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Novelist Octavia Butler died this week at age 58. She was the first black woman to succeed in the science fiction genre. She was a private person who loved good conversation.

"Throughout Saudi Arabia, throughout the Gulf, throughout the entire Middle East, this is getting a lot of play and a lot of conversation," says NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas. And you can dance to it."

Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile just released an intercontinental collaboration that's full of humor and guitar picking. Now Kurt and Courtney pick the songs they love in a Guest DJ conversation.

What happened on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial last Friday has sparked intense national debate. Reporter Jacqueline Keeler shares what she thinks is being lost in the conversation.

The Grammy Awards telecast was full of explosive performances and awards, but it was easy to miss the smaller awards. NPR reflects on conversations with two of last night's winners that you might have missed.

Irish poet Eavan Boland's latest volume meditates on the gulf between ideas of nation and individual lives of women; reviewer Amal El-Mohtar calls it a "beautiful kind of conversation."

In a StoryCorps conversation recorded in 2018, Roman Coley Davis tells a friend about how a surprise package brought him comfort when the loneliness of war began to seep in.

Callers spooked by reports that the government is assembling a massive database of telephone conversations are exploring ways to secure their privacy. For the privacy-obsessed, a prepaid cell phone and paying with cash are just the start.

The state's governor and U.S. senators were among those who took umbrage at President Trump's comment in a transcript of a phone conversation Trump had with Mexico's president in January.

In a newly unearthed studio recording, a short-lived version of Bill Evans' trio, with Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette, shows just how fervent their musical conversations could be.

The former president of the L.A. City Council resigned her council seat three days after the release of a secret recording in which she and colleagues engaged in racist conversation.

Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was on his way to a game when he was pulled over. The encounter has revived a conversation about the interactions between Black drivers and police.

Our guest, Tyler Cowen, has smart insights into a ridiculously wide range of subjects. Our conversation is a lightning round that touches everything from the stock market to dystopian novels.

Americans will eat more than 600 million Marshmallow Peeps and Bunnies this Easter season. A sampler of conversations with peep-eaters about the very best ways to eat the sugary treats.

In 2023, about one in four students was chronically absent. Schools are going above and beyond to turn those numbers around. That often means having difficult conversations with students and families.

A gravely ill man arrives at the hospital, alone and unconscious, with a tattoo across his chest: "Do Not Resuscitate." It sparks deep conversation about end-of-life care in America.

She's among the last living beboppers, one of the first singers on Blue Note and a pioneer of voice and bass. The legendary Sheila Jordan joins Christian McBride for a career-spanning conversation.

In a freewheeling conversation with reporters, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to talk on the record about explosive news back home, but did comment on his Oval Office meeting.

The White House says it is "evaluating the situation' regarding national security adviser Flynn, who may have misled the vice president-elect about his conversation with the Russian ambassador.

In an effort to change the conversation following its CEO getting caught at a Coldplay concert with the head of HR, Astronomer hired actress Gwyneth Paltrow to make an ad. Was it a successful PR move?