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A profile of Tony Schwartz, an innovative and inspired sound gatherer, recording the sounds of America since 1945. A man who will venture no further than his postal zone, Mr. Schwartz has made more than 30,000 home recordings in the streets, delis, cabs, playgrounds and stoops of his New York neighborhood.

When book editor Arthur Levine invited author Ruth Ozeki to team up with nine other writers to create a new novel, she thought he was nuts. The literary tag team came up with Click, the story of a globe-trotting photojournalist as viewed from a variety of perspectives.

The nation's first public pools were originally built to get rowdy, scantily clad youths out of rivers and lakes and away from the public eye. They eventually became hotbeds of social change. Historian Jeff Wiltse traces public pools' contentious history in Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America.

Marty Balin was a co-founder and lead singer of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. At their height both bands were among the hottest in America. Balin has died at age 76.

Listener Jerry Cordaro plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Mallon talks about the early years of the AIDS epidemic and his new novel, Up With the Sun. John Powers reviews Return to Seoul. Farzon Nahvi reflects on the uncertainty of the early days of COVID-19.

For some observing Ramadan, 24-hour diners make a good option for a pre-dawn meal.

Circuit City closed its doors for the last time Sunday night after 60 years in business. What was the nation's second largest electronics retailer, is in the final stages of being liquidated. About 34,000 people lost their jobs.

A staple of the American road trip could be slowly disappearing. Owners of some roadside attractions are deciding that interest is waning in such treasures as the world's largest ball of string, Stinker the monkey or the Elvis Is Alive Museum.

The Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event wrapped up Sunday afternoon, and when US Rider Tamie Smith lifted the trophy there was barely a dry eye in the house. WUKY’s Samantha Lederman has this report.