A conversation with R. Crumb, the king of underground comics Crumb's comics were staples of 1960s counterculture. He's now the subject of a new biography. Crumb spoke to Fresh Air in 2005, and again, with his wife, fellow comic Aline Kominsky Crumb, in 2007. Terry Gross
From apps to gadgets, 'Second Life' considers how tech is changing having a baby When Amanda Hess learned her unborn child had a genetic condition, she turned to the internet — but didn't find reassurance. "My relationship with technology became so much more intense," she says. Tonya Mosley
A filmmaker in Nazi Germany strikes a deal with the devil in 'The Director' When do compromises turn into full-blown capitulation? Daniel Kehlmann's new novel draws on the true story of German film director G.W. Pabst. Maureen Corrigan
How one writer quit dieting and discovered her strength through weightlifting Casey Johnston spent years running and restricting calories. When she started weightlifting, she rebuilt muscle mass — and her relationship with her body. Mara Gordon
Tips on getting the most from deep reading NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted.
States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts A federal judge Tuesday wrote that President Trump's executive order dismantling the IMLS "disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government." Andrew Limbong
Author Ted Genoways discusses his new book 'Tequila Wars' Journalist and author Ted Genoways follows the violent, unpredictable and hugely profitable world of tequila through the story of its most successful maker, Jose Cuervo, in his book "Tequila Wars." A Martínez
'James' wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn. Juliana Kim
Tips on getting the most from deep reading. NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted.
'The Wager' chronicles shipwreck, mutiny and murder at the tip of South America David Grann discusses his book about an 18th-century British warship that wrecked along the coast of Patagonia. Martin Scorsese is slated to direct the film adaptation. Originally broadcast in 2023. Sam Briger