Today's episode is about two massive stars: Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Selleck. First, Goldberg speaks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her new memoir, Bits and Pieces, which touches on her relationship with her mother, the way she navigated beauty standards growing up, and what it means to grapple with grief over time. Then, Selleck joins NPR's Scott Simon to discuss You Never Know, his initial reluctance to take on his role in Magnum P.I. and his thoughts on being labeled a "mustachioed hunk." To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday

Jeff Belanger, host of the podcast "New England Legends," says sightings of the sea serpent were so common that local papers stopped reporting on it.

The actor, writer, and director joined The Culture Show to talk with host Jared Bowen about his latest film, "Wildcat," before a series of appearances at screenings of the film at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

Playwright Lydia Diamond joined Under the Radar at the Boston Public Library to discuss her play running at the Huntington Theatre.

A new FRONTLINE documentary sheds light on a shadowy corruption scandal spanning from Venezuela to the United States.

In the new film “I Saw the TV Glow”, two teenagers bond over their shared love of “The Pink Opaque,” a television show reminiscent of the teen drama “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

Driven by the transformative power of art and a desire to promote the artists who translate that power, artist and activist Omaid Sharifi co-founded ArtLords in 2014 to help convert the negative psychological impact of blast walls on the people of Kabul into a positive visual experience.

Author Suzanne Park's new rom-com is a novel centered around a Korean tech entrepreneur — and what happens when her new app accidentally sends intimate messages to all the important people in her life.

Ahluwalia says there can be a 'kind of loneliness' in dissenting from Hindu fundamentalism.

“Back to the Future: The Musical,” one of the latest adaptations of a classic film to hit Broadway, retells the story of eccentric scientist Doc Brown and hip teenager Marty McFly and their adventures in the iconic time-travelling DeLorean.