The Incredible Story Of Chilean Miners Rescued From The 'Deep Down Dark' October 29, 2014 Hector Tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced when they were trapped for 69 days in 2010. The result is a doozy. Listen Loading… 8:12 Download Playlist
A Candid Memoir From Comedian Amy Poehler? 'Yes Please' October 28, 2014 Poehler joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross to talk about fighting the body image "demon," being a "world-class snooper" and how she was once told that she had a "great face for wigs." Listen Loading… 39:32 Download Playlist
The Man Behind Wonder Woman Was Inspired By Both Suffragists And Centerfolds October 27, 2014 Wonder Woman's creator, William Moulton Marston, had a secret life: He had a wife and a mistress and fathered children with both of them. Jill Lepore explains in The Secret History of Wonder Woman. Listen Loading… 44:59 Download Playlist
The Serious History Of Hocus Pocus In 'Penguin Book Of Witches' October 26, 2014 In Colonial America, a witch was not a Halloween costume, but a criminal. NPR's Rachel Martin revisits this moment in history with Katherine Howe, editor of the new Penguin Book of Witches. Listen Loading… 5:52 Download Playlist
Cartoonist Looks Back On Career Built On Unnerving Visions October 25, 2014 As a young man, Jim Woodring was looking for a sign — and he found it in a huge, green hallucinated amphibian. His new book of old drawings, Jim, includes many works inspired by such "apparitions." Listen Loading… 5:07 Download Playlist
Novelist Nuruddin Farah: Facing A Blank Page Is 'Bravest Thing' A Writer Does October 25, 2014 Farah's latest is called Hiding in Plain Sight. It's the story of Bella, a Somali photographer living in Rome who gets drawn into the lives of her niece and nephew after her half-brother is killed. Listen Loading… 6:49 Download Playlist
The Life Of De Niro, From 'Mean Streets' To 'Meet The Parents' October 25, 2014 Shawn Levy's brick-sized new biography of screen legend Robert De Niro was produced without cooperation from the actor — but Levy says that just forced him to do better research. Listen Loading… 6:02 Download Playlist
40 Years Later, Diane Von Furstenberg's Wrap Dress Still Wears Well October 24, 2014 In her memoir, The Woman I Wanted to Be, Diane von Furstenberg says she owes her success to her mother, a strong, strict Holocaust survivor who called Diane her "torch of freedom." Listen Loading… 8:10 Download Playlist
Patchett: In Bad Relationships, 'There Comes A Day When You Gotta Go' October 24, 2014 Ann Patchett got married and divorced young. To her second husband, she said: "I'll be true, I'll be faithful ... but I don't want to live together." Her book is This Is The Story of a Happy Marriage. Listen Loading… 38:34 Download Playlist
Jazz Herbie Hancock: 'On A Path To Find My Own Answer' October 23, 2014 In a candid interview, the ever-innovative pianist traces the lines between Buddhist chants, Sly Stone and Miles Davis, while shedding new light on some hard facts about his past. Listen Loading… 9:46 Download Playlist
Disappearing Religions Charted In 'Heirs To Forgotten Kingdoms' October 22, 2014 When Gerard Russell was a diplomat in the Middle East, he met followers of ancient religions facing extinction. His new book includes the origins of the Yazidis, who are fleeing the Islamic State. Listen Loading… 35:11 Download Playlist
Among The Young And Privileged In North Korea October 22, 2014 American journalist Suki Kim spent six months teaching English at a North Korean University that serves the sons of the elite. She chronicles her experience in a new book, Without You, There Is No Us. Listen Loading… 7:48 Download Playlist
St. Martin's Press Games & Humor You Definitely Need This Condo Pony, And Other Products From 'SkyMaul' October 21, 2014 "The Hot Dog Clock" and "The Forever Diaper" are also must-haves. A San Francisco comedy group is once again poking fun at the in-flight catalog SkyMall. Listen Loading… 4:07 Download Playlist
James Duncan Davidson/TED Extras: TED Radio Hour Making The Most Of Your Twenties: Meg Jay Answers Your Questions October 21, 2014 Psychologist Meg Jay answers your questions on making the most of your twenties — the developmental sweet spot — that defines the rest of your life.
From Sizzling Fajitas To The Super Bowl, How Sounds Help Sell October 20, 2014 Joel Beckerman is a composer who specializes in sonic branding. His new book is called The Sonic Boom: How Sound Transforms the Way We Think, Feel, and Buy. Listen Loading… 5:20 Download Playlist
One Lawyer's Fight For Young Blacks And 'Just Mercy' October 20, 2014 When police pulled a gun on Bryan Stevenson as he was sitting quietly in his car in Atlanta, he knew he had to effect change. His memoir describes his attempts, including freeing men on death row. Listen Loading… 38:30 Download Playlist
There's Never A Dull Moment On This Trans-Siberian Adventure October 20, 2014 Morning Edition's David Greene has taken this 6,000-mile ride twice. He shares his experience in the cramped third-class cars — borscht and all — in his new book, Midnight in Siberia. Listen Loading… 7:46 Download Playlist
Many Views Of Muhammad, As A Man And As A Prophet October 19, 2014 In her new book, The Lives of Muhammad, Boston University professor Kecia Ali discusses the different ways that Muslim and non-Muslim biographers have depicted the prophet over the centuries. Listen Loading… 6:34 Download Playlist
Chef Ottolenghi Makes The Case For 'Plenty More' Vegetables October 19, 2014 Israeli chef Yotam Ottolenghi talks with Rachel Martin about the difference between supermarket hummus and Middle Eastern hummus and why he doesn't like to call his cookbooks "vegetarian." Listen Loading… 7:15 Download Playlist
Understanding Society Through 3 American Classics October 19, 2014 NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Azar Nafisi about her new book, The Republic of Imagination, a reflection on America through three of its most memorable books. Listen Loading… 7:48 Download Playlist
A Funny Philosopher Tackles A Tough Query: 'Does Santa Exist?' October 18, 2014 Eric Kaplan's son had a zoo trip canceled because one mom worried about reindeer-induced questions. So Kaplan, a comedy writer and philosophy grad student, started pondering the puzzle of St. Nick. Listen Loading… 5:51 Download Playlist
424 Steps To Happiness: A Father's Journey Beyond 'The Fall' October 18, 2014 A son with cerebral palsy inspires a new way to think about imperfection, exaltation and love in a new memoir by Brazilian novelist and screenwriter Diogo Mainardi. Listen Loading… 5:48 Download Playlist
Back Across The Wall: Questions For Garth Nix October 18, 2014 Author Garth Nix returns to the world of the Old Kingdom with Clariel, the story of a young woman of great magical power who, denied the freedom to live as she wants, chooses a dangerous path.