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A night before the winner's declared, the writers shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize read their works. Listen here first. Also: Thomas Pynchon might soon be coming to the big screen.

It began 17 years ago when two of the scientists wrote an article about intestinal gas. They named it: "Nitric Oxide and Inflammation. The answer is "Blowing in the Wind."

This episode of the Folk Show features music by Scott Howard & Jenny Pickel, Jimmy Gaudreau & Moondi Klein, Craig Bickhardt, The Howlin Brothers, Bruce…

This episode features The Waymores, The Stray Birds, Buena Vista Social Club, Runa, Frank Solivan, Cahalen Morrison, Smithfield Fair, Paul Rishell,…

Also: More arrests after a protest are reported in Ferguson, Missouri; air traffic is still getting back to normal after a fire at an FAA facility; and Washington's Zimmerman pitches a no-hitter.

At least 36 people are feared dead following Saturday's eruption that caught hundreds of hikers by surprise. Another plume of ash and gas has complicated rescue efforts, which again have been halted.

YA author Lauren Oliver's debut adult novel features an old mansion occupied by dysfunctional characters, both living and dead. Oliver fits these seemingly disparate lives together like a puzzle ring.

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai takes over from Hamid Karzai after a disputed election that forced a unity government with rival candidate Abdullah Abdullah.

The country's defense minister says Germany currently can't fulfill its long-term NATO commitments because of a widespread grounding of its military planes and helicopters.

Large-scale hog operations get a bad environmental rap. But when it comes to processing the animals, the industry is a model of efficiency, making use of every last bit in sometimes surprising ways.