Fresh Air Weekend

Johnson's novel, Invisible Things, is set on one of Jupiter's moons. Nick Quah takes stock of some podcasts that draw on reality TV. Booster's film Fire Island was inspired by Pride and Prejudice.

Ed Yong talks about the diversity of perception in the animal world. Justin Chang reviews Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and Cha Cha Real Smooth. Angela Garbes says raising kids is undervalued.

Tur revisits her high-flying childhood — and the hurt that lingers. 1619 Project journalist Linda Villarosa lays bare why Black Americans "live sicker and die quicker" than their white counterparts.

Jay's PAUSE series captures the vibe of a house party debate among friends. Justin Chang reviews Crimes of the Future. Staley says her basketball path was inspired by the Sixers.

Sedaris talks about his troubled relationship with his dad. Ken Tucker reviews Kendrick Lamar's new album. Journalist Ruth Graham says evangelical pastors are facing pressure from the pews.

Silverman's 2010 memoir The Bedwetter has been adapted into a musical. Maureen Corrigan recommends novels for summer. Goetsch chronicles her later-in-life transition in the memoir This Body I Wore.

Biographers Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa discuss Floyd's life. David Bianculli reviews George Carlin's American Dream. Hugh Ryan details the queer history of the Women's House of Detention.

Perez explains why she nearly turned down the role in The Flight Attendant. Maureen Corrigan reviews Trust, by Hernan Diaz. Merchant discusses his latest series, The Outlaws.

Skarsgård plays a Viking berserker in The Northman. Ken Tucker reviews Bonnie Raitt's new album, Just Like That.. Klein reflects on new motherhood in I'll Show Myself Out.

McGraw stars with his wife Faith Hill in 1883, a series about immigrants traveling West in covered wagons. Asher writes about the tragedy that shaped her life in Where the Children Take Us.