Neil Gaiman has responded to sexual misconduct allegations The accusations stretch back decades and first became public last summer. Gaiman wrote, "I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever." Elizabeth Blair
Five things we learn about Pope Francis from his new memoir In Pope Francis' autobiography Hope he reiterates themes of his papacy like hatred of war and unchecked capitalism, and a desire for the Catholic Church to be seen as a field hospital, not a fortress. Daniel Burke
Exciting new fiction coming in early 2025 This year promises to give us some great new books. Here are a few pieces of fiction we're looking forward to reading in early 2025. Andrew Limbong
Seattle author Juan Carlos Reyes explores the good, the bad, and the ugly of the human experience in 'Three Alarm Fire' This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Juan Carlos Reyes' fiction collection "Three Alarm Fire." Katie Campbell
How Zora Neale Hurston's posthumous novel 'The Life of Herod the Great' was rescued Scholar and editor, Deborah G. Plant, shares with NPR the process of rescuing Zora Neale Hurston's posthumous novel, "The Life of Herod the Great." Hosts
Night owl or early bird? Here's how your inner clock impacts your health In order to better understand her circadian rhythm, science journalist Lynne Peeples conducted an experiment in which lived for 10 days in a bunker, with no exposure to sunlight or clocks. Tonya Mosley
Jimmy Carter on living 'A Full Life' We revisit a conversation from 2015 between NPR's Eric Westervelt and former President Jimmy Carter about his memoir, "A Full Life."
Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] made that instrument sing." Originally broadcast Oct. 29, 2024. Tonya Mosley
What's the KUOW Book Club reading in January? The KUOW Book Club is reading "Three Alarm Fire" by Juan Carlos Reyes this month. Katie Campbell
This married couple are the narrators behind some of your favorite audiobooks Michael Kramer and Kate Reading have become popular audiobook narrators, spending 62 hours at the microphone for one recent book. Andrew Limbong