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Should reporters think of their readers and listeners as consumers, or as citizens? This week on Hidden Brain, we explore this tension at the heart of journalism.

It could be argued that Quichotte is a novel that aims to reflect back to us the total insanity of living in a world unmoored from reality — but it's about the power of believing more than anything.

For months Russians have been protesting nearly every weekend ahead of this Sunday's local municipal elections. NPR's Scott Simon talks to architect Nadine about voting after months of protests.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with NPR Music's Ann Powers about Lana Del Rey's latest album, and about the dispute she and the artist had on Twitter over her review.

Photographer Kari Wehrs found gun owners in the Arizona desert for a series of tintype pictures. She says gun owners and gun control advocates "both want to be heard."

Mary H.K. Choi has a gift for creating characters so complex and real that they jump right off the page — like the eccentrically named Pablo Neruda Rind, aimless hero of her new Permanent Record.

Democrats criticize Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for refusing to take up election security bills. But voters in his home state of Kentucky say that won't affect their support for him.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Monica Medina, a former official for the NOAA, about the controversy surrounding president Trump's assertion that Alabama had been in the path of Hurricane Dorian.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to the writer of the comic strip "Judge Parker," Francesco Marciuliano, about highlighting criminal justice issues in his story lines.

An untold number of people died in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, during Hurricane Dorian. For those who survived, the grim task continues about trying to learn who lived and who died.

In a new star-studded, women-driven film, she plays an exotic dancer who bands with fellow strip club employees to keep the money flowing from their Wall Street patrons.

New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story that ended the Hollywood producer's alleged reign of terror and helped to ignite the #MeToo movement.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WCBE listener Todd LaPlace of Dublin, Ohio.

As cities consider building new rail lines and development around existing ones, you often hear concerns about the changes displacing low-income…

Thousands of people were left homeless in Marsh Harbour after Hurricane Dorian. As the city struggles to recover, it's more than just Bahamians who are left with nothing as they look to rebuild.

The win, his fourth at the U.S. Open, puts him just one Grand Slam behind Roger Federer for the all-time men's singles record. But to do it, Nadal had to fend off a furious rally from Daniil Medvedev.

Many clinics that provide family planning services still rely on Title X funding. Their doctors worry about what they can say to patients about abortion under new rules.

For 25 years, a group of inner-city kids in Philadelphia has been breaking down barriers of class and race in the traditionally exclusive sport. The concept is simple: they work to ride.

City officials had been considering making an offer after PG&E filed for reorganization in January as it faced mounting liability from wildfires started by its equipment.

The 48-hour walkout that began Monday could affect as many as 145,000 passengers. The union representing BA pilots says they want a fairer share of the airline's profits.