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NPR's Michel Martin spoke with Aretha Franklin shortly after her performance at President Obama's inauguration. We play a portion of the conversation from 2009.

NPR's Edward Lifson reports from the Berlin Film Festival that one of the most surprising entries is a satire on Hitler called "Conversation with the Beast." Though Mel Brooks and Charlie Chaplin have previously used Hitler as a vehicle for humor, this is the first time it has been done by a German director. Armin Mueller-Stahl, who is best known for his work as an actor, wrote and directed the film...and feels that laughter is a good antidote to German guilt about Hitler.

Rachel Cusk's novel centers on a writer and mother recovering from divorce who teaches a summer course in Athens, Greece. The narrator has 10 conversations filled with holes, lies and self-deceptions.

Voluntary conservation is embraced by some farmers who get payments. But some governors are comparing Biden's new plan to up conservation goals to a government takeover.

Some California conservatives are setting out to create their own idyllic communities in Texas — neighborhoods that espouse conservative Christian values and politics. Liberals need not apply.

In an astounding 62% of the decisions, conservatives prevailed, and more importantly, often prevailed in dramatic ways, according to new data.

Book reviewer Alan Cheuse examines The Conversion, the eighth novel by Joseph Olshan. Set in present-day Italy, Olshan bring us the story of a young expatriate writer in France and Italy and his apprenticeship in art and life.

Miranda Popkey's novel tackles the complicated issues of female desire, sex and failed relationships through a troubled, unnamed narrator who reports on her conversations with a series of other women.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with author Eric Liu, psychologist Vaile Wright and columnist Steven Petrow about constructive conversations at Thanksgiving and how to repair America's social fabric.

The news of former President Trump's indictment and upcoming arraignment by New York prosecutors has reverberated through conservative media.

Each song on singer-songwriter Kris Delmhorst's new CD, Strange Conversation, has its genesis in a poem, by writers ranging from Lord Byron and George Eliot to Edna St. Vincent Millay and E.E. Cummings.

Part I of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.

Part II of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.

Gov. Sonny Perdue of Georgia has asked public schools in his state to close Monday and Tuesday to conserve fuel. Some parents aren't happy.

A new political scandal has hit Britain's ruling Conservative Party. A senior official has resigned over an influence-peddling scheme uncovered by a British newspaper.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Congressman John Curtis of Utah, the chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus.

Julie Klausner talks about what makes the comedy podcast such an appealing form for comedians. Is it the connection with the audience? The creative freedom? The loose conversations? (Spoiler alert: Yes.)

The conservative Club for Growth is throwing its weight behind a GOP candidate challenging longtime Republican Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho in 2014. The endorsement grew out of a website the club launched asking voters to suggest Republicans from safe seats who they deem not conservative enough.

On conservative campuses, anti-critical race theory hovers.

Former President Donald Trump enjoyed massive support during a recent gathering of conservative youth and young activists ahead of the 2024 election.