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Jan Morris was a writer who seemed to be everywhere at the right moment, from witnessing the first climb of Mt. Everest to interviewing Che Guevara. NPR's Scott Simon talks to biographer Sara Wheeler.

Amid the war in Iran, countries have been censoring and policing what their citizens are saying about the conflict and what information they have access to.

Novelist Claire Messud comes from a family of writers. Her latest novel is inspired by her grandfather's handwritten book. In it, she excavates generations of family history through fiction.

In 2020, the murder of George Floyd spurred the Black Lives Matter movement. In the five years since, there's been a backlash against that same movement.

The final evacuation flight brought to a close the longest war in U.S. history. The withdrawal leaves the future of Afghanistan in disarray and uncertainty under renewed Taliban rule.

In over 30 years of traveling, writer Eric Hansen has met some odd characters. He details some of his most memorable explorations in a new book of essays called The Bird Man and the Lap Dancer.

Israel presses its offensive in the occupied West Bank. Russia says it repelled a drone attack on a Moscow airport. A Chicago suburb remembers victims of a mass shooting at a July Fourth parade.

Christopher Intagliata is a senior editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.

Journalist Bill Moyers once worked as the special assistant to President Johnson, where he witnessed first-hand the political maneuvering that resulted in the landmark health care legislation.

Terry Gross is the host and executive producer of NPR's Fresh Air.