This 'Halloween,' Jamie Lee Curtis Reckons With 40 Years Of Trauma Michael Myers is back and, so is Laurie Strode. Jamie Lee Curtis was 19 when she starred in the original Halloween. This sequel ignores the others to focus on what has happened to Laurie since 1978. Audie Cornish
Nick Kroll: The Story Of The Toothpaste Wedgie Actor and comedian Nick Kroll talks about character comedy, lightly stalking elderly men, and his Netflix series, Big Mouth. Then, he plays a game about commercials turned into TV shows and movies.
A Couple’s Labor Of Love Keeps Wilderness Trails Open For Others After wildland fires destroyed the trails of a little-known wilderness, people said they'd never be rebuilt. One young couple refused to accept that answer. Ian McCluskey
Remembering Paul Allen's shredding life Paul Allen's musical collaborator talks about what it was like to write and perform with him. Angela King
U.K. Sets 'Tartuffe' In Birmingham's Pakistani Muslim Community In a new take on Moliere's Tartuffe, the original production's "dangerous priest" villain is now portrayed as a manipulative Imam who preys on a Muslim family. Vicki Barker
MacArthur 'Genius' Poet Natalie Diaz Tackles Issues Facing Native Americans Poet Natalie Diaz speaks with NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji about being selected for a MacArthur "Genius" Grant. Her work focuses on social justice issues and her Mojave and Latina heritage.
Artists Take To The Streets To Reflect On Current Political Climate From street artist Robbie Conal to "The 50 State Initiative" that features exhibitions and more than 100 artist-designed billboards, artists are responding to the current political environment. Mandalit del Barco
Leonard Cohen's Poem 'Kanye West Is Not Picasso,' As Read By Michael Shannon Cohen talks Kanye, in the voice of Michael Shannon. It's all pretty straightforward, no? Andrew Flanagan
