This week on the Hidden Brain radio show, we explore how the constantly evolving nature of languages can give us different ways of understanding ourselves as well as the world we live in.
Sarah Weddington, who argued Roe v. Wade and won in 1973, talks to Noel King about how Judge Brett Kavanaugh might impact abortion rights if he is confirmed as Supreme Court justice.
Rachel Martin talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listeners' questions about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, otherwise known as NATO.
Richmond, Va. is a former capital of the Confederacy. After a review, a panel has decided the city should take down its Jefferson Davis monument and find a better way to provide historical context.
The wrecks of World War II-era aircraft have become popular tourist sites, attracting divers, history buffs and visitors simply looking to find puzzle pieces from family members' pasts.
Medical historian Howard Markel chronicles the contentious relationship between the brothers who created of Corn Flakes and other mass-produced boxed cereals. Originally broadcast Aug. 10, 2017.
The French documentarian died Thursday in Paris. He leaves behind his monumental 1985 film on the Holocaust, which bears a Hebrew name as elusive of definitions as the historical truths he sought.
A woman climbed onto the base of the Statue of Liberty, remaining there for three hours before police brought her down. Activists earlier unfurled a banner to "Abolish I.C.E."
Nestled at the corner of 17th Street and Constitution Avenue in D.C., sits a diminutive, storied house that once belonged to a lockkeeper. It has stood strong while the capital has changed around it.