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Kevin Clash is the man behind Sesame Street's Elmo character. Clash has written a new book called My Life as a Furry Red Monster.

Historian Niall Ferguson's latest book, The War of the World, examines a century of history and finds that the West is well on the way to being eclipsed by Asia.

Author Jason Miccolo Johnson talks about his new book Soul Sanctuary: Images of the African American Worship Experience — a collection of photographs documenting predominantly African-American churches across the country.

Madeleine Brand looks at the history and contemporary controversy over the paparazzi — photographers who pursue shots of celebrities trying to go about their everyday lives.

Writer Firoozeh Dumas talks about her new memoir, Laughing Without an Accent. It's a collection of humorous essays about her life as the daughter of Iranian immigrants.

We look at how Hollywood became a driving force in the invention of new technologies — from Technicolor to the rise of digital special effects — and how new ideas and technologies, such as the Internet, are still shaping the movie industry today.

You're not ready to call an end to summer yet? Neither are we. So grab your backpack and the kids, it's time for a camping trip.

Richard Koster, author of In the Time of the Tyrants, talks about former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega's impending release from a federal prison in Florida.

The new book Sailors in the Holy Land focuses on one of the more obscure, but significant, voyages in U.S. naval history. Science and religion were at the heart of the journey to the Dead Sea.

Two authors look into correlations between Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and other theologies, and violent acts.

The director of the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium and author of The Pluto Files, Neil deGrasse Tyson, talks about the future of NASA, Pluto's demotion to dwarf-planet status, and the difference between Darwin and Einstein.

The book Forgotten Hurricane: Conversations with My Neighbors includes encounters with victims and heroes of Hurricane Rita, a storm that hit the Gulf Coast shortly after Katrina.

Historian Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, author of America's First Black Town, Brooklyn, Illinois, 1830-1915, talks about black settlements throughout American history.

Barbara McKinzie, who leads the nation's oldest black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., is at the center of a lawsuit filed by several sorority sisters, who allege the misuse of funds.

Historian James McPherson examines how Abraham Lincoln overrode the powers of Congress during the Civil War in his new book, This Mighty Scourge.

First-time novelist Ruth Downie's new book is Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire. The protagonist is a put-upon Roman doctor stationed in Britannia.

Journalist and author Peter Laufer uncovered The Dangerous World of Butterflies for his new book. He discusses the history of criminality and intrigue that surrounds conservationists and collectors of a icon of innocence.

In historian Alan Brinkley's biography, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he calls the former president the most important individual of the 20th century. Roosevelt presented national concerns to the public with his Fireside Chats.

Where does your garbage go after you put it out on the curb? Host Neal Conan talks with a woman who actually followed the trail of her own trash.

For most of us, regular naps are a distant memory of childhood. But taking a regular nap can be a "life-saving habit," according to Sara Mednick.

Barbara Damrosch of Four Season Farm in Maine speaks to Alex Chadwick about the methods farmers use to avoid E. Coli contamination in spinach.

Many experts had predicted that the 2006 hurricane season would be devastating. But the storms never reached the number or intensity of those dire predictions.

Last week, a group of Niger's security forces detained the country's democratically elected president and claimed to be in power.

A family lives on the government side of Taiz, Yemen, while their parents and siblings are on the Houthi side. They haven't seen each other in eight years despite being a close drive away.

The Biden administration has banned the manufacturing of this traditional bulb in favor of LED energy-saving ones.