Set 1,500 Years From Now, 'The Last Emperox' Is Still Pretty Timely In the last installment of Scalzi's Interdependency trilogy, a ruler must fight to save a galactic empire threatened by greed, complacency and the collapse of vital resources. Sound familiar? Scott Simon
He crawled out of homelessness. Now he's struggling to stop coronavirus from knocking him back down Restaurant workers who’ve been laid off as a result of the coronavirus pandemic are navigating a new reality that’s temporary yet filled with many uncertainties. Ruby de Luna
Marc Maron: End Times Fun Comedian Marc Maron talks about his career, his new special, End Times Fun, and honing his skills as an actor. Then, he takes a quiz about the 2019 movie, Cats (which he hasn't seen).
Funky Stuff Friend-testants Aimee Mann and Michael Penn join Jonathan Coulton in a game that rewrites funk songs to be about things that are funky.
Ask Me Another Hotline Listeners call in to talk about their most decadent and/or shameful thing they've eaten since social distancing began. Octuple-stuffed Oreos don't count, right?
Underestimated New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and her husband John Pastore take a quiz about culinary, literary and cultural underdogs from around the world.
Connection Difficulties Married musicians Aimee Mann and Michael Penn try unplugging (and then plugging back in) their router to play this game about various kinds of connection difficulties.
These south Seattle music students moved online effortlessly – and they’re asking for more Quinton Morris was at a national music educators’ conference a couple of months ago when he got a feeling he’d have to move his after-school classical music program online. Marcie Sillman
Postcards From The Pandemic Over the past weeks, most us have had to adapt to a new normal. We reached out to a few TED speakers to ask how their lives have changed and what they're thinking about these days. NPR/TED Staff
5 Easy Art Projects To Enjoy During Social Distancing Sarah Urist Green, creator of PBS' The Art Assignment, walks through five fun art projects that don't require fancy supplies or talent to create and enjoy. LA Johnson