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These two episodes feature music from a series recorded live in Washington DC with PostClassical Ensemble called 'Native American Inspirations' - music of…

A new book explores the relation between a few key figures in American classical music and U.S. foreign policy in the 20th century.

U.S. officials misled the public about Afghanistan for almost 20 years. We talk with one of those officials on what they said then, and what they think now.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor Seth Stevenson about a new series of ads for the Steve Madden shoe company. The ads promote company founder Steve Madden's upcoming release from federal penitentiary, where he's been imprisoned for almost three years for tax fraud.

Day to Day book critic David Kipen reviews My Life So Far, the autobiography of actress, workout queen and political lightning rod Jane Fonda.

The era of the slide projector is all but forgotten in the digital age. Now a new exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art reminds us of how the simple mechanical device has the potential to astound and enlighten art lovers.

A Benedictine monastery in Minnesota has commissioned a handwritten, illuminated Bible. It's the first Bible in more than 500 years to be written by hand.

Danny Boyle, a director known for taking on dark subjects in films such as Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, lightens up a bit with Millions. It's the story of a gym bag full of stolen money, found by two boys who try to put it to generous uses. Boyle discusses the film and his change in tone.

A husband and wife from Cornell University have come up with a crafty way to illustrate high-level geometry concepts -- by manipulating yarn into models that help explain the curvature of spaces. The mathemeticians talk with NPR's Jacki Lyden about "hyperbolic crocheting."