North Carolina has a quiet superpower. It sits between the Atlantic coast and the ancient Appalachian ridges, and somehow that geography produced some of the most restorative small towns in America.
The volcanologist on the island of Vanuatu who walks barefoot over cooled lava fields tells NPR's Don Gonyea how to see nature at its most primeval.
John Eric Parker still performs in “The Book of Mormon” — the only original Broadway cast member still there after 15 years. He says the role gives him real joy, ...