'Blue Moon' is an aching comedy about a genius on the slide Ethan Hawke stars as lyricist Lorenz Hart on the night his former writing partner, Richard Rodgers, debuts his hit musical Oklahoma!. Blue Moon offers a canny take on professional jealousy. John Powers
'Fairyland' author recalls growing up with her gay dad in pre-AIDS San Francisco Alysia Abbott was raised by a single father at the dawn of the gay liberation era. Sofia Coppola recently adapted Abbott's memoir, Fairyland, to film. Originally broadcast in 2013. Terry Gross
ROG Xbox Ally X sells out, despite disdain for shifts in Microsoft's gaming strategy The Xbox Ally X isn't the handheld console the name implies. But it's still sold out, despite debuting as fans rage against price increase to Game Pass. James Perkins Mastromarino
As hundreds of millions of birds head south, the invisible danger is glass It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this. Nell Greenfieldboyce
In Pictures: Remembering Susan Stamberg, one of NPR's Founding Mothers Susan Stamberg joined NPR at its start, originally to cut tape — literal tape, with a single-sided blade — at a time when commercial networks almost never hired women. NPR Staff
Celebrating the life and career of NPR 'founding mother' and arts champion Susan Stamberg NPR's Susan Stamberg was a longtime champion of visual arts coverage, but she had to invent new ways to do it on the radio. Bob Mondello
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. David Folkenflik
President Trump envisions D.C. arch to mark 250th anniversary of U.S. On Wednesday, the president showcased models for a grand new monument to be added to the gateway of the National Mall: a large, neoclassical arch topped with eagles and a gilded, winged figure. Anastasia Tsioulcas
You know Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca' — but she also wrote these terrifying tales Rebecca dominates du Maurier's legacy, but she wrote plenty of other macabre novels and short stories. A collection called After Midnight gathers 13 of these tales, with an intro by Stephen King.
Julian Brave NoiseCat's survival story is both personal and ancestral NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night. Terry Gross