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The co-star of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt talks about playing hilarious and bizarre TV characters, then goes back to his Broadway roots to sing a "sedentary" version of a Guys and Dolls classic.

Biographer Frances Wilson discusses the intense connection between William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy — and the "vortex of poetry" in which they lived.

Pulp Fiction introduced a number of now-legendary characters, including a very mysterious one: the Gimp. Who played that disturbing part? When he got the role, he was working on kids' cartoons.

Robert Siegel speaks with Edgars Rinkevics, foreign minister of Latvia, on his visit to Washington, D.C. Rinkevics is in town to to discuss Russia and security cooperation with the U.S.

It’s one thing to cook food. But talking about food on the radio takes a lot more than knife skills. And Francis Lam does it so well.Lam is a food writer, cookbook editor and host of the popular public radio program The Splendid Table. On June 1, he’ll be at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center for a sold-out live taping of the show.

How does this sound? Roasted sweet potato and black bean tacos. Linguini with mushroom sauce. Vegetable risotto with mushroom and asparagus.And it’s all vegan.If this sounds like the menu at some high-end restaurant in California, think again. These are items on a school lunch menu… here in Florida.

Sacha Baron Cohen's outrageous character from Kazakhstan, Borat, is back in a film that's making political headlines. Amazon Prime is set to stream the Borat sequel starting Friday.

It's been nearly a year since El Salvador's state of exception began. The effort to crack down on gangs has been hugely popular with the public there, but it has also come at a huge human cost.

Weather-wise, it's been a disastrous summer. Scientists say climate change is driving deadly weather disasters around the world, as hotter temperatures produce deeper droughts and heavier rains.

As 2013 wraps up, NPR is looking at the numbers that tell this year's story. The number 1,134 got us all talking about where our clothes come from, who's making it, and under what conditions. It's the official death toll of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh.

We look at some of President Trump's executive orders as well as the confirmation process for his controversial nominee to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth.

The U.S. economy chugs into the new year in stronger shape than many forecasters had expected. But Americans remain wary about the high cost of living.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First, about the extreme heat hitting parts of the U.S.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss college basketball's Final Four. Can anyone stop South Carolina's women and UConn's men this year?

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks constitutional law scholar Kim Wehle about Donald Trump's court arguments that his Jan. 6-related activities fell within the scope of his presidential duties.

Vice President Mike Pence was in Tampa Thursday for a meeting with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, where the pair discussed the state’s response to the…

NPR's Michel Martin talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about how the U.S. economy performed this year — and what could be expected for 2024.

The fight over what to call the detention centers at the Southern border evokes a similar debate over what to call Japanese American incarceration during World War II.

St. Petersburg developers and preservationists on Thursday debated how the city might balance its rapid development with the preservation of its charm and…

As the police launch an investigation, the country is mourning the victims of Saturday night's deadly stampede in Itaewon. Eyewitnesses are lamenting the lack of crowd control measures.

Boeing's Starliner program has been plagued with delays and design problems for several years.

A new book explores California's giant redwoods — some of the largest living organisms in the world. Devoted naturalists are climbing to the treetops to learn more about the "green ocean" overhead in the redwood canopies.

It will likely approach the I-4 corridor Thursday night.

Our bodies aren't meant to spend hours glued to a desk. Body Electric examines how we can sit less, get off our screens and feel better. Follow the series here or on the TED Radio Hour podcast feed.

The Casual Vacancy is worlds away from Hogwarts and Harry Potter. It's a dark comedy of manners, set in a small town in the aftermath of a local politician's death. Rowling says her experiences with poverty informed her gritty portrayal of English life.