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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Erdinç Eçevit, the lead singer of the rock band Altin Gün, about his band's new album, "Garip," which pays tribute to the late Turkish folk singer Neset Ertas.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Thomas, CEO of Cleanview, about his new report on tech companies' plans to build their own off-grid power plants to provide energy for data centers.

Christians are in the season of Lent. Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting is a part of both faiths' observances. Other religions include periods of fasting as well. What accounts for fasting's longevity across religious traditions?

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Canadian singer/songwriter Julianna Riolino about her new solo, self-released album, "Echo in the Dust."

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gin Phillips about "Ruby Falls." Her new novel begins in 1928 Chattanooga when a man discovers a mysterious underground cavern with a massive waterfall.

Buckley says she for the "shadowy bits" of her characters. John Powers reviews the Japanese film Kokuho. Documentarian Morgan Neville chronicles Paul McCartney's transformation in Man on the Run.

On this day in 1976, Sheila Young won three medals in speed skating at the Innsbruck Winter Olympics. In 2019, Representative John Dingell Jr., a key figure in passing significant legislation, passed away at 92.

Observers found state officials hadn’t been properly checking credentials for school-based services staff, like counselors and teacher aides.

A state Senate committee held its first hearing this week on a bill that would stop employers from demanding pay history from job applicants.

Georgia O'Keeffe claimed New Mexico's desert "my country." But Pueblo peoples lived on the land long before the artist arrived. There's a push for a more complex view of O'Keeffe and her time there.