Folk musician Eugene Rodriguez authors memoir 'Bird of Four Hundred Voices' A new memoir by folk artist Eugene Rodriguez explores his work resurrecting traditional Mexican music with youth in The Bay Area. It's called "Bird of Four Hundred Voices." A Martínez
Arts & Life 'Bad Monkey' novelist Carl Hiaasen says Key West has 'laws all its own' Hiaasen has spent his life skewering and defending his native Florida. His novel, Bad Monkey, has been adapted into an Apple TV+ mystery series starring Vince Vaughn. Originally broadcast in 2013. Dave Davies
Why Lyndsay Rush dedicated her debut book of poems to Michelle Pfeiffer NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lyndsay Rush, the poet behind @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram, on how she went from not liking poetry to publishing her debut book of poems, A BIT MUCH. Elena Burnett Christopher Intagliata Mary Louise Kelly
Arts & Life Connie Chung says booze and bawdy jokes helped her break into journalism's boys club In a new memoir, Chung reflects on the decades she spent covering the news, her marriage to Maury Povich and the prominent figures who acted inappropriately with her — including President Carter. Tonya Mosley
Women share their sexual fantasies for Gillian Anderson's new collection: 'Want' NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress Gillian Anderson about her new book, Want, which is a compilation of women's anonymous, sexual fantasies from all over the world. Erika Ryan Sarah Handel Mary Louise Kelly
Arts & Life 'Lucky Loser' dispels the myth of Trump as a self-made billionaire Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner spent years examining Trump's finances and businesses. They trace how he squandered his father's fortune in a new book. Terry Gross
Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie's cookbook is grounded in family, then and now NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie about their new cookbook they've written together called Does This Taste Funny? Recipes Our Family Loves. Noah Caldwell Courtney Dorning Ari Shapiro
'What If We Get It Right?': Experts talk about addressing climate crisis in new book NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about her new book, What If We Get It Right?: Visons of Climate Futures. Gurjit Kaur Katia Riddle Ari Shapiro
Arts & Life What Musk's Twitter takeover could tell us about a possible government appointment After buying Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk instituted sweeping changes — including rebranding the social media platform as "X." Authors Kate Conger and Ryan Mac recount the takeover in Character Limit. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Constitutional sheriffs wield unchecked power across America, journalist says Jessica Pishko says a group of sheriffs have become a flashpoint in the current politics of toxic masculinity, guns, white supremacy and rural resentment. Her book is The Highest Law in the Land. Tonya Mosley