Zoe Chace
Beverly Cleary was the author behind many beloved characters, including Henry Huggins, Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, and Beezus and Ramona Quimby (as well as Ribsy, Socks and Ralph S. Mouse). Terry Smith/Time hide caption
Children's Author Beverly Cleary, Creator Of Ramona Quimby, Dies At 104
March 26, 2021 • "I think children want to read about normal, everyday kids," Cleary told NPR in 1999. "... I think children like to find themselves in books."
Episode 533: Why Car Safety Is A Trade Barrier
December 5, 2018 • The U.S. and Europe just can't agree on car safety standards. That puts car companies in a weird position, makes car cost more and just seems kind of random and wasteful.
Episode 444: New Jersey Wine
August 22, 2018 • Today on the show: Could New Jersey become the next Napa?
Episode 454: The Lollipop War
March 16, 2018 • What do sugar farmers have against candy? A lot, according to candy manufacturers.
Episode 524: Mr Jones' Act
September 27, 2017 • The government suspended the Jones Act last week, to allow non-US ships to move fuel to victims of hurricanes in Houston and Florida. Which once again made us wonder why the act even exists.
Episode 553: The Dollar At The Center Of The World
April 28, 2017 • Today on the show, how a New Hampshire hotel filled with boozing economists saved the global economy.
Children's Author Beverly Cleary, Creator Of Ramona Quimby, Dies At 104
"I think children want to read about normal, everyday kids," Cleary told NPR in 1999. "... I think children like to find themselves in books."
The Week Jeff Flake Was A Hero To Democrats
This American Life producer Zoe Chace talks about her experience following and reporting on Senator Jeff Flake.
YY Changes Its Tune After Karaoke Is A Hit
Chinese social network site YY originally allowed customers to watch other people play video games, but users realized that the site had more potential. It could be a place to perform virtual karaoke.
Kansas Gov. Brownback's Radical Tax Cut Has Mixed Results
When Gov. Sam Brownback proposed a radical tax cut for small businesses in Kansas, people cheered. Now four years later, his "real live experiment" may cost him his political career.
Why Raising Money To Fight Ebola Is Hard
Donors like being part of a recovery story. It's hard to tell that kind of story about Ebola.
When Investors Buy Alibaba Shares, They Won't Get What They Paid For
When the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba goes public, it's going to the biggest public offering ever. But when investors buy their shares, it will be in a Cayman Islands-based holding company.
The Toughest Class In Nursing School Is The First One
For people who want a good-paying, stable nursing job, one class stands in the way: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology. We follow one student who is starting that class.
What is Zoe Chace?
zoe chace. Jane is referring to a particularly violent period of time for Black Americans in the South after Reconstruction. Jane lives only about an hour from Wilmington, North Carolina, where the Wilmington massacre, a white supremacist coup, took place in 1898, overthrowing elected Black leaders.
Who produced the music for Chapter One?
Listen to Chapter One. Reported by Zoe Chace; produced by Nancy Updike, with help from Amy Pedulla; edited by Julie Snyder, Sarah Koenig, Neil Drumming and Ira Glass; original score by Kwame Brandt-Pierce; and sound design and mix by Phoebe Wang.
What is Zoe's story about?
This one’s an amazing story about election fraud—and accusations of election fraud —in one county in North Carolina.
What is a stepdad?
A place that’s small enough that the politics are very personal, which sometimes gives things a special intensity. It’s one thing when someone allegedly tells you to break election laws, but it’s another when that person’s your own stepdad.
Did Zoe do a series of stories before Trump was elected?
Before President Trump was elected, Zoe did a series of stories where she dove into the world — of his early supporters, including the online trolls and an early version of the Proud Boys —in this way that opened my eyes to something important that was happening. This new show does the same thing, but in a very different world.
