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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with moms from across the country about the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on their children's educations.

The U.S. military spent years training Afghan soldiers to fight insurgents. Yet in a matter of days, the Afghan National Army collapsed, and the Taliban captured the country. What went wrong?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the Ishaan Tharoor of The Washington Post and Charles Kupchan with the Council on Foreign Relations about the political ramifications of the fall of Afghanistan.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marlon Bishop and Julio A. Pabón, the creators of the podcast LOUD, about the history of the popular musical genre Reggaeton.

On the surface, Me (Moth) seems like a simple story. Two damaged teens fall for each other as they journey across America. But on every page, Amber McBride builds layer upon layer of meaning.

As the first Black transgender woman to serve in this capacity, Tori Cooper says she is eager to advocate on behalf of all transgender and non-binary people living with HIV.

Scott Simon speaks with director Lisa Joy about her tech-noir movie "Reminiscence." It's set in a future Miami that's besieged by heat and rising waters.

Thousands of desperate Afghans and Americans still trying to catch a flight out of a country again under Taliban once again. President Biden says he aims to wrap up the airlift by the end of August.

Scott Simon speaks with Manizha Wafeq of the Afghanistan Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry about if and how women can continue to make gains under new Taliban rule.

Scott Simon speaks with Mary O'Halloran of Mary O's, a New York Irish pub. She's seen extraordinary sales of soda bread scones after almost losing her business because of pandemic closures.