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Five descendants of Frederick Douglass read and respond to excerpts of his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?".

Pop diva Mariah Carey talks to Ed Gordon about her early rise to superstardom, her highly publicized emotional meltdown, and her return with a Grammy-winning album.

Two new books shed light on the often misunderstood heritage of an impoverished region rich in culture: The United States of Appalachia and The Encyclopedia of Appalachia.

Vice President Dick Cheney tells Fox News that he accepts responsibility for the hunting accident that injured another hunter. He also says he doesn't regret waiting to acknowledge the incident. It is the first time Cheney has spoken publicly about the shooting, which happened Saturday.

The LA-based group was, naturally, waylaid by the pandemic — just enough to write a new record, Radiate Like This.

Caesars Palace just spent $17 million on a new buffet, featuring hundreds of high-end food items.

Canadian twin sisters Tegan and Sara Quin began performing together at an early age, moving from high-school punk bands to widespread exposure for their pop-informed folk-punk sound. Hear Tegan and Sara perform a concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia.

Father Yod's followers were a fixture on the Sunset Strip in the late '60's. They took names like Electricity, dressed in robes and lived communally in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills.

Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis, discusses North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and America's attempts to stop their program.

When Pauline Chen became a doctor, she was troubled by inconsistencies in the ways that fellow physicians dealt with the emotional aspect of death and dying. Chen tackles the subject in her new book: Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality.