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Can't sleep? Journalist Jennifer Senior says you're not alone in your insomnia
by Terry Gross
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jennifer Senior has had insomnia for 25 years. Her new piece in The Atlantic is about her often futile attempts to fall asleep, and about the latest research into insomnia.
Essayist Breaks Free From Conventional Relationships In 'Because I Love You'
by Dave Davies
Tim Kreider says the longest relationship of his adult life was with the stray cat. He writes about that relationship and others in his essay collection. Originally broadcast Feb. 26, 2018.
'Last Black Man In San Francisco' Reveals A Longing For Home In A Changing City
by Justin Chang
Jimmie Fails plays a man who continues to visit the old Victorian house he grew up in — even though his family no longer owns it — in this comic fable about the toll of gentrification.
Hackers Demanding Ransoms Paralyze City Computer Systems In The U.S.
by Dave Davies
NY Times cybersecurity correspondent Nicole Perlroth says hacking tools developed by the NSA were stolen, posted online and are now being used in cyberattacks, including one on the city of Baltimore.
Update: Ken Tucker Review Of Springsteen's 'Western Stars' Will Be Available Friday
by Ken Tucker
Update at 4:30 p.m. ET: Ken Tucker's review of Bruce Springsteen's new album has been temporarily removed because it was published prematurely. We expect to repost it on Friday (June 14).
'The Great Successor' Ventures Inside Kim Jong Un's North Korea
by Dave Davies
Journalist Anna Fifield visited North Korea and interviewed many of its citizens — including members of Kim Jong Un's family — for her new book about the country and its leader.
Actor Damian Lewis Explores A World 'Of Ego And Power' On Showtime's 'Billions'
by Dave Davies
The classically-trained British actor plays a ruthless hedge-fund manager on Billions, which recently ended its fourth season. Lewis describes his character as "the embodiment of the American dream."
Devastating New Miniseries Examines The Horrors Faced By The Central Park 5
by Soraya Nadia McDonald
In telling the story of five teens wrongly convicted of rape, Ava DuVernay's When They See Us reminds viewers what happens when adults responsible for upholding justice instead chose to subvert it.