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NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid about President Trump's address Monday night on the path forward in Afghanistan and the broader region.

President Biden speaks about the Senate compromise on border policy and Ukraine aid — a plan that appears to be in peril.

The original launched in February 2000 and spawned one of the most successful franchises in video game history. NPR's Susan Stone went hands-on with The Sims shortly after its debut.

John Petelka, or JP as we call him, fell for radio as a preteen. He declared in elementary school that he wanted to own a small town radio station.

As a young adult John didn't believe radio was a legitimate career. He went to Central Michigan and graduated with a management degree. In the following ten years John worked a series of entry level bank jobs, and earned a Personal Financial Planning certificate from Oakland University.

Upon entering middle age, John decided to do what he always wanted. He matriculated at Specs Howard School of Broadcasting. After graduating John worked for WAAM Ann Arbor as a news anchor and reporter. Later he spent five years at WSDS country radio as a deejay, account executive, and sports board operator.

In 2005 JP began at WEMU as a sport board operator. Over the years he has expanded into many more roles.

Guy Raz is an independent producer who has been described by the New York Times as "one of the most popular podcasters in history."

Best picture, best original screenplay, best director, best supporting actor and actress, best actress, and best editing — Everything Everywhere All at Once won big again and again.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on what has become a never-ending parade of mass shootings in the U.S., and the lack of effort over the years to address them.

Tasha Cobbs Leonard is widely regarded as one of the best gospel singers performing today. Her set at the Tiny Desk moved many at the NPR offices to tears.

Recent power outages in Washtenaw County have a good portion of Southeast Michigan outraged. Nearly a million lost power in the last two winter storms. Ann Arbor City Council member Jen Eyer joins WEMU's David Fair to discuss what the city will ask of the state legislature and the Michigan Public Service Commission and the increased interest in establishing a municipal electric utility in Ann Arbor.

Do you prefer books or reading your favorites on an e-reader? We’ll look at the ecological impacts of both choices and explore why other sustainable initiatives are more likely to positively impact the overall health of our environment. David Fair is joined by the director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan's School of Sustainability and Environment Greg Keoleian on this week's "Issues of the Environment."