What it means to call someone 'weird' in Minnesota Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has made 'weird' the insult of the campaign season, using it against his Republican opponents.
Celebrating movie icons: Samuel Jackson In this 2000 interview, the Pulp Fiction star remembered watching movies in segregated theaters. Though he often plays tough guys he said, in real life, "I don't walk around looking for trouble." Terry Gross
Celebrating movie icons: Spike Lee Lee's first film, 1986's She’s Gotta Have It, helped make him a central figure in independent and Black cinema. In 2017, he talked about adapting that film into a 10-part Netflix series. Terry Gross
Our quest for romance through dating apps is only making us lonlier, studies find Tired of swiping left and right? And out of patience? You’re not alone. Our quest for romance through dating apps is only making us lonelier. Hosts
Whatever happened to ... the Rohingya refugee who won a U.N. award for his photos? We catch up with Sahat Zia Hero, a winner last year of the Nansen Refugee Award for "outstanding work" helping displaced people. He is still making pictures: "This is a tough life." Maria Isabel Barros Guinle
'The Dictionary Story' is a kids' book that defies definition Dictionary wants to bring her pages to life but then a hungry alligator chasing a donut crashes into a queen who slips on some soap and chaos ensues. Can Dictionary put herself back together again? Samantha Balaban
In 'Miss Merkel,' Germany's former chancellor is a crime-solving amateur detective The German crime fiction series, based on novels of the same name, depicts former Chancellor Angela Merkel as an Agatha Christie-style small-town detective who solves crimes out of sheer boredom. Esme Nicholson
An Uber driver became this dad's unsung hero at a time of crisis On this week's "My Unsung Hero": Ian Sandler's daughter was at a sleepaway camp, hours away, when he received a call that she was critically ill. An Uber driver helped him in those stressful hours.
Court orders a new hearing for Adnan Syed in 'Serial' case. Here's what to know The Maryland Supreme Court upheld a decision to reinstate Syed's murder conviction and ordered a redo hearing. It comes just two years since Syed was freed from prison. Juliana Kim
Zozobra: the 100th anniversary of a Santa Fe tradition A 50-foot-tall structure of Old Man Gloom, stuffed with peoples' worries, anxieties and gloomy thoughts, will be set ablaze.