Accessibility links
Gabriel J. Sánchez Gabriel J. Sánchez is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.
Gabriel J. Sánchez headshot
Stories By

Gabriel J. Sánchez

Thursday

Sports

A preview of the big tennis match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in Paris

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sports Illustrated executive editor and senior writer about the Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic tennis match up at the French Open.

A preview of the big tennis match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in Paris

Listen · 3:30
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1181131570/1181131571" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Thursday

Politics

Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon opposes the debt ceiling bill heading to the Senate

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, a member of the Democratic Party, about provisions in the debt ceiling bill approaching a Senate vote.

Sen. Jeff Merkley from Oregon opposes the debt ceiling bill heading to the Senate

Listen · 4:17
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1179524168/1179524169" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

Pop Culture

A man's collection of more than 10,000 pieces of TV history are going up for auction

James Comisar is a Hollywood memorabilia collector who is putting up hundreds of iconic television items up for auction.

A man's collection of more than 10,000 pieces of TV history are going up for auction

Listen · 3:18
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1179241457/1179241458" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday

National

Memorial Day: Actor Gary Sinise and the LT. Dan Band perform for troops and veterans

Forrest Gump actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band are playing for troops and veterans while celebrating service members on Memorial Day.

Memorial Day: Actor Gary Sinise and the LT. Dan Band perform for troops and veterans

Listen · 5:02
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1178748005/1178748006" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Thursday

National

Bishop's gambit: Elementary school custodian Dave Bishop teaches kids chess

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Maine elementary school custodian and chess coach Dave Bishop and state champion player fifth grader Avery Zhang.

Bishop's gambit: Elementary school custodian Dave Bishop teaches kids chess

Listen · 3:49
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1175609504/1175609505" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Tuesday

National

Ft. Hood is now Ft. Cavazos, honoring a Latino general instead of a Confederate one

Army Colonel Chad R. Foster, commander of the newly-named Ft. Cavazos military base in Texas, and Brian Dosa, Ft. Cavazos' public works director, talk about changing the base's name from Ft. Hood.

Ft. Hood is now Ft. Cavazos, honoring a Latino general instead of a Confederate one

Listen · 3:54
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1175071500/1175071525" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Friday

Games & Humor

What this year's 4 inductees did to get into the Video Game Hall of Fame

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jon-Paul Dyson with The Strong National Museum of Play about the Video Game Hall of Fame inductees for 2023.

What this year's 4 inductees did to get into the Video Game Hall of Fame

Listen · 4:06
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1174390714/1174390715" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Wednesday

Business

What's at stake for TV and movie writers who went on strike this week

TV writer and Writers Guild of America member Jeane Phan Wong talks about what writers want and what's getting in the way.

What's at stake for TV and movie writers who went on strike this week

Listen · 4:22
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1173776604/1173776605" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Sunday

A project collects the names of those held at Japanese internment camps during WWII

Frances and Ford Kuramoto visiting the Ireichō at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. The book collects the names of those interned at camps during the war. Gabriel J. Sánchez/NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Gabriel J. Sánchez/NPR

History

A project collects the names of those held at Japanese internment camps during WWII

Ford and Frances Kuramoto were both incarcerated at camps during World War II. Their names are among the more than 125,000 displayed in a book at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

A project collects the names of those held at Japanese internment camps during WWII

Listen · 6:55
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1149347438/1149347439" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

The bubbling question: What's the best wine to bring to a holiday party?

Sommelier André Hueston Mack has some ideas for your holiday party beverages. Liz Clayman hide caption

toggle caption
Liz Clayman

Food

The bubbling question: What's the best wine to bring to a holiday party?

André Hueston Mack, sommelier and host of World of Wine on Bon Appétit, has some beverage recommendations for your holiday get-togethers.

The bubbling question: What's the best wine to bring to a holiday party?

Listen · 5:34
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1142099376/1142099377" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast

Noelia González hosts NASA's first Spanish-language podcast, Universo Curioso. It's part of NASA's larger program to reach Spanish-speaking audiences. Kyle Hale hide caption

toggle caption
Kyle Hale

Space

Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast

Universo Curioso started as a bonus episode on the space agency's flagship podcast. It's now a full show getting its pilot season. Noelia González wants the momentum to keep going.

Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast

Listen · 7:59
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1138018404/1138018405" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Sunday

For the first time, the Postal Service features mariachi musicians on stamps

Rafael López poses with his mariachi stamps in a classroom at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. The set was launched in August. Gabriel J. Sánchez/NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Gabriel J. Sánchez/NPR

Art & Design

For the first time, the Postal Service features mariachi musicians on stamps

Artist Rafael López used his upbringing in Mexico City for inspiration. It took two years of development before the set launched, and each stamp will carry on a cultural legacy forever.

For the first time, the Postal Service features mariachi musicians on stamps

Listen · 4:00
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1116953193/1117472842" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Saturday

The science is in: Everyone recognizes and uses baby talk with infants
Khatawut Chaemchamras/EyeEm/Getty Images

Research News

The science is in: Everyone recognizes and uses baby talk with infants

The features of baby talk — softer tone, higher pitch, almost unintelligible vocabulary — are global. Researchers made over 1,500 recordings in urban, rural and Indigenous communities.

The science is in: Everyone recognizes and uses baby talk with infants

Listen · 5:40
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1113206642/1113206643" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript