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When two young Mormon missionaries knocked on performer Julia Sweeney's door one day, it put Sweeney on a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs.

Devdutt Pattanaik takes a look at the myths of India and of the West, and shows how these two fundamentally different sets of beliefs about God, death and heaven lead us to misunderstand one another.

On this week's show, we bleep-ily tackle the topic of profanity in pop culture, and we chat about stories in movies and television that are rendered obsolete — or are they? — when the world changes around them. As always, we close with what's making us happy this week.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's unemployment rate has risen to 6.5 percent. The state Department of Labor announced two months' worth of unemployment…

A gamma-ray burst observed by orbiting telescopes this year was "a once-in-a-century cosmic event," says a NASA astrophysicist. Now the space agency has produced an animated video to show what it looked like.

Including our pets in our holiday celebrations is something many of us like to do. Whether you're staying home or hitting the road, a little planning can…

We ask Americans living far away: What does it mean to you to be an expatriate?

Fresh Air's Dave Davies discusses John F. Kennedy's abbreviated term in office with presidential historian Robert Dallek, who finds that while you can make an argument that Kennedy accomplished little, he represents something special in the American experience. Dallek's latest book is Camelot's Court: Inside The Kennedy White House.

In a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers reported an association between daily nut consumption and a reduction in the risk of dying from cancer, heart disease, and other major chronic diseases. Lead author Charles Fuchs discusses these findings.

When an Afghan toddler in Albuquerque was tested for lead at preschool, the child's blood levels were off the charts. A baby's brother's was, too. Why? It turns out that kajal, a traditional eyeliner used by the family, was 54 percent lead. It's a reminder of the health hazards posed by traditional cosmetics.