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"All of us who are writers are doing something that actually matters," Hamid says. His novel, Exit West, follows a couple deciding whether to flee their homeland. Originally broadcast March 8, 2017.

In light of a new study that finds non-opioid painkillers are just as effective as opioids in treating certain types of chronic pain, Dr. Ajay Wasan, professor and vice chair for pain medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, answers questions from listeners about opioids and chronic pain.

U.S. employers added 313,000 jobs last month. The Labor Department report shows much stronger job growth than analysts expected. They'd been predicting an increase of about 200,000 jobs. Another good sign: workers returned to the workforce in the highest numbers in 35 years.

As President Trump accepts North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet him, questions remain about whether the State Department has enough experts on hand to engage in serious negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.

With the State Department hollowed out, the generals have been driving North Korea policy. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has all along pushed for a diplomatic solution to the stand-off.

Photographer Lorenzo Vitturi was amazed by the "unstoppable" crowds, the energy — and the unexpected art in the street market on Nigeria's Lagos Island.

Our panelists predict, after the debacle on The Bachelor, what'll be the next big reality show scandal.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Dry Suit, Hold the Phone and Puppy Talk so-bidi-theme.

In politics, trade means manufacturing, and manufacturing means America — a very particular, nostalgia-laden version of America.

The Justice Department took a first step in banning the sale, manufacture or possession of devices used to make a gun fire like an automatic weapon. But advocates say it'll take legislative action.