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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the comedian Aparna Nancherla about her first full-length comedy special, Hopeful Potato, and the anxiety and depression that once kept her off stage.
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Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images EuropeSmith was 25 in 2000 when she published her critically acclaimed first novel. Now 50, her latest collection of essays, Dead and Alive, reflects on middle age, climate change and generational gaps.
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Officials are investigating the death of the Hollywood director as a homicide. -
As Jane Austen fans celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth, they also celebrate her characters. -
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Los Angeles Police said Sunday that they had opened a homicide investigation after two bodies were found inside the couple's residence. -
In 2025, we laughed, we cried and we learned about ourselves and the world … all with a little help from a podcast. Celebrate this year by revisiting some of our favorite episodes. -
Some of the nation's largest restaurants boast of decades-long survival through economic downturns, stiffer competition, and changing American palates. And we still love them anyway. Why? -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Montana Public Radio listener Brock Hammill of Corvallis, Mont., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
This year, to honor Susan Stamberg's memory, we reflect on her 34 years of performances that can still move us, make us laugh and bring us fresh meaning. -
The character actor was best known for playing villains in movies like Pulp Fiction and The Mask. Greene was found dead in his New York City apartment on Friday, his manager and friend told NPR. -
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, guest judge and scorekeeper Alzo Slade, special guest Lucy Dacus and panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Adam Burke
