Author Interviews

Breathing slowly and deeply through the nose is associated with a relaxation response, says James Nestor, author of Breath. As the diaphragm lowers, you're allowing more air into your lungs and your body switches to a more relaxed state.

How The 'Lost Art' Of Breathing Can Impact Sleep And Resilience

3:07pm May 27, 2020

by Terry Gross

While researching his book, Breath, James Nestor participated in a study in which his nose was completely plugged for 10 days, forcing him to breathe solely through his mouth. "I felt awful," he says.

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How Winston Churchill Pulled Britain Through The Early Years Of WWII

12:05pm May 25, 2020

by Dave Davies

In The Splendid And The Vile, author Erik Larson details the British prime minister's first year in office, during which England endured a Nazi bombing campaign. Originally broadcast March 30, 2020.

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Author Interview: 'They Were Soldiers'

6:10pm May 24, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Joseph Galloway and Marvin Wolf, who covered the Vietnam War, about their new book They Were Soldiers: the Sacrifices and Contributions of our Vietnam Veterans.

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Meredith Talusan On Her New Memoir, Life As A Child Star, Relationship With Parents

9:17am May 23, 2020

Author Meredith Talusan talks to NPR's Scott Simon about her new memoir, Fairest.

Brigid Schulte is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of Overworked.

Pandemic Makes Evident 'Grotesque' Gender Inequality In Household Work

5:46pm May 21, 2020

by Terry Gross

With more people staying home due to COVID-19, journalist Brigid Schulte says it's impossible to ignore "the fact that women bear so much more of the burden of child care and housework."

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Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, shown broadcasting from Moscow in 2014, says he acted as a whistleblower when he shared classified documents with journalist Barton Gellman.

Journalist Who Helped Break Snowden's Story Reflects On His High-Stakes Reporting

4:06pm May 20, 2020

by Dave Davies

Barton Gellman shared a Pulitzer for his reporting about former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the country's secret surveillance program. His new book is Dark Mirror.

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'Outside' Magazine Correspondent Examines Her Fears In 'Nerve'

6:08am May 20, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Eva Holland, a correspondent with Outside magazine, about her new book: Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear, on how she tamed her fears and anxiety.

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An illustration illustrating positive thinking.

Anxious? Meditation Can Help You 'Relax Into The Uncertainty' Of The Pandemic

2:42pm May 19, 2020

by Terry Gross

ABC News correspondent Dan Harris was broadcasting live in 2004 when he experienced a panic attack. He credits meditation with helping him work through his anxiety — both then and now.

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Hillary Without Bill? 'Rodham' Imagines What Could Have Been

7:41am May 17, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Curtis Sittenfeld's latest novel imagines a life for Hillary Rodham in which she turns down Bill Clinton's proposals and forges a career for herself, as a law professor and later a politician.

Books

Reflecting On A Friendship Between A Lion Of Literature And A Critic

7:28am May 16, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Benjamin Taylor about his memoir, "Here We Are: My Friendship with Philip Roth."

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