Terry Gross

The British actor plays a grandfather in the new Sundance Channel drama series, The A Word, about a family coping with a boy's autism diagnosis. He also co-starred in the HBO series, The Leftovers.

Burger served as chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1969 until 1986. Linda Greenhouse, author of The Burger Court, says those years helped establish the court's conservative legal foundation.

Fresh Air producer John Sheehan discusses The Radio Adventures of Eleanor Amplified, a new adventure podcast for kids featuring an intrepid radio reporter who foils plots and outwits crafty villains.