Nation Feb 17 Watch 2:47 Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh dies at 70 Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer. For more than 30 years, he trumpeted his brand of conservatism with a take-no-prisoners style that won compliments and condemnation. Lisa Desjardins… By Lisa Desjardins, Meredith Lee
Nation Sep 20 Watch 3:22 People start revealing things when they ‘feel that you really care’ Telling a person's story is not unlike being a biologist, says Jay Allison. "You go out in the world and encounter actual life and you collect it...and you bring it back and you study it and then you figure out…
Arts Sep 14 Watch 3:34 The Terry Gross you don’t see on the radio Terry Gross, host of NPR's Fresh Air, is famous for her interviews that probe into the lives, loves and work of notable people. What would she talk about if her interviews were more about her own life? Her love of… By PBS NewsHour
Arts Oct 21 Watch 8:20 ‘Prairie Home’ gets a new companion "A Prairie Home Companion" has always been synonymous with one man: Garrison Keillor. Since his departure, the live variety radio program transitioned to a new host. But 35-year-old Chris Thile isn't actually new -- he's been performing on the show… By PBS NewsHour
Aug 18 Watch 2:56 The editor of the New Yorker on helping writers find their voice By PBS NewsHour David Remnick has been a writer for The New Yorker since 1992 and its editor since 1998. In the age of modern media, his job requires not only producing a quality magazine, but also keeping up financially and technologically. One… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 2:36 How Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad turned childhood awkwardness into his job By PBS NewsHour Jad Abumrad says he grew up in a kind of in-between space, as an Arab kid in Nashville. Continue watching
Aug 15 Remembering Will Rogers: 80 years on, how the ‘cowboy philosopher’ popularized political humor By Carey Reed Eighty years ago Saturday, William Penn Adair, better known as Will Rogers, an entertainer, humorist, political commentator and writer, died in a plane crash in Alaska. Continue reading
Jun 15 Using the power of radio to end conflict in South Sudan By Larisa Epatko The second season of "Sawa Shabab", a radio drama aimed at helping youth in South Sudan resolve conflicts peacefully, begins this week. In it, “Richard” tries to help his father navigate a neighborhood feud, while “Rose” faces the possibility of… Continue reading
Feb 13 On World Radio Day, how one woman in South Sudan found her voice on air By Larisa Epatko When Hellen Samuel first became a radio journalist in South Sudan in the mid-1980s, it wasn’t easy. She's now encouraging women to get involved. "When you are determined, nothing will deter you from your dreams."… Continue reading