Taylor Haney Taylor Haney is a producer and director for NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.
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Taylor Haney

Taylor Haney

Producer, Morning Edition

Taylor Haney is a producer and director for NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.

In 2022, he produced a Morning Edition series from Afghanistan on the anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and return to Taliban rule. His work also brought him to Tunisia to produce stories on the country's elections and democratic backsliding 12 years after the Arab Spring.

He was in Des Moines for the 2020 Iowa Caucuses to produce a live broadcast from a coffee shop. He produced Politics is Personal, an audio/visual project ahead of the 2018 midterm elections that won a White House News Photographer Association Award. He was in Houston as Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017. He once spent a year investigating an old family story of a horse theft.

Some of his favorite work on Morning Edition has brought listeners moments of musical joy and ecstasy, including interviews with funk bassist Bootsy Collins and Inuk artist Tanya Tagaq.

As a Fulbright fellow, he studied Tibetan music in Dharamshala, India. Before joining NPR, he interned for KPCC in Pasadena, Calif., and earned a master's degree from USC's Annenberg School of Journalism.

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Monday

Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker (left to right), the writers and directors of "Airplane!" Lee Reynolds/Courtesy of the authors hide caption

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Looks like we picked the wrong week to quit quoting 'Airplane!'

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Tuesday

Mitski says love ties together the narratives on her new album. "Sometimes the love is not good for you, and sometimes it's a respite from a dark situation." Ebru Yildiz/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Mitski's 'most American' album is 'united by love'

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Thursday

Bewitched is Laufey's second album after the release of her debut album Everything I Know About Love. Gemma Warren / Courtesy of the Artist/Gemma Warren / Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

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With 'Bewitched,' Laufey hopes listeners can escape

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Wednesday

"It's not emotionally easy to come by here anymore," Neda Sharghi said of this alley in Washington, D.C. Her brother Emad Shargi, depicted above, remains in Iran's Evin prison. Steve Inskeep/NPR hide caption

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'This has become a sacred alley.' The face of Emad Shargi imprisoned in Iran

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Wednesday

Wednesday

Mohsen Lihidheb stands in the backyard of his museum that is filled with things that he's collected after the waves brought them ashore in Zarzis, Tunisia. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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A Tunisian artist is hoping to keep the memories of migrants alive

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Saturday

Wasseem Jday, 31, is unemployed and splits his time between his sister's home and his parents'. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Tunisians are voting in an election critics say could cement a return to autocracy

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Tuesday

Fishermen in Zarzis, Tunisia, sometimes find bodies of people who have tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to find better opportunities abroad. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Why Tunisians are now risking their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe

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Wednesday

Anthony Van Engelen skates the bench in this screenshot from a video taken in southern California. Quartersnacks/courtesy of Benny Maglinao hide caption

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Skateboarders dream of shredding this famous bench. But first, they have to find it

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Monday

Wahadat (center) stands in the ruins of the village of Mali Khel. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Afghans in a battle-scarred valley welcomed Taliban rule, but expect more

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Tuesday

A woman changed her views on abortion after she had to make the decision for herself

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Monday

A woman reevaluates her anti-abortion rights views after adopting a child

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Thursday

Left, drummer Adam Deitch of the band Lettuce, with funk superstar Bootsy Collins. Patti Collins/NPR hide caption

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Bootsy Collins and Lettuce, positively helping to keep the funk alive

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Thursday

Kendrick Lamar performs in March 2019 during the third day of Lollapalooza Buenos Airesat Hipodromo de San Isidro. Santiago Bluguermann/Getty Images hide caption

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Kendrick Lamar's new song 'Auntie Diaries' divides the LGBTQ+ community

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Thursday

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Tank and the Bangas' album tackles serious issues including the Capitol attack

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Tuesday

Talib Kweli of the rap duo Black Star, photographed performing in New York City on July 22, 2017. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images hide caption

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Talib Kweli on Black Star's return: 'We stand tall on the shoulders of our ancestors'

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Thursday

Detail of a photo of Selena fan Olivia Leak, shown holding a poster of the pop star at a memorial held in Los Angeles on April 2, 1995, two days after Selena's murder in Corpus Christi, Texas. Jeff Haynes/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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2 projects revive Selena's music for new generations

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Wednesday

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Tanya Tagaq's powerful new album 'Tongues' aims for hope among hard truths

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Thursday

Zara Rutherford, 19, carries the Belgian and British flags on the tarmac after landing her Shark ultralight plane at the Kortrijk airport in Belgium, on Thursday at the completion of a record-breaking solo circumnavigation. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP hide caption

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19-year-old lands in Belgium, becoming youngest woman to fly solo around the world

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Friday

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger, pictured in 2019, says that the goal behind the service's new changes is to develop a corps that reflects America. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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The Marine Corps is reinventing itself to reflect America, says top general

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Friday

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Kacey Musgraves: 'Star-Crossed' And Thriving

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Monday

Humpback whales, working in teams, circle herring with disorienting curtains of bubbles off Alaska's coast, then shoot up from below with their mouths open. This innovation developed among unrelated groups of humpbacks but is now a widely adopted practice. Brian Skerry/National Geographic hide caption

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Photos: The Culture Of Whales

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Wednesday

Ishibashi was born to post-war immigrants from Japan, which, albeit slowly, the artist has conceptually embraced more in his music. Rachael Renee Levasseur/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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On 'For Every Voice That Never Sang,' Kishi Bashi Is Confident For A Changing World

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Wednesday

From left: Angel, Israel, Momo, Abraham and Victory Boyd. The pandemic afforded the Boyd family a chance to harmonize interpersonally, before doing the same as Infinity Song. Courtesy of Shore Fire Media hide caption

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Get Out Of Your Head With Infinity Song's 'Outside Myself'

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