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COMMENTATOR MAUREEN CORRIGAN ON TWO NEW BOOKS OF NON-FICTION: "THEIRS WAS THE KINGDOM" BY JOHN HEIDENRY (NORTON) A HISTORY OF READERS DIGEST, AND "LAND OF DESIRE" BY WLLIAM LEACH (PANTHEON) ABOUT THE RISE OF THE DEPARTMENT STORE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

The breach is linked to a file-sharing software used by many large organizations.

Former chief NPR executive John Lansing died on Wednesday, just months after retiring from the network earlier this year. The broadcast veteran was 67.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former CIA Deputy Director John McLaughlin about the summary of the Mueller report which found no collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential election.

The video of John Spitzberg's arrest has been shared widely across social platforms, becoming a crystalizing moment for those protesting the Trump administration.

Cindy McCain, the Arizona senator's widow, marks the first anniversary of his death by asking Americans to engage in acts of civility. "We're missing John's voice of reason right now in so many ways."

Her candid memoir "Stronger: Courage, Hope, and Humor in My Life with John McCain" is out Tuesday.

Coltrane recorded the album in New Jersey, at the admiring behest of a Québécois filmmaker named Gilles Groulx, who used it to score his docufictional film Le chat dans le sac.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Kirby, President Biden's spokesman on the National Security Council, about Biden's meeting Wednesday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

For 10 seasons, John Madden led the Oakland Raiders as head coach. After his retirement, he became a legendary NFL commentator for three decades.

We again feature THE JOHN PIZZARELLI TRIO discussing and performing several of Harry Warren's songs.We continue with PHILIP FURIA on Harry Warren's role in the evolution of the Hollywood musical in the 1930's.Harry Warren's music publishing company, Four Jays Music, is now headed by his grand-daughter, JULIA RIVA. She talks about her grandfather and his music.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next fresh air. . . We begin our Monday encore presentations of our series on American popular song, with our tribute to Harry Warren. He wrote such songs as I Only Have Eyes for You, Lullaby of Broadway, We're in the Money, and The More I See You. Our guest performers will be the John Pizzarelli trio. Join us for the next fresh air.

Literary editor of The Nation, and television critic for New York Magazine JOHN LEONARD (also, former Fresh Air book critic). His new book is a collection of essays, "Smoke and Mirrors: Violence, Television, and other American Cultures." (The New Press)Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews J.D. Salinger's last known writing, a short story that appeared in The New Yorker magazine, June 19, 1965. It's about to be republished in book form. 12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPYOn today's Fresh air -- a political biography of John Wayne. . . Pulitzer-Prize winning writer GARRY WILLS and author of "Lincoln At Gettysburg" has a new book which looks at the relationship between politics and popular culture. . . That and more coming up on Fresh Air.

In Saturday's race, Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana Democrat, was able to defeat Republican Eddie Rispone, who was endorsed by President Trump.

Professor Emeritus of biblical studies at DePaul University in Chicago JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN (CROSS-in). A native of Ireland, ordained as a priest in the U.S. (he left the Priesthood in 1969). CROSSAN is a founding member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who meet to determine the authenticity of Jesus' sayings in the Gospels. CROSSAN wrote the book, "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography." CROSSAN's latest book is "Who Killed Jesus: Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of The Death of Jesus "(Harper San Francisco 1995). His book, "Who is Jesus" will be coming out in the Fall. (REBROADCAST from 4

In 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca shot the pontiff twice at close range as the pope's open motorcade passed through St. Peter's Square. He was jailed for three decades before his release in 2010.

Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating played out then — and what's different this time around.

Amos, who played James Evans Sr. in the 1970s sitcom Good Times, showed TV critic Eric Deggans what it was like to have a concerned, ethical father at home. Behind the scenes, Amos pushed for more authentic Black characters — sometimes leading to conflict.

A new three-part miniseries takes a few liberties with the Agatha Christie novel upon which it's based — all of them commendable. Most notably: Malkovich's turn as a tender, sometimes tragic, Poirot.

After meeting backlash, the author apologized for lamenting the long prison sentences handed to some users of child pornography. Also: Stirrings are afoot in the worlds of Harry Potter and Twin Peaks.

Members of Teachers and Researchers United, the graduate student union, say they’ve been negotiating with the university for nine months — and are still facing barriers.