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The citizens of Bowling Green, Ky. are preparing to celebrate natives son Duncan Hines. Unlike his cake-mix rival Betty Crocker, Duncan Hines was a real person. Cora Jane Spiller, tells NPR's Liane Hansen about her great uncle and the Eighth annual Duncan Hines Festival.

The brooding, conflicted Mr. Darcy exists only in the pages of a book. But the movie Austenland might just make us believe that Darcy IS out there somewhere, and that if we just believe hard enough, we can find him.

As states re-open economies, small businesses try to figure out how to do it safely amid the pandemic. But entrepreneur Jo Hood of Jane Loves Shoes says, "Any business would be better than none."

Over the past several months, data has shown rising mortality rates among a surprising population - middle-age, largely rural white people. But many who…

This archival interview from 1996 features the late singer's insights into The Velvet Underground. Reed shares what went into writing the group's classic songs "Heroin" and "Sweet Jane."

Michael talks with television reporter Jane Olsen from WRIC about the controversy in Richmond, Virginia surrounding the erection of a stature of Arthur Ashe. Ashe, who won Wimbledon 20 years ago this month was a native of Richmond and many people want to erect his statue on Monument Avenue, the site of many civil war monuments. But some say he neither belongs there nor should stand with the very people who sought to oppress his race.

Poet DONALD HALL. A year ago, his wife, poet Jane Kenyon died of leukemia. There's a new collection of her work, "Otherwise: New & Selected Poems" (Graywolf Press). HALL will read from the book, including the last poems she wrote, and discuss their life together. HALL also has a forthcoming book of poetry, "The Old Life," (Houghton Mifflin) to be published in June. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

Is it okay to wear cowboy boots with your tux at the inauguration? At the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, the "Answer Lady" Jane Greig as been fielding questions like this from Texans confused about what life in Washington will be like. In an effort to extend a warm welcome to all newcomers, we ask Greig about ways we can make Texans feel at home when they come to town.

Actress Kate Winslet, 24, became a star with her role in the blockbuster Titanic. Her breakthrough role came earlier, in Heavenly Creatures, a film based on a true story of two young girls who murder one of their mothers. Her other films include Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility, and Jane Campion's Holy Smoke. She's currently starring in the film Quills.

Mozart's wild ride from child prodigy to accomplished composer was fueled with strong family relationships — not all of them good. Author and conductor Jane Glover tells Liane Hansen about her new book, Mozart's Women.