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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with talk show host and writer Graham Norton about his new novel Forever Home.

Should you skip the bedtime stories and do math problems instead? Laura Overdeck, the founder of "Bedtime Math," thinks so. Overdeck discusses her program for tucking kids in with equations, and tells why she thinks it helps kids keep up their math skills over summer vacation.

It's been half a century since the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama was bombed. The blast killed four little girls and was a turning point in the civil rights movement. Host Michel Martin revisits that era with historian Taylor Branch.

The arrival of several Hong Kong protesters has revived debate over whether Taiwan can or should accept Chinese citizens seeking safety. Taiwan has no asylum laws and attempts to pass one have failed.

NPR's Leila Fadel meets a mother preparing for the possibility of deportation by making sure someone will be able to look after her children.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bob Kitchen of the International Rescue Committee about his recent trip to Darfur, what he witnessed at a refugee camp there, and what the needs are.

Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news: Orange Crush, Colin Blow, Sweet Nothings.

Telecommuting is quickly becoming a new normal for the workplace. So why has tech giant, Yahoo, decided to nix it? Host Michel Martin explores whether staying in the office will help the faltering company stay in the game.

The Broadway star used to describe herself as a Catholic, diabetic alcoholic. She died last week at the age of 89. In 1999, she talked with Terry Gross when she was starring in a revival of Sail Away.