Stephen Graham Jones on his novel 'I Was a Teenage Slasher' NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to author Stephen Graham Jones about his latest novel, "I Was a Teenage Slasher," which tells a gory tale through the eyes of a teenage killer in a small Texan town. Ryan Benk
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, who encouraged America to talk about sex, dies at 96 Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96. The Associated Press
A tourist under attack in San Francisco was saved by an unlikely duo San Francisco's latest crime-fighting duo doesn't wear capes. Nor anything at all. Scott Simon
A stegosaurus fossil could fetch $6 million at Sotheby's. Should they be auctioned? Sotheby's is presenting one of the most complete skeletal remains of a Jurassic creature. But some people say such specimens should not be auctioned. Andrew Mambo
Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here's why it might not feel that way Food prices have largely leveled off, but many people are still frustrated when they go to their local grocery store. Scott Horsley
'Our Kind of Game': Mysterious page-turner looks at the cracks in suburban life NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Johanna Copeland about her new book, Our Kind of Game, which takes place among the moms of a fancy suburb in Virginia. Mary Louise Kelly
Filming for the new 'Superman' movie is underway in Cleveland It’s not a bird or a plane -- it’s the "Man of Steel." Filming is underway in Cleveland for a new Superman movie to be released in the summer of 2025. Kabir Bhatia
Remembering 'Chinatown' screenwriter Robert Towne Towne, who died July 1, was nominated for an Oscar in 1974 for his screenplay for The Last Detail, and won the Academy Award in 1975 for his screenplay for Chinatown. Originally broadcast in 1988. Terry Gross
Remembering Martin Mull, an actor, comic, musician and painter Mull, who died June 27, appeared in the 1970s series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, and later starred in Fernwood 2 Night. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, then we revisit a 1995 interview. Terry Gross
‘Sing Sing’ tenderly probes the joys – and limits – of art in prison Colman Domingo leads a dynamic ensemble in a stirring dramatization of Sing Sing prison's arts rehabilitation program. Aisha Harris