Arts Jun 18 Watch 3:17 A gay son’s recollection of his dad’s advice on how to live his life While growing up on a Washington state dairy farm in the 1950s, Patrick Haggerty realized he was gay. In this animated feature from our partners at StoryCorps, he tells his daughter, Robin, about the day his father showed up unexpectedly… By StoryCorps
Arts Jun 18 Meet the woman who founded Father’s Day with a ‘renegade spirit’ A Renaissance woman, the mother of Father’s Day was a painter, poet and businesswoman, running a funeral home with her husband while raising the couple’s only son. By John Rogers, Associated Press
Arts Jun 19 Watch 7:21 NPR’s Scott Simon reflects on fatherhood, lessons learned and precious moments Few people have spoken as honestly and openly about the joys and challenges of fatherhood as Scott Simon, author and host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday. For Father's Day, Geoff Simon spoke with Simon to gain his perspectives on being… By Geoff Bennett, Harry Zahn
Nation Jun 17 ‘Free our children now’ — On the U.S.-Mexico border, activists protest separation of immigrant families As families around the country celebrated Father’s Day, immigration activists in Texas on Sunday held a march and vigil to draw attention to recent separations of immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. By Vivekae Kim
Jun 16 How families with 2 dads raise their kids By Andrew Leland, The Conversation Research reveals few differences between the parenting of gay men and their straight peers. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Poem: Father’s Day Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky reflects on Father's Day. Continue watching