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Michael Caine has been acting on stage and screen for more than 50 years. He shares some of his favorite memories, including the advice John Wayne gave him during his first week in Hollywood, in his memoir, The Elephant to Hollywood.

In the inaugural Pillow Fight Championship, grown adults entered what looks like a boxing ring and bludgeoned one other with specialized pillows. Two athletes emerged with $5,000 and champion belt.

NPR has compiled a timeline of when local, state and federal officials posted warnings on social media as well as the timeline of events as presented by local officials.

Louisiana’s governor signed a controversial bill that will make his state the first to allow surgical castration for people found guilty of certain sex crimes against children.

Every year, the Librarian of Congress announces 25 sound recordings to be preserved for posterity. Picks for 2023 include music by Queen Latifah, Daddy Yankee, John Lennon, Mariah Carey and more.

Entomologist Mark Moffett loves ants. He's devoted his career to studying the tiny insects: how they move, what they eat, when they attack their prey. Moffett's new book, Adventures Among Ants, details his explorations around the world, tracking many a species through jungle forests and remote mountain passes.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the shows The Agency and The Pitt, audiobooks by Philomena Cunk, and cinema from the late director David Lynch.

Some Mexicans with family ties or dual citizenship in the U.S., or who can afford the airfare, head north of the border to get vaccinated faster than the months of waiting for one back home.

Haiti's transitional government has ousted their prime minister, but that transitional leader says the move is unconstitutional and he is not going anywhere.

Yaroslav Trofimov of The Wall Street Journal explains why he thinks that the U.S., Russia, and China have entered a new nuclear race.

Five years ago, Tom DeBaggio told his personal story about his battle with early-onset Alzheimer's. A return visit finds the former nursery owner less sure of himself — and scared to death of getting lost again.

13 states got the greenlight to add work requirements during the first Trump Administration, but courts halted those plans. Now that Trump is back in the White House, some states are trying again.

It's cold outside and the winter appetite steers the mind to thoughts of stew. NPR's Melissa Block gets some tips for making a fine stew from New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman.

A few weeks ago here on the pod, Chef Justin Timineri of Fresh From Florida told us about some of his favorite trending agricultural products coming out of the Sunshine State. One in particular caught our attention: vanilla.

This recipe for kimchi is from Eric Kim's debut cookbook, Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home. He wrote it, and perfected it, with his mother, Jean.

It's peak apple season. Try these three new recipes and appreciate the humble apple all over again.

Jason Reynolds writes young adult books that don't talk down to kids. His newest audio-only book is called Soundtrack. He talks with Rachel Martin about writing and the value of being a crier.

The New York City mass shooter had been diagnosed with multiple mental illnesses and had been the subject of two "mental health holds" in Las Vegas, but none of that limited his legal right to own firearms.

A college in Massachusetts offers a price break to allow transfers to ‘pick up wherever they were at the end of last semester.’

The video game Farming Simulator has found a loyal and niche audience in the gaming world. This isn't the cheesy Farmville game from years ago, but one emulating the real challenges of running a farm.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with musician Wyatt Flores about his new album Welcome to the Plains and his honesty around mental health.

Have you filed your tax return? The 2023 deadline is Tuesday, April 18. Most taxpayers are getting hundreds of dollars less in refunds than they did last year.

A Tampa mental health provider says such proposals create an environment of fear and hostility in the LGBTQ+ community that can be tricky to treat.

One-third of the seafood Americans catch is sold abroad, but most of the seafood we eat here is imported and often of lower quality. Why? Author Paul Greenberg says it has to do with American tastes.

We’re already a month into 2026. Wild. Anyways, former phosphate mine land in Hillsborough County is the latest property that one developer wants to turn into more than 1,000 homes. But residents and environmentalists have concerns about what would happen if people lived on the former toxic site. We’ll talk that, plus some events to check out in the Tampa Bay area this week. Let’s hit the news headlines first though.