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Blazers Top Clippers In OT, UMass Seeking New Football Coach

In the NBA, there were four games Thursday.The Portland Trail Blazers blew an 11-point, fourth-quarter lead last night before grabbing sole possession of…

Any Questions #502: "Broadway Adjectives"

WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel welcome Broadway fanatic and friend of the program Sarah LaDuke to the stage.Last week's…

Tony Hawk got his first skateboard when he was 9 years old. Five years later, he turned pro. Hawk's autobiography and video games have been best sellers, while his foundation has funded skate-park construction in low-income communities across America.

Do What You Love

Tony Hawk has turned what many consider a childhood activity into a professional career. For Hawk, skateboarding is not only a job, it's a means of expression and a foundation for personal belief.

Still Setting Standards: Don Byron At 50

Bronx-born jazz clarinetist and composer Don Byron recently celebrated his 50th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, we listen back to previous interviews and performances featuring the performer.

Tony Evers, Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin, faced a primary opponent who was further left and does not take up all the far-reaching policy positions of Bernie Sanders. But he has embraced the progressive banner, and Sanders has his back in a campaign to unseat GOP Gov. Scott Walker.

As More Democrats Embrace 'Progressive' Label, It May Not Mean What It Used To

More Democratic candidates who call themselves progressive entered the ring in 2018 than in the past several campaigns, but they're not all running on the full Bernie Sanders agenda.

A white-tailed deer emerges from the brush. The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge has some of the richest biological diversity in North America — with 1,200 plants, 300 butterflies, and 700 vertebrates, of which 520 are birds.

Border Wall Threatens National Wildlife Refuge That's Been 40 Years In The Making

Construction of the Trump administration's border wall has been slowed by difficulties acquiring private land, so the government is prioritizing construction inside federal nature sanctuaries.

John Boyega and Juel Taylor talk new existential thriller 'They Cloned Tyrone'

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to actor John Boyega and director Juel Taylor about the new Netflix movie They Cloned Tyrone.

A Spanish-language radio station is fighting election misinformation

The Spanish-language radio network Radio Campesina reaches millions of Latino voters, including in Arizona. It recently launched a campaign to fight false information ahead of this year's election.

Actor and screenwriter BUCK HENRY

Actor and screenwriter BUCK HENRY. Henry was screenwriter for the popular film "Get Smart" with Mel Brooks, "Catch-22," "What's Up Doc," and other films. He also co-wrote the script for the 1967 film "The Graduate" and played the role of the hotel clerk. It is now 30 years later and an anniversary presentation of the film is being held at the New York Film Forum February 14th to the 27th. (This interview was held before an audience at the Film Forum, Feb 13th). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00 BUCK HENRY cont'd.JUSTIN KAPLAN and ANNE BERNAYS are the authors of the new book, "The Language of Names: What We Call Ourselves and Why It Matters" (Simon & Schuster). Both have written previous books: MS. BERNAYS is the author of eight novels, including the award-winning "Growing Up Rich" and "Professor Romeo," as well as numerous short stories. MR. KAPLAN won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography, "Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain." He's also the General Editor of Barlett's Familiar Quotations (16th edition). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES AFTER THE FLOATER)KAPLAN & BERNAYS cont'd.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next Fresh Air...actor and screenwriter BUCK HENRY. Terry Gross talks with him live before an audience at the Film Forum in New York city. HENRY was screenwriter of the 1967 film "The Graduate" and also played the hotel clerk. He talks with Terry Gross about his experience working on the much acclaimed film and its defining moments. That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.

Leslie Odom Jr., who won a Tony playing Aaron Burr in <em>Hamilton</em>, is now back on Broadway as Purlie.

A Jim Crow satire returns to Broadway after 62 years — and it's a romp, not a relic

In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.

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