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On this week's +1 podcast, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton chat with the remarkable violinist Gaelynn Lea, winner of this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

Hear the bassist and singer perform his composition "Blues For Marilyn" and several standards.

The show follows a woman who dreams of getting back together with her summer camp boyfriend. Co-creator Rachel Bloom says it's about "deconstructing people and finding the truth beneath tropes."

LISTEN at 1:27 - Catalina Byrd and Peter Groff do a special segment where they dissect Super Tuesday primaries. LISTEN at 31:00 – LunchtimePolitics’ Ron…

Photographer Robin Hammond has started "Where Love Is Illegal," an online haven for LGBT people to share stories of hope amid persecution.

While genetic mutations are nearly ubiquitous in cancer, they may not always be the driving force for disease, some researchers say. They suggest looking at disruptions in cellular metabolism.

The R&B singer-songwriter — known for his lending his voice and songwriting skills to Usher, Mary J. Blige and more — puts himself front and center on his new album, In My Mind.

The Hokule'a, a Hawaiian double-hulled sailing canoe, arrives back in American waters for the first time since 2014. The canoe relies only on sails for power and the wind and the stars for navigation.

Five months from now, the Olympics open in Brazil. Are the stadiums ready? Are the athletes? NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, who lives in Rio de Janeiro, talks to sport's correspondent, Tom Goldman.

Workers in the Thai fishing industry have won a major labor victory. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro speaks to Andy Hall, a labor activist in Bangkok, who helped the migrant workers win their case.