Conversation with Margaret Conley Executive Director, Asia Society of Northern California This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco on June 18th, 2019.

As any traveler knows, some of the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So, when a long-time NPR correspondent wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change. China—America's most important competitor—is at a turning point. With economic growth slowing, Chinese people face inequality and uncertainty as their leaders tighten control at home and project power abroad. In his adventurous book The Shanghai Free Taxi, Frank Langfitt provides details about his free taxi service and how he got to know a wide range of colorful, compelling characters representative of the new China. They include folks such as Beer, a slippery salesman who tries to sell Langfitt a used car; Rocky, a farm boy turned Shanghai lawyer; and Chen, who runs an underground Christian church and moves his family to America in search of a better, freer life. Langfitt is currently NPR's London correspondent, covering the UK, Ireland and Europe. He previously spent five years covering China for NPR. In China, he reported on the government's infamous black jails—secret detention centers—as well as his own travails taking China's driver's test, which he failed three times. Before coming to NPR, Langfitt spent five years as a correspondent in Beijing for The Baltimore Sun, covering a swath of Asia, from East Timor to the Khyber Pass. He is a graduate of Princeton and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard. Come for a fascinating conversation that will help make sense of the world's other superpower at this extraordinary moment in history. In association with the Asia Society of Northern California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2TjPLGF As any traveller knows, the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So when journalist Frank Langfitt wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab - and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change. The Chinese economic boom, with its impact on the environment, global trade, and the tech industry, has been one of the most important stories of the twenty-first century. Yet few realise that the boom is largely over, and that the new reality in China is unequal growth, political anxiety and a newly empowered strongman president. In order to understand this new world, Frank Langfitt offered the citizens of Shanghai a simple deal: a conversation in exchange for a free taxi ride. Rides turned into follow-up interviews, shared meals and even a wedding invitation. In this adventurous book, we get to know an array of quirky yet representative characters like Beer Horse, the pushy dealer who sells Langfitt his used car; Rocky, a stylishly dressed migrant worker who loves John Denver music; and Xiao Chen, who moved his family to Hawaii to escape China's oppressive education system but was unable to get out of the country himself. Unfolding over the course of several years, The Shanghai Free Taxi is a sensitive and eye-opening book about a rapidly changing country.

The British Parliament has spoken, loudly, rejecting the Brexit deal that British Prime Minister Theresa May negotiated with leaders of the European Union. NPR London correspondent Frank Langfitt joins Midday with the latest from London.

It's another Midday newswrap. British Prime Minister Theresa May proposed a new plan for the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, a process commonly known as Brexit. Several cabinet members, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, quit in response to what they see as a failure of her leadership. NPR international correspondent Frank Langfitt joins Tom live from London.Later, Baltimore Sun City Hall Reporter Ian Duncan joins Tom in Studio A to discuss the Baltimore Health Department's 'waste' of $170,000 in funds, the closing of the Benneker Black Academy charter school and other news.

Reporter Frank Langfitt shares a surprising trick for sounding natural while narrating radio stories.