Terry Gross

New Yorker writer Sarah Stillman found dozens of cases of people with mental illness arrested for minor crimes and of deprived medication and healthcare. They died from malnutrition and dehydration.

In 'The Illegals: Russia's Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West', Shaun Walker shares how agents were trained to blend into a target country and pose as citizens.

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates, who has just released a new book titled, "The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward." In it, she reflects on the pivotal moments that have shaped her life - becoming a mother, mourning the loss of her best friend, and learning the complex truths of philanthropy, and navigating a public divorce after 27 years of marriage.