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I believe we are better off when we can understand an opposing point of view and absorb new information. It’s also better radio in my view. Interviews are usually more engaging when guests have to field tough questions. It gives them – and listeners - a chance to justify and perhaps clarify their beliefs.

Before podcasts, it was rare on broadcast radio to hear long form conversations that dug deep into a single topic. NPR listeners in particular were accustomed to the 8-minute conversations of the national magazine shows. But Philosophy Talk provided a space to just… think. We stood for providing a space on the radio to indulge the life of the mind.

People are more than their worst bad decision. That’s something I had to learn the hard way, and it’s something I still carry with me today. Because once I understood what it felt like to have my identity stripped away, I couldn’t ignore it when it happened to other people.

The Supreme Court's decision outlawing bans on conversion therapy will change the legal situation in many states. An evangelical Christian therapist and LGBTQ activist share how people are responding.

The Nation's Sasha Abramsky argues that from ICE detention centers in San Diego to the US-Israeli war on Iran, Trump is making the lives of many miserable.

Today is Little Red Wagon Day!

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Andrew Beaton about reports that Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is considering ending its financial backing of the LIV Golf tour.

ICE seems to be changing from aggressive immigration enforcement on city streets to an apparent return to operations that rely heavily on local law enforcement. But even in Florida, where sheriffs are required to cooperate with ICE, some conservative sheriffs have concerns about pursuing immigrants with no criminal records.

The jury ordered the companies to pay $6 million in damages over defective design. The landmark verdict may influence the outcome of 2,000 other pending lawsuits.

Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.

A former comedy writer who embraced stoic philosophy is thrust in a madcap mystery involving classical art theft. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Maria Semple about her new novel, "Go Gentle."

With Qatar's liquefied natural gas still offline, U.S. companies see an opening and are bringing in new investments.