Juana Summers
Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.
She appears regularly on television and radio outlets to discuss national politics. In 2016, Summers was a fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service.
She is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and is originally from Kansas City, Mo.
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Rachel Lynn Solomon has a new book out titled, Extracurricular. She speaks with NPR's Juana Summers about the adult romance novel.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Chrystia Freeland, former Canadian Finance Minister, about the potential impact of President Trump's proposed tariffs.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author and New York Magazine writer Alyssa Shelasky about her new book based on her eponymous "Sex Diaries" column.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Robinne Lee about her new novel, Crash Into Me. It's a multigenerational, multiracial story of a marriage at a crossroads and the complexity of life in the U.S.
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On the eve of America's 250th birthday, NPR's Juana Summers talks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Sheldon Pearce about songs that reflect the country's complex identity.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore about July 5th Martyrs Day – a day to commemorate those who gave their lives in the pursuit of equality and civil rights.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nicki Gostin of Page Six about the rumored wedding between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce this weekend in New York City.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with University of Virginia law professor Amanda Frost about the Supreme Court decision rejecting President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Jenny Jackson about her new novel The Shampoo Effect.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Brooke Migdon of The 19th about the Supreme Court upholding bans on transgender athletes participating in women and girls' sports.