Carina Chocano joins us to talk about how girls absorb images from popular culture into their own identities.
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David Sedaris Wanders The World
David Sedaris joins us to talk about his latest story collection, which delves deeply into middle age and mortality while maintaining his trademark wit.
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Straddling The Border: The Lives Of Mexican Americans
Journalist Alfredo Corchado joins us to tell the story of how Mexicans have changed America.
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Every Conflict Does Have A Solution
Daniel Shapiro joins us to talk about how we often let our emotions and identities get in the way of resolutions.
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The Power Of Oprah
We take a tour of the new exhibition “Watching Oprah.” And later in the hour, we tour “Americans” in the National Museum of the American Indian.
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How Portraits Capture People
Director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Kim Sajet joins us to talk about how artists capture the essence of their subjects through these paintings.
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The Stars Of NPR
It wouldn’t be a trip to NPR headquarters in Washington without a visit with a few familiar voices.
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The Purpose Of Pride
Vincent E. Slatt and Jade Salazar join us to talk about how gay pride has evolved.
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Urban, Suburban and Rural: The Cultural Divide
Juliana Horowitz of the Pew Research Center joins us to talk about what the country’s demographics look like today based on where people live.
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Kids Today Really Are The Worst
Parenting expert Katherine Reynolds Lewis joins us to talk about effective strategies for correcting bad behavior.
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Jake Tapper Writes Fiction, Too
The host of CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” joins us to talk about fictionalizing themes that he reports on in his day job for his new novel.
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Homeless Vets Are Women, Too
Jas Boothe joins us to talk about how female veterans are not cared for as well as their male counterparts.
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