Composer Adrian Younge talks about being inspired by the spy-thriller sound of 60s and 70s jazz, what it's like being sampled and why his music has a cinematic feel.

Five strangers are waiting on a train platform. When the train arrives in five minutes, one of them will die. That's the premise of Ilona Bannister's novel, "Five." She talks to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

New York City-based content creator Isabel Klee is known for fostering some of the hardest-to-place dogs. She's written a memoir, "Dogs, Boys, And Other Things I've Cried About."

For more than 60 years, this maestro of magic has collaborated with towering figures. Now on a new record, he turns to family.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with novelist and teacher Lucy Ives about about her new collection of daily prompts to inspire creative writing, "Three Six Five."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to novelist Siri Hustvedt about her new book, "Ghost Stories" - a memoir of her 43-year marriage to American novelist Paul Auster, who died of cancer in 2024.

Music fans are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with AI songs, according to a recent study.

David Wilcox's most recent album is called "The Way I Tell the Story."

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap of the Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap about their new album Fenian.

The longtime music director of the San Francisco Symphony died April 22. Known for his innovation, Tilson Thomas founded the New World Symphony for young players. Originally broadcast in 1995 and '12.