Arts & Life Miranda July talks 'All Fours' -- and the risks and rewards of changing your life July's novel, about a 45-year-old married woman who has an erotic affair, grapples with themes of perimenopause and sexuality. "Fear in general is why I wrote the book," the filmmaker/writer says. Terry Gross
Lily Tuck's new novel 'The Rest Is Memory' was sparked by a single image Scott Simon talks with Lily Tuck about her new novel, "The Rest is Memory." Based on a real photograph, she imagines the life of a Polish girl killed at Auschwitz concentration camp. Scott Simon
Food 'Does This Taste Funny?' is a Colbert family cookbook What do cooking and a nightly TV show have in common? Both require "a little care, a little love and a little imagination," says Stephen Colbert. He and his wife Evie Colbert have written a cookbook. Terry Gross
A new book reveals that Thomas Edison was not the first to record sound Music journalist Jonathan Scott explores the early history of recorded sound: from the first-known recordings in the 1800s to the most significant vinyl records of the 1940s. A Martínez
Arts & Life Science fiction writer Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Prize Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow. Scott Detrow
Arts & Life Werner Herzog says it's not good to circle 'your own navel' but wrote a memoir anyway The German filmmaker reflects on his unusual life and the curiosity that has fueled his career in the memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All. Originally broadcast Oct. 25, 2023. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Stay away from Dr. Google, and other lessons learned about hypochondria Caroline Crampton developed excessive health anxiety after being treated for cancer as a teen. In A Body Made of Glass she chronicles her experience with hypochondria and the history of the condition. Terry Gross
'Image architect' Law Roach explains how he creates red carpet moments in his book NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with celebrity stylist Law Roach, the man behind some of the most memorable red carpet looks in recent years, about his new book How to Build a Fashion Icon. Sarah Handel Ailsa Chang Jonaki Mehta
Revolution connects Haitians with Black Panthers in 'Kingdom of No Tomorrow' Fabienne Josaphat, author of Kingdom of No Tomorrow, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the Black Panther movement, and its significance inside the U.S., and to Haitian people. Sarah Handel Ari Shapiro Jordan-Marie Smith
What Trump's pick of Kash Patel to lead the FBI could mean for the bureau NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Beverly Gage about her biography of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI's history of civilian surveillance. Michel Martin
