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White House action will affect students from kindergarten through graduate school. NPR obtained a copy of a book written by President Trump's niece. And, Trump will meet with Mexico's president.

Did you know that the human overbite may have evolved after people began using forks and knives? In Consider the Fork, author Bee Wilson traces how kitchen tools--from knives to pots to gas stoves--have changed over time, and how they have influenced what, and how, we eat.

The latest in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. How the student loan safety net has failed low-income borrowers. Two Amazon union elections hang in the balance — in two areas of the country.

Experts refer to "climate grief." Terry Tempest Williams explains what this feels like to someone who has spent their life thinking about our psychic and spiritual connection to the natural world.

There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas well, plugged when she was a little girl, starting to leak again.

Here's a selective look at the would-be blockbusters and awards contenders Hollywood will release before Labor Day.

Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

Promises to MAHA voters are coming into direct conflict with other Republican priorities. Food policy professionals aren't surprised.

New gun rules and lawsuits against states signal how this Trump administration is using its powers to align itself with the wishes of the gun rights movement.

Soccer — or football as it's known around the globe — was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup. But in the end, the tournament was considered a resounding success. How exactly did that happen?

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Byron Allen, a media mogul and former stand-up comedian whose show will replace the CBS time slot formerly held by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

"I call it reality-based rap," Ice-T says of the gangster rap genre. His '92 hit "Cop Killer" was controversial; he later played a police detective in Law and Order: SVU. Originally broadcast in 1994.

Ralph Reed, founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, discusses the role of social conservatives in the GOP politics. Incoming congressman Rick Nolan talks about his return to the House after more than thirty years. NPR's Political Junkie Ken Rudin recaps the week in politics.

Olyphant is best known for portraying lawmen in cowboy hats. He reprises the role of deputy U.S. marshal Raylan Givens in the sequel Justified: City Primeval. Originally broadcast July 18, 2023.

Previte's restaurants serve food inspired by her extensive travels and the home-cooked Lebanese dishes of her childhood. Her new cookbook is Maydān: Recipes from Lebanon and Beyond.

Dubus talks about the injuries he faced as a carpenter and his relationship with his dad. His a new collection of personal essays is Ghost Dogs: On Killers and Kin. Originally broadcast in 2023.

The 39th president spoke with Terry Gross in 1993, '95, '96 and '98 about growing up on a Georgia farm, entering politics and his advocacy for human rights and peace. Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100.

New York Times journalist Eric Lipton outlines how Musk's companies are benefiting as he cuts federal jobs and agencies, and reporter Teddy Schleifer explains how Musk's political views turned right.

Popular podcasts in the "manosphere" helped sway young men to go MAGA in the 2024 election. New Yorker writer Andrew Marantz explains how Democrats can win them back.

Washington Post reporter Thomas Ricks discusses his book, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, and he is joined by singer-songwriter Josh Ritter who performs "Girl in the War."

Journalist Justice Malala explains how Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk kept the country on a path to peace after the 1993 assassination of Chris Hani. His book is The Plot to Save South Africa.

Summer, who died in 2012, is the subject of a new HBO documentary, Love to Love You. In 2003, she spoke to Fresh Air about the origins of the hit song from which the documentary takes its name.

With so many baby boomers turning 65 in 2011, many, including columnist Robert Samuelson, argue Social Security will run out of money if it pays out at expected levels. Others, including Robert Kuttner of The American Prospect, believe the argument that society can't afford it is simply not true.

Did former Vice President Dick Cheney order the CIA to keep Congress in the dark about a program to capture or kill al-Qaeda leaders? NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving, Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Peter Hoekstra discuss a potential congressional investigation. Meanwhile, will Attorney General Eric Holder appoint a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of torture during the Bush administration?

Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt are experts in what makes democracies healthy — and what leads to their collapse. They warn that American democracy is in trouble.