Search results for

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Drew Gilpin Faust about her story in The Atlantic, "Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive."

NPR's Michel Martin talks with writer Richard Stengel about Mandela: The Lost Tapes, which features never-before heard audio of his conversations with Nelson Mandela from 1993.

James Gray's Armageddon Time was inspired by his childhood in Queens in the 1980s. And physician Siddhartha Mukherjee explains how cellular science could lead to breakthroughs in The Song of the Cell.

The Dutch were favored and higher-ranked but the U.S. had found ways to keep moving on during the World Cup. But the Netherlands' high-powered offense was too much for the Americans.

Intense storms ravage Florida. Heat makes it deadly during the day, but a few people stay. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Lily Brooks-Dalton about her new novel, "The Light Pirate."

An acrobat loses his nerve and gets a regular job, but a moment comes when he must perform. Mac Barnett and illustrator Marla Frazee talk about their children's book "The Great Zapfino."

The US job market is strong, with employers adding more than a quarter-million jobs every month. President Biden cheered the latest jobs report, but it could put more fuel on the fire of inflation.

The knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup kicks off on Saturday as the U.S. faces the Netherlands' powerhouse team.

A change in the Democrat's presidential nominating calendar is under consideration, significant support in the Senate for same-sex marriage, and more trouble for former President Trump.

Gun-related deaths have risen dramatically since 2004. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks to researcher Eric Fleegler about a recent study of these deaths, looking at the last 30 years.