Zachary Wood: Why Should We Listen To Views We Find Offensive? In college, Zachary Wood joined a group that invites provocative speakers to campus, hoping to spark dialogue. But he soon learned not everyone wants to hear from those with whom they disagree. NPR/TED Staff
'The Four Top': Dana Frank | Jordan Michelman | Andrea Slonecker So-called "natural wine bars" are all the rage right now. Why? And what are the new, surprising wine-food pairing rules? Finally, who knew that eggs are sometime used to make wine? NPR Staff
This Little Piggy Went To Market: Louie's Clackamas County Fair Journey The North Clackamas Land Lab, a center for agriculture science, offers invaluable experiential learning opportunities for area students like Erika Bergstrom. NPR Staff
'Insecure' Co-Star Yvonne Orji Says Molly Is A 'Beautiful Mess' Comedian Yvonne Orji planned to become a doctor, but says God had other plans. She co-stars on HBO's Insecure, now in its third season. It's "a life that I never imagined," she says. Lulu Garcia-Navarro
A Medieval Fantasy From 'The Simpsons' Creator Throws A Wench In The Works Matt Groening's animated Netflix series Disenchantment follows the hard-drinking princess of Dreamland. But the premise isn't the only new thing he's trying out on this show. Elizabeth Kulas
Lessons From 'The Emerald Tablet' With The Cult Of Orpheus Five years in, the ensemble is creating new narratives for chamber music. NPR Staff
Burning It Down With The Manila Sound That time when political repression and post-colonial identity came together to make beautiful Filipino dance tracks. We've got four cuts to get you started. NPR Staff
The Manila Sound | Cult Of Orpheus | Caitlin Weierhauser | Homiefest This week we’ve got a pile of stories for you about some of the things art can do in traumatic times. NPR Staff
'We The Animals' Becomes A Film, And The Author Approves Jeremiah Zagar's first fiction feature adapts Justin Torres' debut novel. "I didn't want it to be, like, poverty porn or like a Lifetime domestic violence film," Torres says. "And he got that." Lynn Neary
Novelist John Le Carré Reflects On His Own 'Legacy' Of Spying Le Carré worked for MI5 and MI6 early in his career. "I felt I had to suppress my humanity," he said of those years. His novel A Legacy of Spies came out in 2017. Originally broadcast Sept. 5, 2017.