News of upcoming season six, as well as live shows, and a peek at some premo premium content

David Sedaris reads an excerpt from Theft By Finding, and Jacob Ewald of the band Slaughter Beach, Dog talks about how the book gave him permission to call himself a songwriter, and shares a new song written in response

Bestselling author Raven Leilani reads an excerpt from her story "Breathing Exercise," and Elysian Fields share a new song called "The Contortionist"

Part 1 of 2 George Saunders reads his story "Sea Oak," and Ben Arthur and Craig Finn share songs written in response

Part 2 of 2 George Saunders reads his story "Sea Oak," and Ben Arthur and Craig Finn share songs written in response

Dave Eggers reads an excerpt from "The Museum of Rain," and Vienna Teng shares a brand new song written in response

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer reads an excerpt from Less is Lost, and songwriters Torquil Campbell (of the band Stars) and Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) write a lovely song in response.

An excerpt from Sally Rooney's bestselling novel, "Beautiful World, Where Are You?" is paired with a love story, and a love song, from songwriter Sam Himself.

Kevin Allison of RISK! tells a story about meeting his future husband in the days after 9/11, and songwriter Carolyn Kendrick shares her brand new song, “What If”

Author Dolan Morgan reads an excerpt from his story, “The Quartering Act,” and Melissa and John from the band Self Help react to the story, and share their new song, “3A”

Author Charlie Gilmour reads an excerpt from his bestselling memoir, Featherhood, and songwriter and podcaster Matshidiso plays a song written in response.

Jean Hanff Korelitz reads an excerpt from her recent novel, The Latecomer, and talks about the connections and disconnections she feels between her job and the movies and tv shows that are made from her work. Jean’s friend Warren Zanes talks about his long collaborative friendship with Tom Petty, his jobs as an author and a professor, and plays his song, “The Aftermath of the Accident.”

Masha Gessen describes being called in for a meeting with Putin, and Ukrainian American songwriter Maria Sonevytsky talks about the war, and plays her song, “Culture War”

Daniel Bergner reads an excerpt from The Mind and the Moon, which explores the lives of three people coping with serious mental illness and the pharmaceutical and medical systems brought to bear on their treatment. Daniel’s brother Bob describes his journey, and shares “A Song for Dad,” about his complicated feelings on saying goodbye in his father’s later years.

Storyteller Neil Gaiman talks about the inspiration behind the song "The Wreckers," and about his longtime collaboration with the FourPlay String Quartet. Lara and Tim from FourPay talk about the anxieties and pleasures of working with Neil, and their complex yet understated musical work on the song.

Bestselling author Cheryl Strayed reads another letter from "Tiny, Beautiful Things" (which is now a series on Hulu!) on the subject of forgiveness. Dr. Suzanne Freedman talks about the scientific mechanics behind forgiveness, and songwriter MILCK plays a song written in response.

Previewing season five! Neil Gaiman + FourPlay, Maggie Smith + Kat Edmonson, Masha Gessen + Maria Sonevytsky, and many more!

Blake Lemoine describes his conversations with LaMDA, an AI built by Google, and Jonathan Mann performs a song inspired by Star Trek called "The Measure of a Man"

Questlove reads an excerpt from "Music is History" about Bill Withers, and Chris Pierce plays a song written in response

Mary Gauthier tells a story from her memoir, Saved By a Song, and songwriter Kelley McRae performs a song written in response

Jonathan Franzen reads an excerpt from "Crossroads," and one of his favorite bands, Wussy, plays a song written in response

Ashley C. Ford reads from her memoir, and songwriter Be Steadwell performs a song that speaks directly to Ashley

Author Tom Franklin reads two pieces of short fiction and songwriter Ben Glover plays a song written in response to both

Author Laurie Woolever tells a story about a shoot in Sri Lanka with Anthony Bourdain, and composer Mike Ruffino shares a song he created using sounds recorded for the episode