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Women's colleges have changed policies for a generation that increasingly identifies as nonbinary, but Hollins University in Roanoke has not. (Story originally aired on ATC on Nov. 26, 2021.)

NPR's Susan Davis speaks to sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh about his new book, "The Tomorrow Game," about the rivalry between two teenagers on Chicago's South Side.

Novelist Deon Meyer writes in Afrikaans and his books wrestle with South Africa's racial tensions. The most recent book translated for American audiences is Dead Before Dying. Meyer talks with Linda Wertheimer about his work.

As part of the former Soviet Union, Ukraine was the site of nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons - and the story of those helps tell the story of the country.

Okkervil River, as fans once knew it, is no longer — but its frontman says he sees the transition as "a free moment." Sheff spoke with Kelly McEvers about the band's new album, Away.

Thursday marks 40 years since former President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 striking air traffic controllers. That dealt a serious blow to the American labor movement.

Singer Carly Rae Jepsen has just released her latest album, The Loneliest Time.

The cancer risk is linked to exposure to toxins at ground zero. But the group is also more likely than the general public to survive, perhaps because of the comprehensive care they receive.

The school reopening debate is heating up again. The nation's biggest teachers union raised the possibility of strikes if schools reopen without sufficient safeguards. Child care is another issue.

India, on track to become the world's most populous country, gets about 70% of its electricity from coal. But the government is aggressively investing in renewable energy — particularly solar.