Elena Burnett
Stories
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History
A lost short story by ‘Dracula’ author Bram Stoker resurfaces
A short story by Dracula author Bram Stoker was discovered by a pharmacist in Dublin in a newspaper published in 1890. Gibbet Hill is a gruesome tale about three kids that accost a man on the road.
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World record-setting centenarian sprinter Julia Hawkins has died
We remember world record holding sprinter Julia Hawkins, who has died at 108. When she was 100, she broke the 100 meter dash record for her age group.
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Super/Man shows Christopher Reeves' humanity, before and after his accident
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Alexandra Reeve Givens about a new documentary about her dad, Christopher Reeve. Super/Man is the story of his life before and after his life-changing accident.
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Sports
What to expect in the WNBA finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Dennis Jr. of ESPN's Andscape to preview the WNBA finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx.
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Arts & Life
Poet Laureate Ada Limon talks about her poem engraved on a NASA spaceship
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon about her poem engraved on NASA's spaceship headed 1.8 billion miles to the Jupiter moon of Europa.
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Politics
Pennsylvania's Gov. Shapiro is not shocked the race is still so close in his state
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro about his swing state, which has 19 electoral votes up for grabs.
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National
As locals struggle post-Helene, a South Carolina university held its homecoming game
After the remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through Southern Appalachia, Clemson University in South Carolina went ahead with its homecoming game. With resources scarce, some residents were furious.
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National Security
A Senate report says the Secret Service failed repeatedly on July 13
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich., chair of the Homeland Security Committee, about the findings of their investigation into the failures of the Secret Service on July 13.
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Richard Powers' new book is filled with awe
The power and importance of play is one of the ideas explored in Pulitzer Prize–winning author Richard Powers' new novel, Playground.
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Why Lyndsay Rush dedicated her debut book of poems to Michelle Pfeiffer
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lyndsay Rush, the poet behind @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram, on how she went from not liking poetry to publishing her debut book of poems, A BIT MUCH.