Terry Gross

Nnvestigative journalist Pagan Kennedy on her new book, "The Secret History Of The Rape Kit: A True Crime Story." Kennedy, a sexual assault survivor herself, was fueled to examine the topic of rape kits.

Pico Iyer. For decades, he's written books and articles about travel, describing cultures and religions around the world. His new memoir is about the many times he's gone on retreats to a Benedictine monastery in Big Sur, California to practice silence and contemplation. It's called "Aflame," and it's also about the wildfire flames that have threatened the monastery many times and burned down the home he grew up in while he was living there.

N.Y. Times journalist David Sanger says Trump's idea of America first is now less isolationism, more expansionism. He expects changes in the approach to Russia, China and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.