Emily Kwong
Emily Kwong (she/her) is the reporter for NPR's daily science podcast, Short Wave. The podcast explores new discoveries, everyday mysteries and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, Monday through Friday.
Prior to working at NPR, Kwong was a reporter and host at KCAW-Sitka, a community radio station in Sitka, Alaska. She covered local government and politics, culture and general assignments, chasing stories onto fishing boats and up volcanoes. Her work earned multiple awards from the Alaska Press Club and Alaska Broadcasters Association. Prior to that, Kwong produced youth media with WNYC's Radio Rookies and The Modern Story in Hyderabad, India.
Kwong won the "Best New Artist" award in 2013 from the Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition for a story about a Maine journalist learning to speak with an electrolarynx. She was the 2018 "Above the Fray" Fellow, reporting a series for NPR on climate change and internal migration in Mongolia.
Kwong earned her bachelor's degree at Columbia University in 2012. She learned the finer points of cutting tape at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in 2013.
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Author Beth Gardiner talks about her new book, 'Plastic Inc.' and about what she learned about the relationship between oil and gas companies and the plastics industry.
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NPR's science podcast Short Wave looks at the secrets behind scorpions' weapons, using electricity to measure the quality of a cup of coffee, and what shapes the content of dreams.
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NPR's Short Wave team talks about the surprising benefits of small talk, more humane ways to kill lobsters, and an ancient flood that may have helped create the Grand Canyon.
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NPR's science podcast Short Wave brings us stories on food fortification, why some people don't seem to get the flu, and a study on how much vigorous exercise you really need.
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The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a major oil producer, threatens to impact oil and natural gas markets worldwide.
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NPR's Emily Kwong speaks to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is still calling for a vote on a war powers resolution following a wave of U.S.- and Israel-led airstrikes on Iran. -
NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with Sadeqa Johnson about her new novel THE KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN and discovering the story of mixed-race children who were left in German orphanages following World War II.
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An Academy Award in Best Casting will be the newest prize at the Oscars in March. An NPR panel examines what an achievement in casting might mean.
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At this year's Winter Olympics, one country has dominated: Norway. Sara Sivertsen Fahrendorff, a sports journalist based in Oslo, discusses how Norway's culture plays a role in its sporting success.
