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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with a resident of Odesa, Ukraine about what the last several days — and nights — have been like, under repeated attack from Russian missiles and drones.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Zadie Smith about her first work of historical fiction The Fraud, about the trial of a man who says one provably false thing after another.

He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary in Illinois but says his own staff and Bureau of Prisons officials blocked his efforts.

Fans continue to visit two coastal California towns, where director Alfred Hitchcock filmed the 1963 horror classic: The Birds.

A team of researchers is using artificial intelligence to help the city of Oakland figure out how much pollution coal trains leave behind in the communities they travel through.

"It's very hard to narrow the list," says the Chief Preservation Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The 2023 list includes a gas station, an artist studio and two Chinatowns.

John Cale, a legend of avant-garde music, is out with a highly-collaborative album called Mercy at the age of 80.

The air this summer has been brutally hot. And, depending on where you live, also filled with wildfire smoke. Which means it's crucial to make sure the air inside is clean and safe to breathe.

Washington Post reporter Julian Mark talks about the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay, and the broader movement to dismantle DEI practices in academia and corporate America.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former CIA operative John Sipher about Russian President Vladimir Putin's grip on power after the Wagner Group's aborted mutiny.

In a small town in Chad, climate change, regional conflicts and rising commodity prices have driven shortages, which have been exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine many thousands of miles away.

Here are the middle and high school honorable mentions from the 2023 Student Podcast Challenge. Congrats!