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Jack Corbett, NPR producer and Planet Money visual host, is branching out from his viral TikToks to a star-studded animated movie

John Darnielle used some tricks of the horror trade to write his latest novel, which is set in 1990s Iowa and involves some cornfields. What's scary about cornfields? Mostly, the unknown.

John Slattery, best known for his role in Mad Men, plays Hildy Johnson in the new Broadway production of The Front Page. He tells NPR's Scott Simon "it's a fantastic part in a fantastic play."

Frederick Hutson disrupted the biggest captive market in America. While in prison, he honed a business plan and re-imagined that system as an untapped consumer base.

According to Leguizamo, public school curricula don't do enough to highlight the Latino impact on U.S. history. His son's experiences inspired Leguizamo to research and write the show.

In addition to his role on the hit TV drama, he also stars in a one-man show on the comedy pioneer: "I was looking for parts ... that had some greater reverberation than just entertainment," he says.

James Linton tricked many high-profile people into having conversations with him over email by using other people's identities. NPR's Elise Hu speaks with Linton about how relatively easy it was and why he has decided to retire.

The World Health Organization declared Thursday that the deadliest outbreak of Ebola has ended. But a day later, Sierra Leone confirmed another death from Ebola. Survivors struggle to overcome stigma and mental illness. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Foday Gallah, an Ebola fighter and survivor in Monrovia, Liberia.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Randy Bryce, a Wisconsin ironworker, who announced this week he will challenge House Speaker Paul Ryan in the 2018 midterm election.

Restaurant critic Rick Nelson has been tasting and reviewing all the food at the Minnesota State Fair since 2000. He shares his greatest hits and greatest gross-outs of this year's fair.