Arts & Life 'Charlie Chaplin vs. America' explores the accusations that sent a star into exile Author Scott Eyman explains how Chaplin was smeared in the press, condemned for his alleged communist ties and banned from returning to the U.S. Originally broadcast Oct. 24, 2024. Terry Gross
Arts & Life What humanity could learn from natural ecosystems, according to a botanist In her new book The Serviceberry, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer argues that humans would be wise to learn from the circular economies of reciprocity and abundance that play out in natural ecosystems. Michael Levitt Ari Shapiro Christopher Intagliata
Books Sonora Jha is a master of paranoia and tension in 'The Laughter' This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Sonora Jha's "The Laughter," her novel that recently won the 2024 Washington State Book Award for Fiction. Katie Campbell
Arts & Life Remembering novelist Dorothy Allison, author of 'Bastard Out of Carolina' Allison, who died Nov. 6, based her critically acclaimed novel on her own experience of being physically and sexually abused by her stepfather. Originally broadcast in 1992. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Richard Price explores second chances, and rising from the rubble in 'Lazarus Man' In Price's novel, a Harlem apartment building collapses, upending the lives of its residents, including a photographer, a funeral director and a 42-year-old man who feels he has little to live for. Terry Gross
Arts & Life Two books delivered beauty, inspiration and humor — just when I needed them most Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water, by Billy Collins, and The Dog Who Followed the Moon, by James Norbury. Maureen Corrigan
Books 'Orbital' by Samantha Harvey is the first Booker Prize winner set in space Samantha Harvey talks about her new Booker Prize-winning novel Orbital. It follows a day in the life of astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Andrew Limbong
Music Music producer Joe Boyd's new book is a musical journey around the world Music Producer Joe Boyd has been an influential force working with artists like Pink Floyd, Nick Drake and R.E.M.
Arts & Life How the 1874 Freedman's Bank collapse connects to economic disparities we see today In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank. Created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, its collapse cost depositors millions. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life Need a break from politics? Marvel at the 'Vanishing Treasures' of the natural world With 23 short essays on creatures ranging from the wombat to the spider, Katherine Rundell's new book is essential reading for anyone whose wonder could use a jumpstart. Maureen Corrigan
