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What does it mean that our world more and more bears resemblance to works of apocalyptic fiction?

NPR’s Scott Simon and disinformation expert Renee DiResta discuss payments to right-wing influencers in what the Justice Department says is a Russian campaign to influence U.S. policy and voters.

The Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa and REACHUP are among the organizations receiving $2 million donations.

Paleontologist Neil Shubin discusses his new book, Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year-History of the Human Body. Shubin traces the hand and other human features back to creatures that roamed the earth hundreds of millions of years ago.

A commission has been investigating sex abuse within the country's Roman Catholic Church for 2 1/2 years. Its full findings are scheduled to be released on Tuesday.

Tariffs are hitting small businesses hard across the country, and the Tampa Bay region is no exception. You’ll hear from the owner of an Asian grocery in Bradenton who says he might have to close up shop. Plus, pumpkin patches and a 2-for-1 museum experience in St. Petersburg. But first, the news.

For NPR's "One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs," NPR Music's Stephen Thompson recommends "Happiness Writes White" by the band Harvey Danger. The band is known mostly for their 1997 hit "Flagpole Sitta."

The German government is imposing tighter restrictions on people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and is planning legislation to make vaccination mandatory in early 2022.

Robell Awake is a chairmaker and scholar based in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, "A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects."

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo sifts through failed marriages, memory and the bonds between parents and children in his latest novel.

When Dara-Lynn Weiss saw her daughter gaining a lot of weight, she put her on a strict diet. That decision made Weiss the target of criticism from her daughter, her friends and people who didn't even know her. Weiss talks about the experience, which she chronicled in her new memoir, The Heavy: A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet.

Data show that real-estate scams are a persistent problem in the greater Tampa Bay region. In Hillsborough, Manatee and Pasco counties, the number of victims and loss amount are on the rise.

The Nashville star helps us break down the appeal of the beloved 2000 song by Wheatus, a truly strange cult hit that has stood the test of time.

Lucasfilms has partnered with several Japanese anime studios for the new animated series Star Wars: Visions — but this isn't the first time Star Wars has drawn inspiration from Japanese entertainment.

The pioneering baseball player's daughter, Sharon Robinson, has written Child of the Dream, a chronicle of 1963 — a critical year for the Civil Rights movement, and also when she turned 13.

Josie felt like Florida lawmakers were threatening her health care and ability to live authentically at school. So she left. Other families of trans youth are plotting their exits as well.

University of South Florida System President Judy Genshaft delivered her 18th "State of the University" address Wednesday, which included unveiling a new…

Kids eventually realize their parents are real people, says author Molly Brodak. But in her new memoir, she talks about another sort of realization: That her father was dishonest, and a criminal.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KPCC listener Jerry Tsai and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Maureen Perrotte of Ravena, New York and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

NPR's Don Gonyea plays the puzzle with Minnesota Public Radio listener Matt Walsh of St. Louis Park, Minnesota and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Vice President Kamala Harris' media blitz, former President Donald Trump responds to reporting that he kept in touch with Russian President Vladimir Putin: The week that was on the campaign trail.

After a drawn out fight with her record label, Good To Know is JoJo's first new album since 2016. "I found my power. And that feels so exhilarating and intoxicating," she says.

American Julia Cooke documented the ways Cuba has changed since Fidel Castro ceded authority to his brother. During her travels, she says, everything she thought she knew was "blown out of the water."

Kelly Oxford went from being a housewife and mother of three in Calgary to Internet fame. She reveals the secret to success in a new book, Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar — but her real story may be just as unbelievable.