Arts & Life 'The Cliffs' explores a house through the centuries of women who passed through NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author J. Courtney Sullivan about the real house that inspired the mansion at the center of her latest novel, The Cliffs. Elena Burnett Courtney Dorning Mary Louise Kelly
Arts & Life A member of the 'T-Shirt Swim Club' chronicles life as 'the funny fat kid' Comedy writer Ian Karmel has been making fun of his own body since he was a kid. He wrote T-Shirt Swim Club: Stories from Being Fat in a World of Thin People along with his sister. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life 'Love is Blind' is mired in lawsuits. What does that mean for reality TV? New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum discusses the lawsuits brought forth by the Love is Blind cast members, and reflects on how reality TV has impacted our culture. Her new book is Cue the Sun! Terry Gross
Arts & Life 'Emergency Quarters' are for pay phones (remember those?) in a new book by ‘90s kids Ernesto's mom gives him a quarter every morning. "For emergencies," she says. "If you need me, look for a pay phone." Hey, it was the '90s! But how will Ernesto spend his Emergency Quarters? Samantha Balaban
Arts & Life Stuck in a rut? How to appreciate your life again, according to science After a while, even the most exciting relationships, jobs and environments lose their spark. But cognitive neuroscientist Tali Sharot says it's possible to fall back in love with life's small joys. Andrew Limbong
Arts & Life Republicans and Democrats don't understand Latino voting bloc, strategist says NPR's A Martinez talks to Republican strategist Mike Madrid about his book -- Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy -- about the power of the Latino vote. A Martínez
Arts & Life Journalist explores the history of communist China through his family’s heritage NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York TimesAt the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China." Erika Ryan Mallory Yu Mary Louise Kelly
Arts & Life Author Juli Min tells the story of a family in reverse in her book 'Shanghailanders' NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with author Juli Min about her new book Shanghailanders, which unspools the story of a family in reverse. Ailsa Chang
Arts & Life How a quest for greater profits upended the global supply chain during the pandemic Everything from disinfectant wipes to computer chips were in short supply during the pandemic. New York Times journalist Peter Goodman explains the disruptions in How the World Ran Out of Everything. Dave Davies
Arts & Life Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it's his last Over the course of his decades-long career in public health, Fauci vowed he would never shy away from speaking truth the U.S. president— even when it was inconvenient. Fauci's memoir is On Call. Dave Davies
