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A national collaboration of radio producers, artists, iron workers, bond traders, historians, widows and widowers commemorate the life and history of the World Trade Center and its neighborhood. A project of Lost and Found Sound and the Sonic Memorial Project.

Music supervisors help develop the emotion of a scene using songs. Now they want a union to represent them.

Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is traveling the nation promoting her new memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life. Since abruptly resigning earlier this year from her post as governor of Alaska, Palin has been on a media blitz to talk about the book, which takes readers both inside her failed bid for the White House and her family life. Tell Me More regular parenting contributors offer a review of Palin's book and political career.

Failure is painful, but it's not always a bad thing. Writer Sarah Lewis explains how embracing the "near-win" is an important step in the journey toward mastery and success.

This week brought us an utterly predictable presidential deathmatch and reminded us to not stare directly at the sun. But there were also some surprises. Were you paying attention?

Fogelman says he was genuinely surprised to learn that his NBC family drama has a reputation for making audiences teary. "It was not the intent, nor something I expected," he says.

What makes a song of the summer? And are there any early contenders for 2022? NPR Music's Stephen Thompson makes his predictions.

Ken Barcus, longtime Midwest bureau chief on NPR's National Desk, has died at age 67. He took great pride in countering stereotypes of the Midwest and in mentoring scores of young reporters.

The formerly homeless residents of Emmaus House in Harlem recently buried their spiritual leader, the Rev. David Kirk. Kirk, who died at age 72 last month, believed in empowering the poor to serve the poor.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with comedian and actor John Early about his debut feature film, "Maddie's Secret." Early stars as Maddie, and also wrote and directed the movie.