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Farm Aid, the annual concert to support family farmers, celebrates 40 years. Newcomer singer-songwriter Jesse Welles — who has a large social media following -- will join long-time musician activists.

A government shutdown looks increasingly likely at the end of the month, and a memorial service for Charlie Kirk is due to be held in Arizona.

In the future, Britain is partly submerged by rising seas – but what do people remember of the past? NPR's Scott Simon talks to British author Ian McEwan about his new novel, "What We Can Know."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Karly Hartzman, frontwoman of indie rockers Wednesday, about how dark stories and the end of a relationship informed the songwriting on the band's new album "Bleeds."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Karly Hartzman, frontwoman of indie rockers Wednesday, about how dark stories and the end of a relationship informed the songwriting on the band's new album "Bleeds."

"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, has been adapted for opera. It opens Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera.

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it.

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it.

With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In Southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade: the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa Beach.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, wriggling maggots and hairy caterpillars aren't pests — they're prized food — sold by the tub, fried with chili, and celebrated for their nutrition.