Episode 48

OFFERING HOPE – Lee Cowan talks with Brian Wallach, who has lived six years with ALS, about his remarkable work to expand treatments for the fatal disease.CHAKA KHAN – Kelefa Sanneh sits down with legendary singer-songwriter Chaka Khan, recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.GOURDS – Martha Teichner explores the world of gourds.NAPOLEON – Mark Phillips catches up with "Napoleon" director Ridley Scott to discuss his new film, his directing career, and his thoughts about never winning an Oscar.TIM ALBERTA – Robert Costa talks with author and journalist Tim Alberta about his life and his new book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.URBAN MINING – Seth Doane travels to Ghana to report on the environmental and human toll of the "e-waste" from our discarded phones and other electronics.JOSH SEFTEL – Filmmaker Josh Seftel talks with his mom about Artificial Intelligence.OPINION – Author Mark Chiusano (The Fabulist) has a view of what Congressman George Santos' situation says about the current state of politics in America.