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Witches have long cast a spell on our imaginations, but real people practice witchcraft too. One woman dedicated a year to find out what it means to be a practicing witch.

In her new book, The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft, Diana Helmuth explores witchcraft as a religion and confronts her own skepticism.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with singer-songwriter Maddie Zahm about her new album, Now That I've Been Here, and her whirlwind couple of years since going viral for the song "Fat Funny Friend."

In a rare example of Taylor Swift's love life making headlines, fans are swooning over the superstar's potential new beau, footballer Travis Kelce.

In the immortalized-by-meme words of Usher: Watch this.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Penny Pritzker, who has been tapped by President Biden to serve as his special representative for Ukraine's economic recovery.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abram Paley, deputy special envoy for Iran, on the prisoner swap that allowed five Americans who'd been detained in Iran for years, to return to the U.S.

The manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a prison near Philadelphia last month, is nearing the two-week mark. So how do authorities find him?

The U.S. Open in New York City is approaching its semifinals in sweltering conditions. Organizers partially closed the roofs on stadium courts to offer more shade but couldn't do much about the heat.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author R.F. Kuang on her novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.

Illinois has passed legislation entitling child influencers under 16 to a portion of their earnings as parents and former child influencers have been talking about the dangers of growing up online.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with trucker Alex Mai, who runs a YouTube Channel about trucking news, about how 30,000 workers are losing their jobs as the shipping company Yellow has shut down operations.

After a month of record-breaking heat, are we past calling it a heat "wave?" NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Duke heat expert Ashley Ward.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Gene X. Hwang about X (formerly Twitter) taking over his handle @x without informing nor compensating him.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with soccer writer Sophie Downey about the U.S. and Netherlands' much anticipated match in the Women's World Cup.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Andrew Read, professor of marine biology at Duke University, about the mass stranding of pilot whales in Western Australia.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Mystery Menu series, The Alarmist podcast, Every Body and Two Can Play That Game.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Nate "ND" Stevenson, who wrote the original graphic novel on which the new animated movie Nimona is based.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Julie Cohen and Saifa Wall about the new documentary Every Body, which uncovers the misconceptions around intersex people and the mistreatment they've faced.

Donald Triplett, the first person to be diagnosed with autism, dies at 89.