'The Colonel and The King' dives into the relationship between Elvis and his manager Biographer Peter Guralnick paints a surprising portrait of Presley's long-time manager, Col. Tom Parker: "He had nothing whatsoever to do with the music other than to defend Elvis' choices." Terry Gross
The Academy of American Poets announces new fellows The Academy of American Poets announces its list of 23 new poet laureate fellows, awarding them a total of $1.1 million dollars across the United States. Hosts
Trump likes to give deadlines — but what does 'time' even mean? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Bhaskar Pant, an expert in intercultural communication and Executive Director of MIT Professional Education, about how different cultures perceive time. Steve Inskeep
England's Birmingham bids farewell to Ozzy Osbourne, its homegrown heavy metal hero Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city. Willem Marx
Comedian Aparna Nancherla on middle-age rage On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Comedian Aparna Nancherla talks about how her rage is manifesting in middle age. Megan Lim
Extreme weather makes summer camps more dangerous. How can you protect your kids? Extreme weather makes being out in nature more risky as the flood deaths at Camp Mystic in Texas showed.
Dude, the history behind the word dude is wild The word "dude" is often associated with the '80s and '90s. But its origin is rooted much, much farther back in American history and it took a long and winding road to reach the coast of California. Kat Lonsdorf
Will the Kennedy Center become the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts? The GOP bill is called the "Make Entertainment Great Again Act," but it focuses on one particular venue: the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Significant obstacles stand in the way. Neda Ulaby
'Look a cougar in the eye' and other surprising PNW hiking safety tips What should you do if you encounter a cougar on a mountain trail or in your own backyard? The answer might surprise you. Stephen Howie
With 'WTF' ending, Marc Maron still wants to talk, but outside the studio As he winds down his podcast after 16 years, Maron reflects on what he'll miss: "These conversations are very real conversations for me ... and that is kind of nourishing for the spirit and the soul." Terry Gross