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Modi Wins In Landslide Election, A Victory For Hindu Nationalists

It was a resounding victory not just for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but for his political party. Critics accused the party of using fear tactics amid rising Hindu nationalism.
Trump's Trade War Has Everything To Do With The Price Of Tea In Chinatown

Earlier this month, President Trump escalated the trade war with China. The price of everything from goji berries to slippers is being affected.
U.S. Brings New Charges Against Julian Assange In War Logs, State Cables Case

All Things Considered

A grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned a superseding indictment with 17 more charges against the founder of WikiLeaks in connection with leaks by Chelsea Manning.
Former Inmates Are Getting Jobs As Employers Ignore Stigma In Bright Economy

All Things Considered

People convicted of felonies often have difficulties getting hired. But many employers say they're suffering a labor shortage, and attitudes toward hiring people with criminal records are changing.
A False Answer, A Big Political Connection And $260 Million In Tax Breaks

Holtec tried to correct its application for an historic tax break five days after WNYC-ProPublica questioned a discrepancy — and five years after the application was approved.

'Booksmart' Marks a Wave of More Progressive Teen Films

The Takeaway

This Friday, Olivia Wilde's directorial debut, "Booksmart," hits theaters. It comes as part of a recent wave of teen movies that take a more modern look at high school relationships.
"Dealing in Dreams" Is a Love Letter to the Bronx

Author Lilliam Rivera grew up in NYCHA housing in the Bronx. In her new young adult novel, her childhood apartment becomes luxury housing, set in a dystopian future.
To Be Young, Conscious and Rap

The Stakes

Hip hop schooled a generation to be unapologetically black and proud, until commercialism changed the rap game.

What Is an Acceptable Amount of Money to Spend on Pillows? feat. Naomi Ekperigin, Wyatt Cenac and Phoebe Robinson

Adulting

Michelle and Jordan plan Naomi Ekperigin’s wedding and Wyatt Cenac’s car gets repossessed. Plus, Phoebe Robinson shares her poetry about a diner.

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Solving the Facebook Problem at Home and Abroad

On the Media

How regulating Facebook could hurt users abroad.
Scientists Modify Viruses With CRISPR To Create New Weapon Against Superbugs

Morning Edition

Superbugs are bacteria that can beat modern medicine's most powerful drugs. So doctors are racing to find new ways to fight back.
CBS News Places Gayle King Front And Center In Revamp

CBS's Gayle King is having a moment at a time of scandals and ratings struggles at the network. She has emerged with a hefty new contract and a new team as the new CBS This Morning debuted Monday.

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#4109: New Sounds Live: ModernMedieval and Julianna Barwick

New Sounds

From the New Sounds Live/Ecstatic Music Festival series, hear a premiere of new works for vocal super-group called ModernMedieval, and music by Julianna Barwick, separately and together.
Weekly Music Roundup: Philip Bailey and Lila Downs

Soundcheck

Week of May 13: This week, looking back to the 70s with Philip Bailey of Earth Wind & Fire, Lila Downs, and Doomsquad. Plus Flying Lotus teams up with Anderson .Paak, and more.
#4105: Something Is Happening with Shabaka Hutchings

New Sounds

Recorded in London, meet reed player, composer, and bandleader, Shabaka Hutchings (Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka and the Ancestors) who will not be limited to "jazz."
#4234: New Works By Composers Who Happen to Be Women

New Sounds

Listen to new music by saxophonist/composer Shelley Washington and songs by German composer Alev Lenz, featuring the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Plus works by Kelly Moran and Nicole Lizée.
Watch: Combo Chimbita Channels the Spirits Via Latinx Psych-Funk

Soundcheck

Hear tropical psych-rock from Combo Chimbita, a quartet based in New York City by way of Colombia. They bring their future-funk-trancey-cumbia dance party to play in-studio.