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Microphones in 2020 is a single 45-minute track written to "unburden myself from the weight of all this memory," says Phil Elverum, "even though I also think it has so much value."

This story was updated at 9:07 p.m. on Aug. 14, 2020. While the Confederacy lasted just a bit longer than four years, its memory has lived on for...

A new documentary, Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, chronicles the late neurologist's efforts to understand perception, memory and consciousness. Sacks spoke to Fresh Air in 2012.

RALEIGH — Sandra Cosby is no stranger to the election process — or to voting by mail.In recent years, she’s cast her ballot by mail days before the…

When college basketball teams make it to the NCAA tournament, they say they're "going to the dance." In his new book, sports writer John Feinstein looks at the story of the last dance -- the Final Four. Read an excerpt from Feinstein's Last Dance.

Seven has long played a fascinating role in the sciences, psychology, mathematics and religion, and has uncanny usefulness as an organizing number. In Seven, Jacqueline Leo explores the cultural significance of the number.

Fancy gadgets such as the iPod and BlackBerry mobile phone are doing more than just keeping people plugged in to the latest technology. They're also seen as tools that could change history. Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, The Power of Organizing Without Organization, describes the phenomenon.

Special education services were severely disrupted when schools closed in spring 2020. In many places, they have yet to fully resume. Now, families are demanding schools take action.

John B. Judis, senior editor of The New Republic, surveys America's imperial tendencies and critiques Bush administration Iraq policy in The Folly of Empire. Judis speaks with NPR's Robert Siegel.

Yeoh felt relieved when she first read the script for Everything Everywhere All at Once: Finally, here was a film that cast a middle-aged mother as an action hero. Originally broadcast April 2022.

Ronson spent a year creating Barbie's music, and co-wrote the song, "I'm Just Ken," which has been nominated for an Oscar and a Grammy. Originally broadcast Sept. 7, 2023.

One of the most performed living composers unpacks the power of melody in her music, her unconventional path to success and how visual art guides her process.

Tennessee just passed the first U.S. law regulating generative AI in music. But the technology, adept at copying real artists' voices and styles, is moving too quickly for one law to keep up with.

Harjo was recently named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. His TV show Reservation Dogs focused on group of teenagers living on a Native reservation in rural Oklahoma. Originally broadcast Sept. 19, 2022.

When artists die, it can feel impossible to imagine a world without their musical guidance. Yet it's also a moment to celebrate — not just their impact on culture but also inside ourselves.

White House executive orders and legislation in many states have targeted the rights and protections of trans people. For some, that has meant increased financial worry.

Ambiguous — and unenforced — recusal standards mean few checks and balances for top judges when cases involve their family members.

Researchers have found that athletes experience emotional abuse more than any other form of harm. Some athletes maintain that this kind of abuse by coaches can cause lasting, even irreparable damage.

Groff told Fresh Airin 2017 that his work on HBO's Looking changed his life: "It's ... the most personal thing I've worked on." He stars in the Netflix series Mindhunter,now in its second season.