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Rivers Cuomo, songwriter of Weezer, talks about looking to Vivaldi for inspiration in announcing a quartet of seasonal releases this year and navigating three decades spent in the same band.

In One Damn Thing After Another, Bill Barr alternates between castigating and exonerating. He catalogs Trump's offenses yet casts him as the latest victim of dishonest media and "the radical Left."

Many companies are calling employees back on-site now that the pandemic is winding down. They're also being flexible to keep workers who appreciate the comforts and conveniences of working from home.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with actress, director and writer Sarah Polley about her new book, Run Towards the Danger.

I didn't know it when I watched it the first time, but The Godfather set a template for authenticity in filmmaking.

Matt Reeves' approach to the venerable hero is more emo than goth, and Robert Pattinson brings a haunted quality to the role.

The sanctions may do little to dim the jet-setting lifestyles of Russia's ultra-rich and infamous – much less force a withdrawal of tanks and troops.

A long-term study of a statewide preschool program tracked students through the sixth grade and found those who attended prekindergarten falling behind.

The New York Times columnist says the stroke forced him to make a decision: He could focus on what had been lost or on what remained. He chose the latter. Bruni's new memoir is The Beauty of Dusk.

A woman marries a rich man. But what happened to his first wife? And why is his home so cold, so creepy? Ayesha Rascoe talks with Isabel Cañas about her debut novel, "The Hacienda."

Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro sits down with NPR and talks about his time in a guerrilla group and proposals to tackle poverty and climate change.

A new Texas law that penalizes financial institutions trying to go green is full of loopholes, and is straight up ignored. But other states are following Texas's punitive approach all the same.

Is it time to settle down and watch a good movie that the whole family can enjoy? DVD tips include Nanny McPhee; Hidalgo; The Water Horse; Five Children And It and Tuck Everlasting.

Current TV's documentary "Vanguard" is a three-part series that focuses on the people who are at the center of the debate over immigration -- Mexican migrants looking to cross into the U.S. and the agents looking to take drug traffickers at the border. Host Michel Martin talks with Adam Yamaguchi, executive producer and correspondent for the report "War on the Border."

Is Stuart Davis is a musician who makes jokes — or a comedian who makes music? Or, is he a religious man who also appreciates the life of the flesh, and rock and roll? He says his three favorite things in life are sex, God, and rock and roll — so his new show is about just that. Host Scott Simon talks to Stuart Davis, who writes, directs, and stars in the show.

Audiophiles talk about sound equipment and listening to music as if it were a religious experience. But in this time of iPods and MP3 players, such devotees of sound are harder and harder to find.

Paul Cesewski is the Artist in Residence for San Francisco Recycling & Disposal Inc. If that gallery sounds like a dump, it's because it's a dump. They've hosted a residency since 1990.

April is National Poetry Month and Tell Me More is inviting listeners to tweet original poems no longer than 140 characters to #TMMPoetry. Host Michel Martin launches the "Muses And Metaphor" series with poet Holly Bass. They take a listen to the first series of poetic tweets from a teacher and students at Hart Middle School in Washington, D.C.

Washington Post writer Steve Hendrix wanted to know more about his late mother. So he interviewed the students in the grade school class she taught shortly before she died. Hendrix tells host Michel Martin about the students he met and how his mother influenced their futures.

The federal government continued hiring 2020 census workers through the government shutdown. But the low unemployment rate could result in an applicant pool smaller than the bureau would like.