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Host Bob Edwards talks with professor Ted Olson about the works of Appalachian writer James Still, who died at 94 this weekend. Still's work was widely popular in the 1930's, but he never received as much notoriety as other writers of the time. Now a new collection of his poetry will be published by The University Press of Kentucky in June. It's called From the Mountain, From the Valley.

Writer MICHAEL CHABON (SHAY-bon). Chabon won a year 2001 Pulitzer prize for his novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Random House). His other books include The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, and a collection of stories called Werewolves in Their Youth. Last year his book Wonder Boys was adapted into a film starring Michael Douglas. He has also written for many publications including The New Yorker, Harper's, and Esquire.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that Vice President Dick Cheney previewed recommendations for Bush administration energy policies that calls for more power plants and oil drilling in Alaska's wild lands. He said conservation and alternative energy sources are not enough to prevent the nation from experiencing the crisis now seen in California.

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled in favor of ballot language to reimagine the Minneapolis police department in the upcoming election. Early voting begins Friday.

In India, Hindu nationalists have passed laws making it harder for interfaith couples to marry. The laws have increased a stigma and emboldened extremists to interrupt weddings.

US Soccer says it's offering the men's and women's national teams "identical" contracts. The union for the women's team players is calling the announcement a PR stunt.

NPR's Scott Simon muses on some of the costumes he'd like to see this second pandemic Halloween.

The infrastructure bill will set aside billions of dollars to update the electric grid. Experts weigh in on whether or not it will be enough as extreme weather events disrupt access to electricity.

November 1 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth Stephen Crane, author of "The Red Badge of Courage." A new biography seeks to place him among America's most celebrated writers.

Russia is seeing its highest infection and death rates since the start of the pandemic. It's beginning a controversial 10-day shutdown in an attempt to defeat the virus.