Terry Gross

The title of Irby's new memoir in essays, Quietly Hostile, was inspired by her own public persona, which she describes as a "a constant low-grade frustration with everything" wrapped in "an outer shield of Midwestern politeness and charm."

Edgerton stars in the new Paul Schrader film, Master Gardener. He previously played Anakin Skywalker's half brother, Owen Lars, in the Star Wars prequel films and in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. In the 2016 film Loving, he played Richard Loving, a white man who married a Black woman. The relationship prompted the historic Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which overturned state laws that made interracial marriage illegal.

The married British duo Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt — aka Everything but the Girl — have their first album in 24 years. We listen back to a 2018 interview with Thorn.