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Jeff Brady is a National Desk Correspondent based in Philadelphia, where he covers energy issues and climate change. Brady helped establish NPR's environment and energy collaborative which brings together NPR and Member station reporters from across the country to cover the big stories involving the natural world.

Vanessa Romo is a reporter for NPR's News Desk. She covers breaking news on a wide range of topics, weighing in daily on everything from immigration and the treatment of migrant children, to a war-crimes trial where a witness claimed he was the actual killer, to an alleged sex cult. She has also covered the occasional cat-clinging-to-the-hood-of-a-car story.

Elissa Nadworny reports on all things college for NPR, following big stories like unprecedented enrollment declines, college affordability, the student debt crisis and workforce training. During the 2020-2021 academic year, she traveled to dozens of campuses to document what it was like to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. Her work has won several awards including a 2020 Gracie Award for a story about student parents in college, a 2018 James Beard Award for a story about the Chinese-American population in the Mississippi Delta and a 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in innovation.

First-time author, IRENE VILAR (ih-REHN-ay vee-LAR). Her book is "A Message from God in the Atomic Age" (Pantheon). This memoir chronicles three generations of self-destructive behavoir: in 1954, her grandmother was imprisoned for opening fire at the U.S. House of Representatives; in 1977, her mother lept to her death from a speeding car; and in 1988, she was committed to a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide. Alternating between her notes from the psychiatric ward and the chronicaling of the history of her family, VILAR tells of her own attempts to come to terms with her family history.REV.: Commentator MILO MILES reviews the tribute to the late Nigerian "Juju" music master I.K. Dairo. His music became very popular in Africa in the 1960's.

In the late 18th century, revolutionary fervor gripped the world. Americans had just finalized their constitution, a history-making event that inspired other countries. In his new book, author Jay Winik explores the connections between world events in this pivotal era.

2: Amherst College professor AUSTIN SARAT, a Ph.D. in political science with a law degree from Yale University, is teaching a course on Murder which is the most popular in the school's history--with one fifth of the entire student body enrolled. It breaks the record of a course on Human Sexuality offered in the 70's. The syllabus includes selections from literature, film, and television like "Crime and Punishment," and "Macbeth," as well as "Pulp Fiction," and "Psycho."

She's the author of the bestselling books The Battle for God, Jerusalem, and The History of God. She'll discuss the religious history of the Middle East, and the significance of the region to the people there. She's also written Islam: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles).

Richard Nixon's first vice president resigned amid charges of bribery and tax evasion. Maddow and Mike Yarvitz revisit Agnew's story in the podcast (and now book) Bag Man. Originally broadcast in '19.

Abraham Lincoln, corn husking competitions, cottage cheese and Carry Nation. These are just some of the dozens of historical figures and oddities covered by Old Kentucky Tales in its first 99 episodes. The show is set to release its 100th episode this week.

A show at HistoryMiami Museum focuses on ceremonies from vodou, ifa and santeria traditions that are actively practiced in south Florida.