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
Politics Tony Blair urges leaders to ignore 'waves of populist opinion' Tony Blair's On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century is the political leadership guide he says he would have wanted in 1997, at the start of his 10-year tenure as British prime minister. Olivia Hampton Steve Inskeep
Scientists may have found a new to see inside the body — and it involves Dorito's A new study from Stanford University scientists may point to a delicious new way to see inside the body. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe tells us about the connection between Doritos and medical imaging. Ryan Benk Ayesha Rascoe
Arts & Life Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shares the poem she's kept in every one of her offices The first Black woman appointed to the Supreme Court says Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Ladder of Saint Augustine," has been a guiding principle. Jackson's new memoir is Lovely One. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life 'I want to write myself into existence,' says 'Colored Television' author Danzy Senna was born in 1970, just a few years after Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage. “Just merely existing as a family was a radical statement at that time,” she says. Terry Gross
Arts & Life 'The Dictionary Story' is a kids' book that defies definition Dictionary wants to bring her pages to life but then a hungry alligator chasing a donut crashes into a queen who slips on some soap and chaos ensues. Can Dictionary put herself back together again? Samantha Balaban
Writer Yuval Levin thinks about frustrations with government in a divided nation NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with conservative writer Yuval Levin about the value of the U.S. Constitution in a divisive era. Steve Inskeep
'Summer of Love' series: A case for marriage In some circles marriages gets a bad rap. In his book "Get Married," professor Brad Wilcox talks to NPR's Michel Martin -- making the case that marriage is the key to a meaningful and happy life. Michel Martin
Arts & Life Harriet Constable on her historical fiction novel 'The Instrumentalist' NPR's Scott Simon talks with Harriet Constable about her debut novel, "The Instrumentalist." It's historical fiction centered on Antonio Vivaldi and a violin virtuoso named Anna Maria della Pieta. Scott Simon
Arts & Life Remembering pioneering film star Gena Rowlands Rowlands, who died Aug. 14, was known for the raw and improvised independent films she made in the 1970s and 1980s with her husband, John Cassavetes. Originally broadcast in 1996. Terry Gross