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Rescuers Check Piles Of Debris For Survivors In Moore, Okla.

May 22, 2013 | NPR · Search and rescue teams continue digging through the rubble of demolished buildings in Moore, Okla., after Monday's devastating tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs. Officials there say there are still some people unaccounted for — exactly how many isn't clear.

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House, Senate Consider Cuts In Food Stamp Program

May 22, 2013 | NPR · Both the House and Senate are considering farm bills that would cut spending on food stamps, one of the most expensive government programs. But people disagree on how much the changes would affect recipients.

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Boomer Housemates Have More Fun

May 22, 2013 | NPR · Some single baby boomers are moving into group houses, a college-era solution to their modern needs. Housemates share costs, socialize, and cheer each other on through life's thick and thin.

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Identities Of 24 Victims In Okla. Tornado Emerge

May 22, 2013 | NPR · Oklahomans who were hit by a massive tornado on Monday are trying to recover and rebuild.

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Basements Not An Option For Many Homes In Oklahoma

May 22, 2013 | NPR · Melissa Block talks to NPR Two-Way blogger Scott Neuman about why basements in Oklahoma are so uncommon.

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Documentary Shows George Plimpton's Best Story Was His Own

May 22, 2013 | NPR · A new documentary about writer George Plimpton uses its subject's own voice to tell the story of his career as a path-breaking "participatory journalist" and longtime editor of the Paris Review. The film also uses the voices of Plimpton's friends and colleagues to defend him against the charge of dilettantism that dogged him throughout his career. NPR's Joel Rose reports.

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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House

May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.

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Christopher Hitchens

Book News: Margaret Thatcher Authorized A Posthumous Biography

Apr 9, 2013 — Also: Christopher Hitchens on being spanked by the "Iron Lady"; Victoria Beale skewers Paulo Coelho; and Robert Silvers on the meaninglessness of the phrase "in terms of."

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Christopher Hitchens: 'Atheist Intellectual,' 'Noble Contrarian'

Dec 16, 2011 — He was "the Cicero of the saloon bar" and a "polemicist who slashed all, freely, with wit," headline writers say. Hitchens died Thursday at the age of 62, after a long battle with cancer.

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Hitchens Beaten Up In Beirut

Feb 19, 2009 — Outspoken columnist Christopher Hitchens is beaten up in Beirut.

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This Hitchens Moment

Aug 27, 2008 — As a relatively new U.S. citizen, Christopher Hitchens explains what this moment in American history means to him.

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The Hitch Is Back (For Real This Time)

Oct 23, 2007 — Christopher Hitchens illuminates Thomas Paine's Rights of Man.

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October 23rd Show

Oct 23, 2007 — On today's show, responding to hate, The Onion, Christopher Hitchens, the Holy Land Foundation trial, and your letters.