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“There’s nothing like it in the world when you do something and people respond. You can’t describe the feeling," Gill said.

Ryan Adams, 16, is a finalist in next week's Kids Philosophy Slam in Washington, D.C. This year, the young philosophers debate this question: Which is more powerful, fear or hope? Adams lends Scott Simon his thoughts on the subject.

Bey sings some of the slowest tempos today: Listening to him is like looking over a master artist's shoulder as he applies paint to a canvas. Calling him simply a jazz singer misses the point. There's the passion of gospel in his baritone, plus an operatic sense of drama.

The Washington Post is cutting a third of its staff, leading some to say owner Jeff Bezos should sell the company.

After a historic election defeat, U.K. Conservatives are rebuilding. This weekend, they'll choose a new leader. Taking a page from the GOP playbook, the two contenders are from the party's right wing.

Mortgage rates have hit 7%. Mark Hamrick, Washington bureau chief for Bankrate, talks about what this means for borrowers and how this will affect the housing market.

Across the country, districts are reckoning with school closures. At many schools, enrollment is low, and funding depends on students. We look at public education and what's leading to low enrollment.

Texas Republicans nominated scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton in their U.S. Senate primary following an endorsement from President Trump.

The Sunshine State is set to dramatically reduce incentives for rooftop solar. Critics say it will not only hurt customers, but also cost jobs in one of Florida's fastest growing industries.

You'll need a hug after Shadow of the Erdtree gets its claws around you. The follow-up to the 2022 gaming phenomenon presents a new realm to explore, new mysteries to unravel, and new bosses to get utterly demolished by.

Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai talks to Henry Lyman, in an excerpt from Lyman's long-running public-radio series Poems to the Listener.

Grant writes about his relationship with his late wife in the memoir A Pocketful of Happiness. Nick Quah reviews the podcast Dreamtown. Morgan jokes about motherhood and menopause in I'm Every Woman.

Max Krieger celebrates the most uncommon locations of the restaurant that serves as a common bond for most of us. He plans to visit remodeled sites and ones that persist in all their eccentric glory.

In a historic first, President Biden delivered his joint address to Congress flanked by two women: Vice President Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

More than 6 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded. Not all of them are Ukrainian. Some citizens of African countries have found that the doors of Europe are much less open to them.

David Greene talks to Danya Greenfield, deputy director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, about al-Qaida's presence in Yemen and the nature of U.S. counterterrorism operations there.

As President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland, Thomas Pickering, who was President Clinton's ambassador to Moscow, tells NPR what he thinks each side is looking to gain.

The holidays are over, both on the calendar and on the pop charts, and that's great news for an assortment of beneficiaries.

Justice Alan Lawson is retiring effective Aug. 1 after only six years on the state's highest and most prestigious court. Lawson leaves a fourth seat for the governor to fill on the seven-member court as he seeks reelection.

Five years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans isn't the city it used to be. The Census Bureau estimates there are 100,000 fewer people living there than before the storm. But many in New Orleans say things may actually be better -- from its sense of community to a greater appreciation of the city's food and music.

A world of silence. That's often how those of us who can hear imagine deafness. But that silence contains a multitude of voices, with a shared history and language and a controversial future.

The New Orleans band talks about their new album, Pour It Out Into the Night.

From particulate matter to the AQI, here's what you need to know to protect yourself as the smoky haze settles over much of the East Coast.

Santa is packing a bevy of weather to spread across the country this weekend!

NPR's Short Wave team talks about a wildflower's ability to adapt to climate change, the grooming habits of birds, and the social lives of sharks.