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Washington, D.C., teens get into the spirit of historical figures and tell visitors what the portraits miss. In one instance, a student imagines a private talk between Richard Nixon and his wife.

After a short vacation from the pinnacle of the albums chart, Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department reclaims the throne in a week filled with names and sounds that are awfully familiar.

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have canceled their football seasons this fall, but other college conferences said they're determined to play — and they believe they can do so safely.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Holly Anderson, co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast, discuss the unusual college football season.

Thierry Breton cautions tech executives about the flood of misinformation on their platforms related to the Israel-Hamas war. He warns of severe financial penalties if the falsehoods go unchecked.

The Democratic governors of three Western states — California, Oregon and Washington — say they will form a new public health partnership to preserve access to vaccines.

Wilson, a 6-foot-4 center for the Las Vegas Aces, has dominated this year. In her eighth season, she finished in the top five in points, rebounds, blocks and steals.

Singer and songwriter Brigitte Purdy is based in Los Angeles where she hosts Brigitte hosts her own Los Angeles-based blues radio program "Ms. Purdy's Traveling Blues Show". She also produces and hosts a blues artist interview podcast called, "Purdy Amazing People."Songs from her albums and a few brand new numbers will be featured during this program as Ms. Purdy talks with Tom Lounges about the latest projects in her life and the three live shows that bring her back to the Midwest. Brigitte has performed with many top name artists over the years, including singing back up for rock legends Paul Rodgers and The Who.

His newest solo album "Electric Truth" gets world wide release on April 1, 2022, but Lakeshore listeners got treated to some of the album's tracks early as Andy Timmons chatted on this edition of "Midwest BEAT" with show host Tom Lounges and special in-studio guest co-host, guitarist Marco Villarreal.

Weekend Edition essayist Bonny Wolf suggests making a family recipe for Mother’s Day. She tells NPR's Liane Hansen the ingredients and instructions for gas company candy and her neighbor Bill’s mother’s war cake.