For today’s ‘All Things Considered,’ I spoke with FDA Commissioner Marty Makary about the Trump administration’s new food pyramid - and Makary’s call for greater “uptake” of vaccines. www.npr.org/2026/01/10/n...

Some online accounts are, oddly, using a professional headshot of me, claiming it's an image of the victim in the Minneapolis shooting. Obviously it's not me; thankfully I'm alive and well. If you see anything like this, please report to the appropriate platforms. Thanks! ~SM

Top Republicans in Congress praised President Trump for the operation in Venezuela amid calls for briefings in the days to come. n.pr/49EqT6E

NPR Politics Podcast listeners: In your feeds soon - a conversation with NPR’s Franco Ordonez, Greg Myre, and Ryan Lucas on the military strikes in Venezuela overnight and the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro + his wife.

Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers' bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable. n.pr/44SZfA5

I’m going to an “Irish New Year’s” party tonight where the ball drops at “midnight” Ireland time and everyone has to leave by “1 AM” Ireland time and OMG I love being in my 40s.

"More than a dozen staff members at the influential conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation are leaving the organization to join a group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence." www.npr.org/2025/12/22/n... @npr.org @sarahmccammon.bsky.social

Are you a woman in your 20s/30s, living near your mom and grandmother - or will be with them for the holidays?  I'd love to talk with all of you together, for a story for NPR's series exploring how people are making decisions about family. Reach me here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

And if you’re the mom/grandma in this situation, please reach out. I just need three generations of (grown) women! Thanks.

Are you a woman in your 20s/30s, living near your mom and grandmother - or will be with them for the holidays?  I'd love to talk with all of you together, for a story for NPR's series exploring how people are making decisions about family. Reach me here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

On today’s NPR Politics Podcast: the shutdown is ending - now what? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

A recent Tucker Carlson interview with far-right influencer Nick Fuentes has stirred controversy at the Heritage Foundation, a prominent right-leaning think tank. On today’s episode, we discuss the fallout. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

My oldest is 18 but because to me he is still just a sweet tiny baby boy, I didn’t even think to remind him to register/vote in the Virginia election. Last night he texted that he’d been excited to vote for the first time yesterday. Even prouder that he did it independently! 💕💕

My colleague @sarahmccammon.bsky.social looks at the Population Shift playing out in Finland, where people are choosing not to be parents - or having very small families - despite generous support from the government. A beautiful, human portrait of changing families. www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...

Excited to be digging into this fascinating new series on worldwide population shifts. www.npr.org/series/g-s1-... Even, meticulous, ambitious reporting has me rethinking so many things that I thought I knew. Kudos to @brianmannadk.bsky.social @sarahmccammon.bsky.social & everyone at @npr.org

Can the Population Shift cause whole communities to thin and unravel? @sarahmccammon.bsky.social explored that question in one of the oldest communities in Europe for @npr.org 's new series. Greece is closing 700 schools. Its low birth rate is to blame www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...

In Greece, islands and other rural communities face school closures and shrinking classes as fewer babies are born. www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...

Every top-15 GDP country is having too few kids per family to sustain populations. Dynamic economies including China Italy and South Korea are losing population. *Population Shift* A global project from NPR & member stations. My reporting with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social www.npr.org/2025/10/27/n...

The NPR Politics Podcast is turning 10!!! Live show in DC 10/30 - tickets available now! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-npr-po...

At the same time the @npr.org Politics podcast celebrates 10 years, it gains a new co-host in Miles Parks, joining @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social and @sarahmccammon.bsky.social. www.npr.org/sections/npr...

For an upcoming reporting trip, does anyone have connections in Helsinki? I’m looking to talk to young adults (20s/30s) about whether or not they want children and why. Please reach out if you have contacts. Thanks!

DC-area friends: come see me in conversation with @hollybfletcher.bsky.social this Thursday evening!

First time back in awhile. Lots going on but I’m blessed with good veins and a strong stomach, so I try to give when I can. #giveblood @RedCross (Also my arm looks giant for some reason but I think it’s the angle? lol)

It is so convenient that as I’m hitting middle age, comfy jeans, ugly shoes, generally dumpy outfit pairings, and even Trader Joe’s tote bags are now fashionable

Thanks @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social and @sarahmccammon.bsky.social for featuring my timestamp on the NPR Politics Podcast! Check out my feed for photos of #MichiganErratics (aka glacial rocks abandoned in the #GreatLakes when the Laurentide #icesheet melted) 🧊🪨🧐

As recently as the 1990s, women in South America and the Caribbean had 3-4 children on average. Today, as @brianmannadk reports, women in Chile are having just over 1 per child: www.npr.org/2025/08/03/n...

“The public media system has always relied on members of the public who see its value and want to keep it alive, and that has never been truer.” - @sarahmccammon.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/sarahmcc...

LISTEN: Will Republicans or Democrats control the U.S. House after the 2026 midterm election? My @npr.org colleagues @sarahmccammon.bsky.social, Domenico Montanaro and I talk about why re-redistricting in Texas and other states could determine the answer

Season 2 of #ShinyHappyPeople is out on @PrimeVideo @AmazonMGMStudios - and if you watch, you may even see someone you know! ;)

Breaking News: NPR's editor in chief, Edith Chapin, will leave the organization later this year, according to two people with knowledge of her decision. The move comes as the outlet navigates the loss of its federal funding.

People often ask me about the profile/beliefs of the #exvangelical. Until now, much of what I could say has been anecdotal or based on broader data looking at a variety of religious/political groups. Which is why it’s so exciting that @PRRI has a deep dive on Exvangelicals: prri.org/spotlight/ex...

Today, I’m thinking about the local public media journalists who get up in the middle of the night to cover mass shootings and hurricanes - often arriving on the scene long before we, the fortunate and far-better-compensated national hosts and correspondents, can even board a flight.

Was such a joy talking tariffs with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social today on Morning Edition @npr.org My take: Effects will be felt on everything everywhere... but not all at once www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...

This piece by @brianmannadk.bsky.social and @sarahmccammon.bsky.social is so bloody good 🤯🤯🤯 www.npr.org/2025/07/07/n...

Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.

My NPR colleague Brian Mann and I have spent months talking to women, couples, and experts for a project exploring the reasons so many people around the world are having fewer babies, and what it could mean: www.npr.org/2025/07/07/n...

My latest for @npr.org with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social . The start of a new collaboration. ✨️ Women are having far fewer babies. Here's why that matters www.npr.org/2025/07/07/n...

Just finished listening to “The Exvangelicals” by @sarahmccammon.bsky.social. The fear about my soul, the shame I felt about my body, and later the frustration with family who seem to support politics that don’t align with biblical teachings were all very relatable.

Texts I send my children 🤦‍♀️

Interested in talking with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social and myself for a project for @npr.org? ✔️🙏

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

filling time on air until the new pope is announced is known as "pontiffication"

For a new NPR project I'm launching with @sarahmccammon.bsky.social we need your help. Are you asking questions about when (or if) you want to have children? We want to hear from women, men, couples. Initial responses private. Please share your thoughts and ideas. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.

How empathy came to be seen as a weakness in conservative circles. www.npr.org/2025/03/22/n... @sarahmccammon.bsky.social