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Writer Nina LaCour talks about her new novel -- Meet Me in the Garden -- a post World War II Great Migration story that follows three sisters as they shift their lives from New Orleans to Los Angeles - and the difficult life choices they face.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California why he says Democrats should nominate a progressive for president in 2028 and why he's considering a run.

From Michigan's Senate and governor primary to Missouri's 1st Congressional District, a number of key races in primary elections Tuesday could signal the future for Democrats and Republicans.

Her father, Joe Battle, opened a record store in 1945 and he recorded blues guitarist John Lee Hooker, the Baptist preacher reverend C. L. Franklin, and Franklin's talented daughter Aretha.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the actor Willem Dafoe, who stars in the new movie "Late Fame."

The Toy Story squad takes on a tablet, the Minions take on Hollywood and Christopher Nolan takes on a Greek epic.

From SZA and Kendrick Lamar, to MJ Lenderman and Waxahatchee, there's been an uptick in recent years of prominent artists joining forces for a co-headlining tour.

"We Keep Us Safe," a new investigative podcast series from Embedded, uncovered new evidence in the 2020 shooting death of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. -- a killing that remains unsolved.

Since the 2020 election, local law enforcement has increasingly been playing a bigger role in helping local officials secure elections.

At a time when both touring costs and concert ticket prices keep climbing, Harry Styles' decision to play a 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden has been met with mixed reactions. NPR talked to fans outside the venue about what it took to attend the residency.

From Nobel Prize-winning research to the Laffer Curve, Scabby the Rat, Veblen's peacock, and more — the economic ideas and inside jokes hiding throughout Planet Money's new board game.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Spencer Cox, Republican governor of Utah, about his new book, Off Ramp, and his vision for peacemaking.

In some tight midterm races, how farmers frustrated with the war and rising costs vote could make a difference.

Anthropic is one of the world's most powerful AI firms. New Yorker writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains how they're trying to make chatbot Claude more ethical, and the implications of AI's widening use.

Without a deal by March 1, across-the-board federal spending cuts will kick in — including deep cuts to the nation's defense budget. Michele Flournoy, former undersecretary of defense for policy, and NPR's Tom Bowman discuss what sequestration might mean for the U.S. military.

Author and journalist P.J. O'Rourke delves into the content and influence of Adam Smith's classic, The Wealth of Nations. He talks about digesting the massive tome on economics, so you don't have to.

Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell says the unpublished report shows that tech companies didn't respond to employees' warnings about violent rhetoric on their platforms.

Investigators in Ukraine have opened more than 50,000 inquiries into alleged Russian war crimes since the war began. NPR looked into the death of one man to show the challenges investigators face.

In The Splendid And The Vile, author Erik Larson details the British prime minister's first year in office, during which England endured a Nazi bombing campaign that killed more than 44,000 civilians.

Forensic anthropologist and novelist Kathy Reichs writes what she knows: bones and crime. Reichs discusses her new novel Bones are Forever," and her work for the TV series "Bones" both of which star her fictional alter-ego, the scientist crime-solver Temperance Brennan.