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NPR's Pien Huang speaks with writer and director Zach Braff about his new movie A Good Person.

Ravi Shankar took Indian classical music to world stages and introduced the sitar to Western audiences. His influence can still be felt today, 100 years after his birth.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sam Mewis about the U.S. Women's National Team's first win at the 2023 World Cup. Mewis was a member of the U.S. team that won the World Cup in 2019.

The Illinois State University Horticulture Center is literally going back to "native roots" for this year's Autumnal Festival. The center is honoring the connection to indigenous plants as part of the annual fundraiser for the center on Saturday and Sunday.

Daniel Willingham's new book is full of advice for parents and teachers hoping to nurture a love of reading in kids.

For years Catholic health plans have been arranging for independent insurance firms to provide contraceptive coverage to their enrollees.

The brown bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska have been bulking up for hibernation. If Congress doesn't approve a funding deal, Fat Bear Week will be put on hold.

Before World War II, numerous Jewish emigrants left Lithuania for South Africa. In his debut novel, Kenneth Bonert tells the story of a family among their number. As reviewer Ellah Allfrey writes, despite a few rookie mistakes, that story is told with great inventiveness and care.

English singer Rose Betts explains the story behind her song, "Irish Eyes." (This story first aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on October 1, 2023.)

Shy'Kemmia Pate was just 8 years old when she vanished from her family's porch in Unadilla, Ga., on Sept. 4, 1998. She has not been heard from or seen ever since.