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Paula Pell has "a very toned joke-writing muscle," says comedian Tina Fey. "She can just go and go and go."

Comedy Writer Paula Pell Says You Don't Have To Go Far For Good Material

The longtime Saturday Night Live writer created the screenplay for the new Tina Fey-Amy Poehler movie Sisters. Pell says she wanted to explore how people carry their teenage identities into adulthood.

Lax Auditing Encouraged Overcharging By Medicare Advantage Plans

Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley says the federal government has to "get it right" and pursue full refunds for overpayments to companies that offer Medicare Advantage health insurance.

The Graffiti Education and Mural Arts program in San Diego aims to keep kids off the streets — and maybe even make art like this, an example of the famous chicano artists murals found on a series of freeway overpasses, someday.

Preventing Juvenile Detention With A Blank Canvas And A Can Of Spray Paint

San Diego County is successfully revamping its juvenile justice system: The number of children in detention is down by nearly half from just six years ago. How are kids diverted from a life of crime?

How The Heck Do You Pay Off Your College Loans?

It's easy for parents and students to get lost in the college loan and debt jungle. Yet another plan aimed at helping students reduce debt burden takes effect this month. Will it help?

How Can Mentors Turn An Uncertain Journey Into A Heroic One?

Jarrett J. Krosoczka is a successful author and illustrator. But, he says, his life could have gone in a completely different direction, if he hadn't had a long line of mentors.

"There is a certain typical sequence of actions which can be detected in stories from all over the world and from many periods of history." — Joseph Campbell

What Is The Blueprint For Stories About Heroes?

Host Guy Raz raises the curtain on this episode by exploring the hidden blueprint embedded within our most popular and powerful stories.

Is Forgiveness The Ultimate Test?

In 1942, the U.S. government interned George Takei and his family in a Japanese-American internment camp. Decades later, the actor describes his journey to forgive the country that betrayed him.

Robin Wright's fictional character Claire Underwood in the Netflix series <em>House of Cards</em> is a favorite of TV critics and fans. But the demographics of real U.S. women who have abortions are very different from the TV character's.

On TV, Women Who Have Abortions Are Younger, Whiter And Wealthier

An analysis of TV shows finds that fictional characters getting abortions are better off than the average American who has an abortion, and are also less likely to already be raising children.

Baltimore Police Officers at Camden Yards.

In the Media: Baltimore Police Get Used to Body Cameras; Advocates Concerned For Homeless in Winter

A digest of Baltimore news from local sources.From The Baltimore Sun: Footage from Body Cameras Shows Baltimore Officers on the Job, and Getting Used to…

Ruby Brafff on the cover of <em>Very Sinatra</em>.

Ruby Braff On Piano Jazz

The trumpeter joined Marian McPartland in 1992 to perform "Thou Swell" and "Blue and Sentimental."

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