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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with New York Times reporter Natalie Kitroeff in Mexico City about the surge in audience numbers for Mexican telenovelas during the pandemic, after years of declining ratings.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with comedian, actress, producer and author Phoebe Robinson about her upcoming imprint with publishing company Plume, Tiny Reparations Books.

We take a look at how different sports are responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and remember Curly Neal, the Harlem Globetrotters legend who died at 77 on Thursday.

Protests are scheduled nationwide, including in Washington, D.C., where the Department of Defense announced it will send back 1,600 active duty soldiers who were on standby on bases near the capital.

The United Nations and Amplifier, an arts group, called on artists to create inspiring and informative posters, graphics and animations around the coronavirus. Here's a selection of submissions.

To close out Black History Month, Short Wave is highlighting just a few of the many incredible black scientists we've featured so far on the show.

A new study surveying 3,000 teenage girls and boys in 25 countries, with a focus on developing nations, found that for every 15 boys who own a phone, only 10 girls do.

Nathan Englander's new novel is a satire on doubt and devotion, and it starts with a death — the death of an observant Orthodox Jew whose secular son is struggling with his religious obligations.

The actress' book title, Whiskey in a Teacup, comes from a phrase her grandmother used to describe Southern women: Like whiskey in a teacup, they're beautiful on the outside and fierce on the inside.

Americans long to travel like they did pre-pandemic. Travel blogger Gabby Beckford has been visiting other places, and shares her experience of what it's been like.

The account “Are Publix Chicken Tender Subs On Sale?” said it had received a cease-and-desist order from Publix objecting to a related text-message notification service.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with DEI consultant Lily Zheng about how the diversity, equity and inclusion industry has changed after 2020's racial injustice protests and how companies are responding.

Yoga studios are among the businesses that use non-compete agreements to protect their interests. Yoga teachers say they are unfair and should be done away with.

Tom Brady has announced his retirement from the National Football League after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl titles.

Daniel Defense has generated massive profits with aggressive marketing. Some of those profits have gone into political contributions to GOP candidates.

In her new Netflix special, the 30-year-old comedian melds her self-absorbed millennial persona with the glamor and confessional satire of a cabaret star. The target of her jokes? Cohen herself.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Wired reporter Pia Ceres about surveillance programs on school laptops and how law enforcement's access to them creates a major privacy issue for students.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with American University associate law professor Hilary Allen about the gaining popularity of cryptocurrency, and the challenges of regulating the industry.

Prices at the pump are falling, which is welcome news for Democrats this election season. But politicians have very limited control over energy costs.

After the beheading of a teacher in in a Parisian suburb last year, France is on the verge of a campaign against "separatist Islam." Some aren't sure how that fits with the country's secular ideals.