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Oliver's latest collection of essays reflect the author's passion for nature and literature. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Upstream presents a portrait of a visionary poet — and a "tough old broad."

Journalist Beth Macy talks about George and Willie Muse, black albino brothers who were born in the Jim Crow South and were forced to become circus freaks. Her new book, Truevine, retells their story.

On the first day of school last year, 2,000 teacher positions were either vacant, or held by instructors who weren’t certified to teach their subjects. Some state lawmakers are trying to make it easier for people to switch careers and move into the classroom.

A new book reminds me why the actor has been my comedy hero ever since he started on Saturday Night Live when I was just a wisecracking high school student, says Adam Frank.

Art Smith was Oprah’s personal chef. He recently opened a restaurant at Disney Springs- Homecoming. Smith talks about the healing power of fried chicken, and his plan to revitalize his North Florida home-town of Jasper with a bakery.

Millennials and gen-x-ers are ditching their radios in favor of on demand audio, podcasts in particular. So where does that leave your local public radio station? Adam Ragusea, host of The Pub podcast, joins us for a discussion about the future of public radio.

Body camera footage shows two police officers responding to a routine call about a possible burglary in North Carolina. The encounter comes to a bad end, but what's fascinating is how it gets there.

With just three weeks to go until election day, what effect does Donald Trump have on those GOP candidates down the ticket, including here in Central Florida? Political analysts Dick Batchelor and Michelle Ertel take a closer look at congressional races and state house races in Central Florida as the clock ticks down to November 8th.

The Orange County Commission has withheld $75,000 in funding for Mad Cow Theater amid allegations from artists and vendors that they haven't been paid.

Education is often a key campaign issue in Florida, but this year there's a new wrinkle, the so-called testing opt-out movement. Each spring, 3rd graders in the state's public schools must take a standardized reading test. Students who fail can be held back. But a group of parents is challenging the state's retention policy in court, and they want lawmakers to back them up.