What's In A Genre Name? The Trouble With 'Asian Fantasy' Asian fantasy has been increasingly popular over the past few years, but some authors shelved in that category are wondering whether it's really a useful way of describing a vast and varied subgenre. Kalyani Saxena
Weekend Edition Superfan Gets A Turn At Hosting 5 year-old Milan Kliment rounds out today's program. He's Weekend Edition's own superfan.
How The Pandemic Inspired Author Maggie Downs To Quit Drinking During the pandemic, writer Maggie Downs of Palm Springs, Calif., decided she needed to stop drinking. Now that she's able to socialize again, she's determined to stick with the sober life.
Hesitant To Date Again, Even Post-Vaccination? You're Not Alone. With vaccines making it safer to date in-person again, NPR spoke to several people about their hesitations and hopes in the world of dating after a year of solitude. Lauren Hodges
A Young John Steinbeck's Unpublished Werewolf Novel Isn't Going To Print A Steinbeck scholar says Murder at Full Moon, a mystery about a series of brutal murders that appear to be the work of a werewolf, should be available to all. Steinbeck's estate disagrees. Joe Hernandez
Real Or Fake Dog Breed? Inspired by Liz Miele's new book about cats, she and fellow comic Carmen Lynch are challenged to a game about dogs. Is it a twist... or is it a flex?
Andrew Rannells Actor Andrew Rannells looks back on his time as Elder Price in the Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon. Then, he plays a game about HGTV lingo.
Heart Transplant From the series Shrill, Lolly Adefope and E.R. Fightmaster work together in a music parody game where songs with the word "heart" in the title are rewritten to be about other things starting with H.
Dolly Parton, Dalai Lama Or Both? Actors Lolly Adefope and E.R. Fightmaster (Shrill) must determine if a fact is about Dolly Parton, the Dalai Lama... or BOTH?