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943 episodes
'Paper Doll' documents trans TikTok creator Dylan Mulvaney's journey through girlhood
00:08:524/23/2025
An early biography paints Pope Francis as 'The Great Reformer' of the Catholic Church
00:06:394/22/2025
Aided by new sources, Clay Risen's 'Red Scare' brings McCarthyism back to life
00:07:424/21/2025
Two new children's books view the natural world as a site of personal growth
00:15:564/18/2025
A new cookbook by Darjeeling Express chef Asma Khan was inspired by seasonal cooking
00:09:104/17/2025
Rex Ogle's 'When We Ride' is a novel-in-verse about a best friendship under pressure
00:09:184/16/2025
'Adventures in the Louvre' will teach you how to fall in love with the famous museum
00:08:464/15/2025
An obituary writer makes a grave error in John Kenney's 'I See You've Called in Dead'
00:08:474/14/2025
Two new novels explore a world where technology has even greater access to our minds
00:19:254/11/2025
A new oral history of Lollapalooza recalls the alt-rock music festival's wildest days
