Justine Kenin

Iam Tongi is the first Pacific Islander to win American Idol. His dad died a few months before Tongi's audition, which he says his mom signed him up for and pushed him to practice.

Writer Eyal Press talks about Planned Parenthood and what a post-Roe U.S. reveals about the organization.

Cameron Fields, a reporter for Cleveland.com, talks about his career pivot from journalism to teaching.

Some people consider French basketball player Victor Wembanyama the greatest NBA draft pick of all time. Zach Kram of The Ringer talks about what makes Wembanyama so special.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michelle Goldberg, who wrote the New York Times column "The Fury of #MeToo Finally Comes for the Man Who Inspired It," about former President Trump's verdict.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Chris Vannini, senior writer with The Athletic, about the sports gambling investigations in the state of Iowa and at the University of Alabama and the road ahead.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andrea Flores, the former director of border management on the National Security Council under President Biden, about the expiration of Title 42.

Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine talks about efforts to create a binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Vashti Harrison, illustrator and author of the new picture book Big, about a young Black girl's journey to self love.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida.

South Korean President Yoon serenaded a crowd at the White House with his rendition of Don McLean's classic American Pie.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with three trans people about how trans rights have changed through their generations and how anti-trans legislation is shaping the future of trans rights.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Matika Wilbur about her new book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America.

The music star talks about writing for children, standing up to bullies, and why her program to deliver books to children meant so much to her dad.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with singer-songwriter and American icon Dolly Parton about her new kids book Billy the Kid Makes It Big!

Milwaukee local and coffee roaster Ryan Hoban made an unexpected connection with NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler over coffee this week.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Monica Potts about her memoir, The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Liz Clarke for an exit interview looking back on her 37 years in journalism — 25 of those as a trailblazing sports reporter at The Washington Post.

NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Dionne Ford about her new book, Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with lawyer Adam Unikowsky about a Texas judge's ruling overturning FDA approval for the abortion pill mifepristone.