Dubus talks about the injuries he faced as a carpenter and his relationship with his dad. His a new collection of personal essays is Ghost Dogs: On Killers and Kin. Originally broadcast in 2023.

Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? Why are The Beatles, well, The Beatles? Behavioral economist Cass Sunstein explores the alchemy of fame.(Image credit: Andrew Dias Nobreafp via Getty Images; Thomas Coexafp via Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy.)

Did you know on average a sloth will fall out of a tree once a week for its entire life? It's true — and the inspiration for Brian Cronin and Doreen Cronin's new children's book, Mama in the Moon.

A mama sloth slowly gets to her baby in the children's book "Mama in the Moon." Author Doreen Cronin and illustrator Brian Cronin talk about their collaboration.

Books take a lot of resources to make. Digital readers (e-readers and audiobooks) do, too. What’s the more sustainable option? The answer isn’t as straightforward as you may think.

Books take a lot of resources to make. Digital readers do, too. What's the more sustainable option? The answer isn't straightforward.(Image credit: JGI/Daniel Grill)