How I fell in love with pinball
On her first day as an official host of All Things Considered, Juana Summers shares some of the interests she's bringing to the position — from the issue of gun violence, to pinball.
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Street Symphony plays in harmony with Skid Row's 'sacred spaces'
Vijay Gupta was a 19-year-old violin prodigy when he joined the LA Philharmonic. Now he runs Street Symphony, an organization bringing music to clinics, jails and homeless shelters on Skid Row.
Life in the Middles Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel
Ottessa Moshfegh's Lapvona follows the life of Marek, a 13-year-old peasant boy who lives in a cruel world of sadism and stink, cannibalism and self-flagellation.
'Rogues' showcases Patrick Radden Keefe's preternatural gift for reading people
Keefe recognizes that we're all unreliable narrators of our own lives, and writes about his subjects with a keen sense of understanding.
Stars use BET Awards stage to criticize Roe v. Wade ruling
Hosts and entertainers at the annual show recognizing Black excellence in the arts and sports criticize the recent Supreme Court decision the landmark overturning Roe v. Wade.
MUNA releases its latest album just in time for summer
With electro-pop dance tracks, the band celebrates queer love and joy.
What happens when white women hypersexualize Asian women onscreen
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elaine Hsieh Chou about her recent essay in Vanity Fair, which addresses how Hollywood perpetuates Asian stereotypes.
Mishael Morgan is the first Black actor to win a lead category at the Daytime Emmys
The 35-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago plays Amanda Sinclair on the CBS show "The Young and the Restless."
'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s
Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.
'Wait Wait' for June 25, 2022: With Not My Job guests Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda
Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda won a Peabody for their true crime parody American Vandal, and now their back with Players, a mockumentary about Esports, but what do they know about C-Sports?