With the DNC underway, a historian explains how 'The Stadium' became a public square "We fight our political battles in stadiums," historian Frank Andre Guridy says. "They become ideal places to stake your claims on what you want the United States to be." His new book is The Stadium. Tonya Mosley
50 years later, Neil Young's 'On the Beach' remains bleak -- and beautiful The recording sessions for Young's 1974 album were gloomy, drug-fueled affairs, but the end result proves that artists can make good work no matter how hemmed-in, churlish or depressed they may be. Ken Tucker
Rising Sun Produce, a Ravenna fixture, set to reopen soon On Thursday, Rising Sun will reopen at the same location on 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 65th Street. Ruby de Luna
Pioneering TV host Phil Donahue has died at age 88 Phil Donahue may have developed a reputation for presenting passionate discussions on hot-button topics through cheeky stunts. But he told NPR in a 2021 that an early inspiration was mainstream news journalists, who he saw as fearless truth tellers. Eric Deggans
'It's totally different': Younger tattoo artists are ditching the machine For purveyors of an artform that’s famously permanent, tattoo artists sure like to switch things up. From independent collectives to the “stick and poke” tattoo, a new generation is leaving its mark. Linnea Anderson
How the first Black woman to get a pilot's license motivated Carole Hopson NRP's Michel Martin talks to author Carole Hopson, who's written a book about Bessie Coleman, who in 1921 became the first Black woman to get a pilot's license. The book is called: "A Pair of Wings." Michel Martin
Documentary series charts the rise and fall of iconic Memphis record label NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jamila Wignot, the filmmaker behind a new documentary series called Stax: Soulsville USA, about the story of the legendary record label. Ailsa Chang
Archaeologists unearthed an ancient furniture order. Now they're puzzling out what it means Found in Turkey, the clay tablet is 3,500 years old.
Remembering broadcaster and author Phil Donahue Donahue was hailed as the father of the modern audience-participation, daytime talk show.
'A Wilder Shore' charts the course of a famous bohemian marriage Camille Peri's lively and substantive dual biography of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson offers a glimpse of their unconventional marriage — and an inspiration for living fearlessly. Maureen Corrigan