SO excited that this gorgeous graphic novel by my friend @stephaniestalvey.bsky.social - about growing up evangelical, marriage, motherhood, more - will be out in the world next week! (If you read ‘The Exvangelicals’ you may recognize her name!) Pre-order here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

ICYMI - one of the most meaningful conversations I’ve had about faith, and love, in awhile

Hot damn this is worthwhile. Thank you, @sarahmccammon.bsky.social and Lisa and Jess 💙

Today felt like the right day to share this: An evangelical mom and her exvangelical daughter reached out to tell me what happened when they finally put everything they’d left unsaid about faith and their relationship on the table. Happy Easter and Chag Sameach! open.substack.com/pub/sarahmcc...

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I see a lot of speculation about people being targeted for additional TSA screening based on their identity, but FWIW I’m blonde/blue-eyed with this name, my family has been in the country for 100+ years, and I get randomly selected ALL the freaking time! 🤔

Via @michelleboorstein.bsky.social: Invoking faith in wartime, Pete Hegseth breaks norms and worries critics —> www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Breaking News: Stocks fell 1.7% today, skidding into a fifth week of losses, as investors lost patience with the war in Iran. It's the worst streak of weekly losses in roughly four years.

Sometimes my “evangelicals” Google alert is wild…

Joshua Doss explains why Dems need online spaces for men. Watch highlights and explore key takeaways from our Winning the Middle convening in Charleston at www.thirdway.org/event/winnin...

Professional update! Thrilled to be joining @thirdway.bsky.social at this critical moment.

Breaking News: The U.S. won its first Olympic gold in 46 years in a 2-1 overtime thriller over rival Canada. A brilliant performance by U.S. goaltender Connor Hellebuyck saved the Americans' chances.

So happy and proud for #TeamUSA but is there a nicer group of people than the Canadians? Impossible to gloat.

My final story for NPR: www.npr.org/2026/02/01/n...

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr

Liam’s mother, Erika Ramos, spoke to MPR News about what she witnessed that day. She also discussed her phone conversations with her son and her husband and the pain she has experienced. @mprnews.org www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

An update from me… sarahmccammon.substack.com/p/big-newsan...

Breaking News: The U.S. population grew last year at one of the slowest rates in history. The immigration numbers plunged by more than 50% from the previous year, under the aggressive anti-immigration policies of President Trump, according to the Census Bureau.

Was anyone else raised in the Christian church? I'm reading @sarahmccammon.bsky.social's book about Evangelical culture, and it is a fascinating walk down memory lane. If American religious culture interests you, try this book. It's fascinating.

Ben Luhmann, who filmed this, is one of the two high schoolers from a conservative Christian family I rode along with in Chicago when they were searching for ICE agents there. When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...

On this MLK Day, for today’s Consider This, I talk with a leader of a synagogue in Mississippi that’s been attacked twice: once in a recent arson attack and once in 1967 for its alliance with the Civil Rights Movement: www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...

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...