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Helen Macdonald has always been obsessed with birds of prey. As a child, she even tried to sleep with her arms tucked behind her back like wings. In her…

When NPR's Bob Boilen created All Songs Considered, he wanted it to be a resource for music discovery. That was some 12 years ago and Boilen continues to…

Last year, student loan debt in America topped $1 trillion. That fact led filmmaker Andrew Rossi to investigate whether higher education is actually worth…

Few figures of America's westward expansion loom larger than Davy Crockett. True, that's due in part to Disney's larger-than-life portrayal of the “King…

Friday, the writer Hampton Sides joins us to talk about his book, an epic survival tale in the world’s most unforgiving region. In the late 19th century,…

Friday, the writer Hampton Sides joins us to talk about his new book, an epic survival tale in the world’s most unforgiving region. In the late 19th…

Tuesday, the writer David Grann joins us to share the remarkable and inspiring story of Henry Worsley. Inspired by the legacy of Ernest Shackleton,…

What would it take to get you to have a real conversation with someone you completely disagree with? It’s the question at the heart of Next Door…

Monday, Doug is joined by filmmaker Laura Dunn, whose new documentary looks at rural America through the eyes of the writer, farmer, and activist Wendell…

Wednesday, we’re telling the story of famed gunslinger Wild Bill Hickok. Biographer Tom Clavin is coming to Utah, and joins us to separate fact from…