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  • An Archival Interview With Ray Manzarek, Keyboardist For The Doors
    To mark the 50th anniversary of "Light My Fire" hitting No. 1, Fresh Air listens back to an interview with the band's keyboardist, who died in 2013. Originally broadcast in 1998.
  • Janet Mock attends a red-carpet event for <em>Pose </em>earlier this month. Mock is a writer, director and producer of the TV show about ball culture in 1980s New York City.
    On 'Pose,' Janet Mock Tells The Stories She Craved As A Young Trans Person
    As a writer, director and producer of the TV series about the underground ballroom community in 1980s New York, she says the work sometimes makes her tear up.
  • Main Street, St. Clairsville, Ohio (population about 5,000), the county seat of Belmont County.
    Drug Overdoses Contribute To Rise In Midlife Mortality In Ohio River Valley
    Life expectancy in the U.S. has taken a significant downward turn. This is especially true in Ohio and West Virginia, which have the highest rates of overdose deaths among people ages 25 to 64.
  • The screenshot from a simulation video shows the magnitude and distribution of forces NPR correspondent Daniel Zwerdling endured on his spine while re-creating the way nurses lift patients from their beds.
    Even 'Proper' Technique Exposes Nurses' Spines To Dangerous Forces
    What exactly is happening to nurses' backs when they move and lift patients? NPR's Daniel Zwerdling teamed with scientists for a high-tech look inside his own back as he tried the same maneuvers.
  • Who Has Upper-Hand In Battle For Women Voters?
    Democrats accused Republicans of waging a "war against women" when reproductive issues took center stage in the GOP primaries. Now a recent gaffe from a Democratic operative is giving Republicans fresh ammunition. Host Michel Martin speaks with former speechwriter and columnist Mary Kate Cary, and Pulitzer-prize winning columnist Connie Schultz.
  • Are India's Elections A Wake Up Call For The Diaspora?
    An overwhelming win for India's conservative opposition party could profoundly change the direction of the world's largest democracy. But what do Indian Americans think?
  • We All Scream For Ice Cream
    Every culture loves its ice cream, or the frozen treat that stands in for it. From Mexican paletas to Indian kulfi, flavors like avocado, cardamom, berries and more infuse these cool treats.
  • Five Years After Wall Street Collapsed, What's Changed?
    September 2008 was one of the most shocking months in Wall Street's history. Lehman Brothers, AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac all fell from grace, and the stock market fell off a cliff. Five years later, host Michel Martin talks to Michael Fletcher of the Washington Post about whether anything has changed.
  • Obama Crosses The Border
    President Obama visits Mexico this week and some of the usual issues are no longer at the top of the agenda. Host Michel Martin talks with Alfredo Corchado, Mexico bureau chief for The Dallas Morning News, who calls the trip a huge shift in U.S.-Mexico relations.
  • A couple walk along the Cactus Forest Trail in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Ariz., last May.
    Don't Care About National Parks? The Park Service Needs You To
    The National Park Service has a longstanding diversity problem in its workforce and visitors. As the Park Service celebrates 100 years and looks to its next 100, it wants to change that.
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