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As a young guitarist studying at the New England Conservatory, Glenn Kurtz dreamed of being a concert guitarist. But he eventually abandoned his instrument in frustration. Years later, he picked it up again and started practicing, a process that he found became its own reward. He shares his story in Practicing.

Intended as a productive if imperfect compromise, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has resulted in thousands of discharges — many of them involving servicemembers with critical skills. Historian Nathaniel Frank says it's time the ban was ended.

Wednesday markets the 50th anniversary of the start of the Freedom Rides, when an integrated group of Civil Rights activists rode together by bus through the deep South challenging integration. Historian Raymond Arsenault recounts their journey in Freedom Riders.

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, lost his security clearance "through a flawed process that violated the Commission's own regulations," according to the Department of Energy.

Listeners responded to Monday's interview with author Toni Morrison about her new novel, A Mercy. Morrison talked about her realization while writing the book that many white Americans have ancestors who were slaves. Not all listeners were surprised by that revelation.

A tentacled summer visitor has arrived on the shores of the western Gulf. It looks like a jellyfish, but it's not. Look at the beautiful blue creatures — but don't touch, say state officials.

Speaking at a gathering of religious conservatives, Donald Trump said if he's reelected, Christian-related concerns will be "fixed" so much so that they would no longer need to be politically engaged.

The Afghan para-athlete makes history for the refugee team that represents the 120 million people globally who have been displaced.

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., acquired the circa 1846 daguerreotype, which depicts Dolley Madison in her later years, at some point in her 70s.

Frontman Jason Pierce has been through a lot in the past decade: a bout of pneumonia, ongoing liver disease and a history of drug use. But in writing the band's latest album, he plays things safer.