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Alex Cohen may be a public radio reporter by day, but by night she goes by her roller derby name — Axles of Evil. Cohen has joined forces with fellow L.A. Derby Doll Jennifer "Kasey Bomber" Barbee to write Down and Derby, an insider's guide to a rough-and-tumble sport.

Running, that most punishing and solitary of sports — seems to have one of the most devoted followings. Author Liz Colville recommends three new books that are joining the canon of long-distance running tomes, each with a unique perspective on what all those miles can do to for an athlete.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Atlanta season 4, The Lair of The White Worm, and old reality TV on free streaming channels.

No lightsabers, no Jedi, no &#$%! Tatooine: Andor ditched familiar Star Wars trappings to document the face of fascism, and — thrillingly — of resistance.

It could be argued that Quichotte is a novel that aims to reflect back to us the total insanity of living in a world unmoored from reality — but it's about the power of believing more than anything.

At points, it is hard to read Miller's devastating, immersive memoir and breathe at the same time. Miller is an extraordinary writer, with her sharpest moments focusing on her family and their grief.

Sandra Guzmán once heard an alarming statistic: Every 14 days, an Indigenous language dies around the world. So she created a new multilingual project centered on Latin American women.

The beloved singer and interpreter of pop standards won 20 Grammy awards over a career that touched eight decades.

The video is a winning combination of nostalgia, intrigue and surrealism. And its viral ascent can tell us a lot about modern meme culture.

In his new book, Cory Doctorow shows creators how to survive in the digital age. He says the problem with copyright law is tech platforms have more control over content than the people who make it.