What isolation can do to our brains — and our lifespans I’d been hunkered down at home for almost three weeks when Gov. Jay Inslee issued his stay-at-home order for Washington state in late March. Health officials had identified America’s first official Covid-19 death on February 29th, and they warned the novel coronavirus could be particularly dangerous for people over the age of 60. At 66, I wasn’t taking any chances. Marcie Sillman
This Is 'Creepy': Lawrence Wright Wishes His Pandemic Novel Had Gotten It Wrong The End of October is about a mysterious virus that starts in Asia, sweeps across continents, cripples the health care system, wrecks the economy, and kills people worldwide. Mary Louise Kelly
21st century tech keeps 17th century play alive, thanks to Seattle teens When Governor Jay Inslee announced his stay-at-home order in mid-March, theater artist Shana Bestock knew she had two choices: cancel her youth drama program’s spring production, or move it online. Marcie Sillman
#NPRPoetry With National Book Award Flinalist Jane Hirshfield NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet and National Book Award finalist Jane Hirshfield about her favorite listener-submitted Twitter poems.
Orville Peck Country singer Orville Peck talks about his many (literal) masks, and explains what country music and punk rock have in common.
SuperLucas Ophira's son Lucas makes his Ask Me Another debut with this quiz about classic superhero theme songs.
Love Is A Four Letter Word, Part 2 Comedians Alyssa Limperis and May Wilkerson join Jonathan Colton for a music parody game that replaces the word "Love" in song titles with other four-letter words beginning with the letter L.
Stars In The Stars Hey now, it's all-stars versus all stars in this rhyming word game. Comedians Alyssa Limperis and May Wilkerson get their game on; go play.
Leaders And Rad Eels Comedians Mitra Jouhari and Whitmer Thomas unscramble names of past and present world leaders in this anagram game.
'I Am Mourning The Loss': Two-Thirds Of Artists Report They're Now Unemployed A leading U.S. arts organization released a survey of more than 10,000 artists and creative workers on Friday. It found 95% of them have experienced income loss as a result of COVID-19. Neda Ulaby