Bob Mondello

A Writer's Memoir About Her Clerical Job Becomes The Movie 'My Salinger Year'

By Bob Mondello • Mar 4, 2021

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Two trend lines have moved in opposite directions over the last four years. One is the number of refugees worldwide. It has been soaring - 26.3 million as of mid-2020. The other is the number of refugees resettled in the U.S. It has plummeted from 85,000 a year at the start of the Trump administration to about 12,000 last year. President Biden wants to reverse that second trend. And here to talk about what that means is the U.N. Refugee Agency's deputy high commissioner, Kelly Clements.

Hi there.

KELLY CLEMENTS: Hi, Ari.

Farewell To Our Senior Arts Editor Tom Cole

By Bob Mondello • Jan 18, 2021

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

That report was produced by NPR senior arts editor Tom Cole, which we would not normally mention, except Tom is retiring this week after 33 years at NPR. Congratulations, Tom. Our critic Bob Mondello has thoughts.

Putting A Roof On Risk With A COVID-19 Vaccine Jab

By Bob Mondello • Jan 14, 2021

It's 8:45 a.m. on a weekday in Washington, D.C., and if anyone needs a reminder why the coronavirus vaccine is important, there's one arriving at the Takoma Metro stop: an almost empty train pulling up to an almost empty subway platform at the height of rush hour.

What 2020 Was Like For The Movie Industry

By Bob Mondello • Dec 29, 2020

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Regina King Imagines What 4 Black Icons' Gathering In 1964 Might Have Looked Like

By Bob Mondello • Dec 28, 2020