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Douglas Kmiec, Professor of Law at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and Jeffrey Rosen, Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University, talk to Linda about the ruling, what it means for the tallying of votes in Florida, and for the strategies of the Bush and Gore campaigns. NPR's Melissa Block also joins the conversation.

A newly unsealed report suggests energy companies deliberately manipulated California's electricity market. The report details conversations between the Williams Cos. and AES Corp., in which employees talk about extending power plant outages to profit from higher prices. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley.

Pretty and engaging, "Younger" is nearly seven minutes of loose, improvisational, drawn-out wistfulness; the overall effect is akin to being let in on someone's gauzily lovely dream. Ruminating sweetly on flight, youth, fantasy, horses and wordless conversations, Gibson pines vaguely against a soothing instrumental backdrop.

It's impossible to watch all the good TV out there. But that's no reason to shy away from the conversation around the buzziest small-screen delights. David Chen and Joanna Robinson host the podcast Decoding Westworld, and join NPR's Ailsa Chang to talk about HBO's Westworld.

Musicians who loved Elliott Carter and his music remember the great composer (who died last month at age 103) by discussing pieces of his music that touched them personally. They show how his long professional relationships with performers illuminated the conversational complexity of his music.

Katie Richardson has cystic fibrosis, and is pregnant with her third child. Though her first two children are healthy, the new baby could inherit the disease. But the Richardsons have chosen not to find out. NPR's Joe Palca hosts the second of a series of conversations about genetic testing.

Jazz icon Louis Armstrong didn't just leave behind a treasure trove of musical recordings; he also documented hundreds of his private conversations on tape. Those recordings served as the basis for Terry Teachout's new biography of the legendary musician, Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong.

Matt Kilian, President of the Brainerd Chamber of Commerce, spoke with Heidi Holtan on the KAXE Morning Show to discuss the state of the economy in Brainerd now that summer has reached peak season with the 4th of July approaching. To hear all the details of the conversation, click the "Listen" player at the top of the page.

In spite of the robotic persona they've cultivated for years, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo elected to make their new album, Random Access Memories, in a real studio, with real musicians. Hear the elusive electronic duo in conversation with All Things Considered's Audie Cornish.

We began Dig Deep in January of 2017 with a conversation about what it means to be rural. Dig Deep is a podcast and radio feature that aims to model some…

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that George W. Bush will have to mask his true colors if he is to emerge from the Republican National Convention with the support of both the overwhelmingly conservative delegates and the more moderate general public.

Robert Siegel talks with Tehran-based reporter Geneive Abdo about the ongoing confrontation between conservatives and reformists in Iran. Reformist President Mohammed Khatami is under pressure from his own supporters for failing to enact the reforms he promised.

"Before 2009," writes columnist Thomas Frank, "the man in the bread line did not ordinarily weep for the man lounging on his yacht." Frank looks at how the recession gave birth to a conservative populist revolt in his book Pity the Billionaire.

The Justice Department is investigating the IRS's flagging of grass-roots conservative groups that sought nonprofit status. But some lawmakers want the debate extended to look at the well-financed activities of existing 501(c)(4) groups that spent millions in the 2012 elections.

Politicians aren't known for their cutting-edge fashion sense and most First Ladies have leaned more towards traditional, conservative styles. But future First Lady Michelle Obama might just be an exception to the usual blandness of Washington fashion.

Andrea Seabrook reports on what Pennsylvanians think of the role Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) is playing in the effort to limit the right to filibuster judicial nominees. Santorum is known as a strong social conservative and faces a tough re-election bid in Pennsylvania.

Pressure is mounting for British Prime Minister Theresa May to reform Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws. Members of her own Conservative party are joining the Labour Party to call for change after Friday's vote in Ireland to liberalize abortion restrictions.

Robert talks about the state of the U-S Military with Gideon Rose, Olin Sr. Fellow for National Security Studies at the Council for Foreign Relations, and Senior Editor for Foreign Affairs magazine. Also joining the conversation is Andrew Bacevich (BAY-suh-vihch), Professor of International Relations at Boston University.

Commentator Jeffrey Tayler was in the Belarusian town of Polatsk. He opted to spend the evening at the restaurant in his hotel. As he writes in his journal, he was pulled into the drunken conversation of two young women. The women mistake him for a Pole, and take offense at his unwillingness to share their bottle of vodka with him.

- The day that Dan Robb's father went into his young son's bedroom and told him that he'd be leaving, for good, was a wrenching moment for the entire family. In this radio piece, Robb re-calls that fateful day in conversations with both of his parents. 'Dad's Moving Out' was produced by Jay Allison.