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
Arts & Life The Poison Book Project is looking for Victorian-era books made with toxic dyes Members of the Poison Book Project are working to identify old books that contain toxic pigments such as arsenic. Hosts
Arts & Life Frazier's 'Paradise Bronx' makes you want to linger in NYC's 'drive-through borough' Ian Frazier’s signature voice — droll, ruminative, generous — draws readers in. But his underlying subject here is even bigger than the Bronx: It’s the way the past “bleeds through” the present. Maureen Corrigan
Politics How Trump bent the Justice Department and FBI to his will NBC Newsinvestigative reporter David Rohde says that since 2016, Trump has used conspiracy theories, co-option and threats to undermine federal law enforcement. His new book is Where Tyranny Begins. Dave Davies
Arts & Life With the DNC underway, a historian explains how 'The Stadium' became a public square "We fight our political battles in stadiums," historian Frank Andre Guridy says. "They become ideal places to stake your claims on what you want the United States to be." His new book is The Stadium. Tonya Mosley
Arts & Life How the first Black woman to get a pilot's license motivated Carole Hopson NRP's Michel Martin talks to author Carole Hopson, who's written a book about Bessie Coleman, who in 1921 became the first Black woman to get a pilot's license. The book is called: "A Pair of Wings." Michel Martin
Books In 'Third Millennium Thinking,' experts teach how to think like a scientist Life is full of decisions. “Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Knowledge” outlines methods of making choices rationally using scientific methods.
Arts & Life 'A Wilder Shore' charts the course of a famous bohemian marriage Camille Peri's lively and substantive dual biography of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson offers a glimpse of their unconventional marriage — and an inspiration for living fearlessly. Maureen Corrigan
Books 'The Boys in the Boat' is narrative gold This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Daniel James Brown's "The Boys in the Boat" about the University of Washington crew team's quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Katie Campbell
Arts & Life Comic novel 'How to Leave The House' follows a young man on a day-long hero's quest NPR's David Folkenflik talks with British author Nathan Newman about their novel, "How to Leave The House." It covers a day-in-the life of a young adult who's finally moving out of his mom's house. David Folkenflik
