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Human beings have always used myths as a framework on which to shape religion, literature and, early on, science. Karen Armstrong discusses her new book, A Short History of Myth, which explores how myths morph and change, and why they remain compelling.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera about the current COVID-19 surge, and what people should be doing when it comes to testing and taking the anti-viral drug Paxlovid.

The Starbucks coffee company views China as the fastest growing market for its products outside of the United States. The company already has more than 140 stores in China. As part of this week's series on U.S. relations with China, Steve Inskeep speaks with Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz.

What kind of world are we leaving younger generations? Manhattan teenager Josh Rittenberg says all parents worry about their children's futures. But he believes he and his peers will see a better world.

High school marching bands have always played their part in New Orleans Mardi Gras parades. But with most city high schools closed, there are few local students marching this carnival season. One exception is the the MAX School's band.

A flood protection project under way in New Orleans will come at the expense of Bucktown, a neighborhood that was home to both the well-known Sid-Mar restaurant and to commercial fishermen.

Wednesday morning, the White House released its $7.1 billion pandemic flu plan. More than half of the money will go to ramping up vaccine technology and stockpiling future vaccines. The rest will pay for new flu treatments, as well as helping local government and foreign countries. Is the strategy enough to control a full-blown pandemic?

Chris Douridas, a music supervisor for feature films and host of the music show New Ground at member station KCRW, recently went to Japan and brought back some real gems — he shares his musical finds.

At the center of the book is the battle between obligation to one's community and the obligation to one's individual interests and needs. It's that tension that produces guilt — and it's the springboard for a collection of delightful essays.

France is reeling after nine nights of violence in poor immigrant communities. In one of the Paris suburbs hit by rioting, citizens marched for peace Saturday. The street violence has sparked a political crisis, with calls for the interior minister to resign.

In Spanish, lucha libre is translated literally to mean "free fighting" -- and to many Latinos, it's professional wrestling, vaudeville, a venerable cinema genre and the Bushido code of the Japanese Samurai all wrapped up in one campy and crowd-pleasing spectacle.

One of the most beloved musicals by composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick is back on Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof, at the Minskoff Theatre. It stars Harvey Fierstein as Tevye -- and Rosie O'Donnell as Golde. The show includes a new song Bock and Harnick wrote. Bock and Harnick also collaborated on Fiorello (which won a Pulitzer Prize), She Loves Me, and The Rothschilds. This interview originally aired on June 21, 2004.