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Biographer TAD SZULC (Schultz) has a new book, Pope John Paul II: The Biography. (Scribner) The book details the Pope's early years in Poland through his climb to the papacy after being elevated to archbishop in 1963. Szulc traveled with the Pope extensively, had access to many of his private papers and interviewed many of the Pope's old schoolmates, friends and fellow priests. Szulc is a former New York Times bureau chief.

The fur started to fly when Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told his 1.8 million Instagram followers that his cat is missing. Then the HBO host got involved and turned the saga into Internet catnip.

The Johns Hopkins University publicly released the signed memorandum of understanding between the university and the Baltimore Police Department which moves forward plans for a campus police force.

The Justice Department says Shahram Poursafi tried to arrange the murder of John Bolton as part of an alleged plot to retaliate for the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general.

The two spent the better part of a year negotiating.

The new Broadway musical New York, New York includes Kander and Ebb's songs from Scorsese's 1977 film. We listen back to an '83 interview with Kander and Ebb, plus '91 and '15 interviews with Kander.

The film is based on du Pont's fraught relationship with two Olympic wrestlers. Wealth isn't enough — his identity hinges on winning. It's a fascinating case study, but as drama, it's one sick joke.

After Johns Hopkins University leaders told faculty to comply with immigration enforcement, a “broad coalition” of Baltimore residents, faculty and students are taking matters into their own hands.

The podcast Parched, from Colorado Public Radio, looks at the Colorado River, the people who rely on the river, and those who have ideas to save it.

Electronic musician Jon Hopkins discusses the effect songs by Brian Eno and Harold Budd, Ozric Tentacles, and Orbital had on him.

English songwriter Billy Bragg discusses how songs by Smokey Robinson, Little Feat, and The Who have played significant roles in his life.

Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson talks about how second-wave UK punk, Raekwon, and Two Lone Swordsmen shaped his music.

Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer discusses Jimi Hendrix, the woman who was his mentor, and trying to make his piano scream.

The late American composer John Cage left it up to the performer to decide how long his work, Organ2/ASLSP, should take. A group in Germany is testing the limits.

John Cale, a legend of avant-garde music, is out with a highly-collaborative album called Mercy at the age of 80.

The author of best-seller The Fault In Our Stars uses humor, wisdom and a keen sense of connections to offer guidance — as he reviews how humans are reshaping Earth.

Happy 2019! Have you made your New Year’s resolutions? Is one of them to do a better job recycling? Then you’re tuned to the right spot--We’re about a…

Le Carré, who died Dec. 12, worked for MI5 and MI6 early in his career and later drew on that experience in thrillers like The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Originally broadcast in 1989 and 2017.

Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share their latest discoveries, from psych pop to gritty garage rock, with plenty of earworms along the way.

Biologists have long raised concerns about the ecological impact of the world’s most popular weed killer, RoundUp.RoundUp’s active ingredient, glyphosate,…