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Ruth Owens worked for four decades as a nurse in Tennessee, inspiring family to go into the profession. "I love people, and I love to help them — physically, mentally, spiritually," Owens said.

The New York band (yes, band) is reminiscent of Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson and Dirty Projectors. Watch the five-piece play three songs at the Tiny Desk.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Maria Van Kerkhove, an emerging diseases expert at the World Health Organization, about the latest information on the spread of the coronavirus worldwide.

For the first time in its long history, the Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race has been cancelled. As KUAC’s Dan Bross reports, the Fairbanks…

KUAC's Dan Bross talks with Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy Climate specialist Rick Thoman about why the weather forecast on your phone is…

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Luis Olvera, who owns the Trompo taqueria in Dallas, about how the coronavirus has impacted his small business.

Kyana Stallworth, a 5th-grade teacher in Fairfax, Va., shares how the outbreak has upended her plans for the year and what she's doing to help students remotely.

Spencer plays businesswoman Madam C.J. Walker in Self Made. John Powers reviews the TV series Little Fires Everywhere. Nézet-Séguin discusses the Philadelphia Orchestra's response to COVID-19.

NPR's Michel Martin gets cooking tips suitable for long stretches indoors with David Tamarkin of Epicurious.

Betts wrote his latest collections of poems 15 years after serving more than eight years in prison. That dark, isolating period marked the beginnings of his poetry career.