Brian Mann
Brian Mann is NPR's first national addiction correspondent. He also covers breaking news in the U.S. and around the world.
Mann began covering drug policy and the opioid crisis as part of a partnership between NPR and North Country Public Radio in New York. After joining NPR full time in 2020, Mann was one of the first national journalists to track the deadly spread of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, reporting from California and Washington state to West Virginia.
After losing his father and stepbrother to substance abuse, Mann's reporting breaks down the stigma surrounding addiction and creates a factual basis for the ongoing national discussion.
Mann has also served on NPR teams covering the Beijing Winter Olympics and the war in Ukraine.
During a career in public radio that began in the 1980s, Mann has won numerous regional and national Edward R. Murrow awards. He is author of a 2006 book about small town politics called Welcome to the Homeland, described by The Atlantic as "one of the best books to date on the putative-red-blue divide."
Mann grew up in Alaska and is now based in New York's Adirondack Mountains. His audio postcards, broadcast on NPR, describe his backcountry trips into wild places around the world.
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New documents reveal the names of high profile men who associated with financier and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein before his suicide in federal prison in 2019.
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Jury selection has begun in a civil trial that could mean the removal of the longtime leader of the National Rifle Association.
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The decision on Monday was a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign to weaken his nation's independent judiciary and raised new questions about Netanyahu's political future.
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As the drugs fentanyl and xylazine spread, 2023 emerged as a devastating year for Americans struggling with addiction.
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While Israel aims to destroy Hamas so it can't attack again like it did on October 7, the group's popularity seems to be growing in the West Bank.
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South African naturalist Adam Welz's new book, The End of Eden, examines how networks of life are unraveling as climate change escalates.
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In recent days, Israeli forces have traded artillery and rocket fire with Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia that operates in Lebanon. People near Israel's northern border share how they feel.
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The U.S. Supreme Court hears a case, this week, with huge implications for the justice system. It involves the opioid settlement and the wealthy family behind OxyContin, the Sacklers.
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Aid groups rushed medical supplies into Gaza during the temporary truce and evacuating some of the hospitals. But WHO says the situation for medical workers and patients remains catastrophic.
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The hostage-for-prisoner exchange is expected to continue on Wednesday. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is dire and the military situation volatile.