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A retelling of James Garfield's assassination and other recent TV programs about history show an interest in saying 'who we were, who we are and who we're going to be,' explains presidential historian Alexis Coe, senior fellow at New America.

The snap election was called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras as he stepped down following a referendum opposing an EU bailout plan his government had negotiated.

Audie Cornish speaks with Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker correspondent, for a check-in on Boko Haram and the territory they now control in Nigeria.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Alexis Akwagyiram from the Semafor news website about the mass kidnapping of young students from a school in northwest Nigeria.

Jeneva Rose, author of The Perfect Marriage, has given new life to her first novel, which was previously self-published. It's about a woman who travels back in time and meets her 18-year-old self.

With Democratic leader Harry Reid's victory in Nevada, Republican hopes for taking over the Senate have faded — even as Reid's leadership will be put to the test in a more narrowly divided Senate with a handful of Tea Party members. Republicans have picked up six seats — in Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Nussbaum reflects on the TV revolution in her book, I Like to Watch. Maureen Corrigan reviews Alexi Zentner's new novel, Copperhead. Rainbow uses show tunes and pop songs to lampoon Trump.

Alexis Ohanian is co-founder of the popular social news site Reddit. His new book, Without Their Permission, tells the story of the site, from startup to Internet giant.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson about the future of abortion access after the Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

Author Hortense Calisher once called the short story "an apocalypse in a teacup." Critic Jane Ciabattari presents her favorite mini-apocalypses of 2012, from veteran authors like Sherman Alexie to newcomer Claire Vaye Watkins, who combines a unique voice and a shadowed family history in her debut collection.