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Hope and change were two of the watch words of President Obama's first presidential campaign. As he begins a second term, Tell Me More speaks with people gathered in the nation's capital about what they think the next four years will be about.

Both in sound and scope, I Was Born Swimmingcenters on impermanence and solitude.

Commentator David Crystal says William Shakespeare introduced many words to the English language which are now in common usage, but are not commonly attributed to Shakespeare.

Weekend Saturday's Dan Schorr spoke with William Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard and E.J.Dionne, columnist for the Washington Post about Bob Dole's campaign for the presidency.

A new poll by the Pew Research Center shows that many African-Americans say they can no longer be seen as a single race. Work ethic and education are creating a class divide. Nearly 40 percent of low-income blacks say they have nothing in common with middle-income and poor blacks.

Protesters nationwide are demanding police reform. Calls to defund the police mean different things to different people, and there's no clear answer to what that might look like in reality.

Veralyn Williams has lived in the United States since she was an infant, when her family fled Sierra Leone. But she's always been unclear exactly what her immigration status is and whether she has the right to live and work in the United States. For a story produced for WNYC's "Radio Rookies" program, Williams goes looking for the truth.

"With apologies to Hank Williams," singer Miller and guitarist Ribot perform an ornate cover.

A new book of photographs captures a portrait of America's black farmers as their numbers dwindle. John Ficara and NPR's Juan Williams talk about the black families who still work on American family farms.

Thousands of people marched though the streets of Jena, La. on Thursday in support of six black teens arrested for allegedly attacking a white classmate. Blogger Shawn Williams explains how African-American bloggers have helped drive the public outcry.

Black doulas are setting out to help change the dramatic Black infant mortality rate. In Michigan and across the country, Black infants die far more frequently than white babies.

As the mayor of South Bend, Ind., Pete Buttigieg says he can bridge the divide between progressives and "red state" voters. He is expected to announce he's running for president this weekend.

It's been four months now since North Carolina shut down for the coronavirus. And though a lot of businesses have reopened, many are struggling, trying to…

Michelle Williams' voicing of Britney Spears' new memoir has received high praise. We look at why top-level actors want to be involved in audio book performances.

In the documentary, director Roger Ross Williams explores the role of American evangelicals in the anti-gay movement there. Williams and Christopher Senyonjo, an excommunicated Anglican bishop, discuss the collision of religion and politics.

In Michigan, voters will decide whether to force the state's utilities get at least 25 percent of their annual retail sales from renewable sources by 2025. There have been many competing claims about costs, jobs and spinoff issues.

Biographer Frances Wilson discusses the intense connection between William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy — and the "vortex of poetry" in which they lived.

On Monday, Kenyan President William Ruto posted on X that Francis "exemplified servant leadership through his humility, his unwavering commitment to inclusivity and justice, and his deep compassion for the poor and the vulnerable."

Wavves' music has caught plenty of attention, some of it fiercely negative, but "Take on the World" ought to help quiet the debate -- if only because frontman Nathan Williams gets ahead of his critics, singing, "Well, I hate my writing / It's all the same." But for all the self-loathing, there's unmistakable buoyancy to go with the bad vibes.

Writer William Burroughs -- who died one year ago -- is remembered by two friends from New Orleans, artists Tina Girouard (jer-ROW) and David Bradshaw. They talk about his funeral, at which Bradshaw placed a loaded revolver in Burroughs hand with which he was buried. We also hear excerpts from Burroughs' readings. (4:00) ((ST