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Nabarun Dasgupta, a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, won a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant for his work to understand the U.S. overdose crisis and help reduce deaths.

And Housing for All is an impressively comprehensive examination of homelessness in America by Maria Foscarinis, who has worked in homelessness advocacy for decades.

A five-hour study of Martin Scorsese on Apple TV+ describes itself as a "film portrait." In fact, with its insightful interviews and film clips, Mr. Scorsese is more a patiently created masterpiece.

Investigators in Michigan are searching for the motive behind an attack at a Mormon church Sunday that left four people dead and several injured.

As President Trump pushes to get National Guard troops patrolling American cities, his administration has, in effect, blurred the lines between the military, traditional law enforcement and immigration enforcement.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Chris Kraus about her new novel, The Four Spent the Day Together.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to David Miliband, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the needs of Palestinians in Gaza moving forward.

NPR talks with Politico's Ry Rivard about a ruling that a former Trump personal attorney Alina Habba, appointed as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, has been in the position without legal authority.

Farm Aid, the annual concert to support family farmers, celebrates 40 years. Newcomer singer-songwriter Jesse Welles — who has a large social media following -- will join long-time musician activists.

Amidst a deteriorating legal and political atmosphere, at this moment in time, we can celebrate the constitution and the rule of law while, at the same time recognizing there may be changes afoot that we should all be watching.Tonight’s broadcast is a call to action.YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, is joined by Professor Brian Soucek, Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law, Certified Criminal Law Specialist Peter Goldscheider, mediator and trial attorney Jean Hyams, Sonya Mehta, a trial attorney representing individual employees and labor unions, and Cheryl Niro, attorney and mediator who serves on the board of Lawyers Defending American Democracy, an organization focused on the unique responsibility of lawyers to defend the Constitution.Questions for Jeff's guests? Call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

Residents of Lanier, Indiana are disturbed, amused or bored by an emailed sex survey. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Robyn Ryle about her collection of short stories, "Sex of the Midwest."