Sunday Puzzle: Grocery Brand Names NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WUSF listener Wendy Belkin of Clearwater, Fla. Will Shortz
'Backed Up' podcast takes a closer look at Cincinnati's complex sewer system From Cincinnati Public Radio comes the podcast 'Backed Up,' which demystifies our complex sewer system and tells the stories of the people suffering under decades of mismanagement. Mallory Yu
Storycorps military voices: The couple that met playing trumpet in a military band As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Air Force veterans Linda and Mark Green who met as trumpet players in a military band and are now celebrating 45 years of marriage.
From bloodied heads to Baby Yoda, SNL's makeup master helps bring characters to life If you remember Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer or Kyle Mooney as Baby Yoda — then you've seen the work of Louie Zakarian. He says the job requires creativity, people skills, speed, and good humor. Elizabeth Blair
Action, comedy, and Beastmode. 'Love Hurts' is classic movie theater fun "Love Hurts" is a short and sweet punch-em-up movie with plenty of extravagant, over-the-top displays that add up to a simple good time. Don't overthink it. Just have fun. Dyer Oxley
A family endures a dictatorship in the Oscar-nominated 'I'm Still Here' A Brazilian family is rocked when the father disappears following a military coup. I'm Still Here tells the heroic true story of a wife and mother who steers her family through the rapids of tyranny. John Powers
The 2025 Super Bowl guide: When is it, who's performing at halftime and how to watch From the football field to the halftime stage, here's what to know about the storylines and stakes before Super Bowl 59 kicks off on Sunday. Rachel Treisman
Jesse Eisenberg explains what his anxiety looks like in real life Jesse Eisenberg plays characters who spend a lot of time grappling with anxiety. That includes his role as David in his latest movie, A Real Pain, which he also wrote and directed.
'Coming to New York' stories are alive and well in these two new books Kay Sohini's graphic memoir, This Beautiful, Ridiculous City, tells a story of migration and redefinition. Gay Talese gathers many of his great pieces about the city in A Town Without Time. Maureen Corrigan
A pro dominatrix and novelist says empathy, curiosity and bravery are key to both jobs After publishing her first novel when she was 21, Brittany Newell started working as a dominatrix. The job gave her time to write — and plenty of material to draw from. Her new novel is Soft Core. Tonya Mosley