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After six weeks and nearly 4,000 stories, we've reached the end of Round 9 of our Three-Minute Fiction contest, where we ask listeners to come up with an original short story that can be read in about three minutes. This round's judge, novelist Brad Meltzer, has chosen the winner.

Texas bluesman Long John Hunter passed away this past Monday in his home Phoenix, and his song "Time and Time Again" begins this week's blues show....

As the scope of the 9-11 tragedy was revealed, first responders from all over the country rushed to help. Three Central Ohio firefighters who were…

Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision not overturn a temporary restraining order on President Trump's travel ban.

Wildfires have caused major destruction and led to massive evacuations in California. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with reporter Stephanie O'Neill.

Photographer Lucas Foglia was 19 during the summer of 2002 when he made portraits NYC residents.

Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.

Jeffrey Eugenides traces a love triangle, while Sebastian Barry examines a woman's well-lived life. In nonfiction, Jodi Kantor explores the Obamas' marriage, David Margolick revisits Arkansas school integration, and Simon Garfield romps through the history of type.

All this month, during Women’s History Month, The American Sound will feature performances by noted American women conductors, and online stories…