'Lockdown was illuminating': Tim Robbins reflects on the origins of 'Topsy Turvy' "Things that I had held sacred or had held as truths were challenged," Robbins says of the pandemic. His new play is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation. Tonya Mosley
Writing radio obituaries is an art of its own NPR's reporters on the choices and challenges of writing obituaries. Don Gonyea
Actor Laura Dern shares stories of working with mom Diane Ladd The mother-daughter duo have always shared a profession. But when Ladd was diagnosed with lung disease, the two started sharing so much more. Ladd died Nov. 3. Originally broadcast June 26, 2023. Terry Gross
'Breaking Bad' creator is back, with the breathtakingly brilliant series 'Pluribus' Vince Gilligan's new TV series begins with scientists monitoring a radio telescope and discovering something new. What follows is a unpredictable show that takes on some of life's biggest questions. David Bianculli
Want less screen-obsessed kids? Set better tech boundaries for yourself There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how. Andee Tagle
If we're being truthful, people are saying 'honestly' all the time The popularity of the word honestly online and in conversation has soared in recent years. TBH, we'd like to know what's going on. L. Carol Ritchie
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. Neda Ulaby
Patti Smith's 'Bread of Angels' serves as both a sequel and a prequel to 'Just Kids' Smith revisits her childhood and offers insights into her marriage in a new memoir. Bread of Angels offers an intimate, if imperfect, view of the visionary punk poet. Maureen Corrigan
A child disappears from a playdate and it's 'All Her Fault' in this gripping TV series Sarah Snook plays a mother desperately trying to locate her 5-year-old son in this gripping Peacock miniseries. The psychological thriller is adapted from Andrea Mara's novel All Her Fault. David Bianculli
'It's as if I've been reborn': Misty Copeland begins a next chapter in 'a new body' Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her. "What I represented is something far bigger than me," she says. Tonya Mosley