M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie is a collaboration with his daughter NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to writer-director M. Night Shyamalan and actor-singer Saleka Shyamalan. The father and daughter duo have collaborated on the new thriller, "Trap." Debbie Elliott
LeVar Burton talks about simply being himself on NPR's 'Wild Card' LeVar Burton plays a game of Wild Card with Rachel Martin. He talks about his changing definition of success, his mom's influence on him, and why he sees his job as simply being LeVar Burton.
Opinion: Think you have a rough travel story? Try 52 days stuck in space Two astronauts have been hanging out on the International Space Station since last month, waiting for the Boeing capsule that got them there to be repaired to bring them home. Scott Simon
Remembering author James Baldwin on the 100-year anniversary of his birth NPR's Scott Simon and poet Kevin Young remember James Baldwin. The great American author of "Notes of a Native Son" and "Go Tell it on the Mountain" was born 100 years ago this August. Scott Simon
40 years after 'Purple Rain,' Prince’s band remembers how the movie came together Before social media, the film Purple Rain gave audiences a peak into Prince’s musical life. Band members say the true genesis of the title song was much less combative than the version presented in the film. Eric Deggans
'Didi' director Sean Wang says 13 is 'old enough to know better, too young to care' NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Sean Wang about his new coming-of-age movie Didi, which was inspired by his own experiences growing up in an immigrant household in the Bay Area. Ailsa Chang
How to stay safe while swimming this summer Drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1-4 in the United States. NPR's Life Kit has water safety tips to keep young swimmers safe this summer.
Video game performers launch strike over compensation and AI After over a year of negotiations with major video game companies over issues like AI, video game performers in the union SAG-AFTRA are on strike. Mandalit del Barco
KEXP's Kevin Cole retires and reflects on his friendship with Prince ahead of Purple Rain's 40th Anniversary Angela King
Remembering comic and actor Bob Newhart David Bianculli offers an appreciation of the star of Newhart and The Bob Newhart Show, who died July 18. In 1998, Newhart told Terry Gross that his signature stammer was not an affect. Terry Gross