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Most people probably know Kathie Lee Gifford best from her days as Regis Philbin's sassy co-host on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee. But she's played gigs from cruise ships to Broadway, stage to studio — and has a new book: Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg: Life and Other Calamities.

Stan Lee reflects on a lifetime of creating comics, including some imperfect superheroes. Spiderman, one of Lee's best known characters, was human first and super second. Lee tells Renee Montagne how he brought realism to a fantasy world.

African-American actor Canada Lee was among the first to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Producer Roy Hurst talks with Lee biographer Mona Smith, author of Becoming Something: The Story of Canada Lee.

Frances Glessner Lee is known to many as the "mother of forensic science" for her work training policemen in crime scene investigation in the 1940s and 50s using uncanny dollhouse crime scenes.

Ed Gordon talks with smooth jazz and soul guitarist Lee Ritenour about his latest career-retrospective album, Overtime.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Angela Vang, who wrote about gold medalist Sunisa Lee for TIME Magazine about what Lee's win means for the Hmong American community.

Three new Konitz recordings radiate the joy of making music in every note.

The city-state began seven days of national mourning following Lee's death Monday at age 91. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he was "grieved beyond words" at Lee's death.

Marja Mills spent more than a year living next door to reclusive author Harper Lee and her sister. She documents that time in The Mockingbird Next Door. But Lee says she never authorized the book.

Tom Hall debriefs WYPR reporters John Lee, Rachel Baye and Joel McCord on their local news coverage.

In this episode, Sammy sits down via Zoom with Chef John Shields, co-owner of Gertrude’s, located in the Baltimore Museum of Art for over 20 years. They discuss the influence of his grandmother, Gertie, the environmental impact of humans on the Chesapeake Bay, how to write a cookbook, their favorite farmers market on 32nd street, and much more!

Five news organizations have agreed to a $750,000 payment to settle a lawsuit by former government scientist Wen Ho Lee. Media watch organizations call the development troubling, since Lee did not sue for libel, but rather for violation of privacy.

Lee's career was varied and vast: He made his name as Dracula for decades, but then went on to play roles in Hollywood blockbusters like Lord of the Rings. Lee was 93 years old.

She's Gotta Have Itactor and DJ school dropout Ilfenesh Hadera chats with Ophira Eisenberg about growing up in Harlem, working with Spike Lee, and her new show on Epix, Godfather Of Harlem.

The statue of Castleman, a former Confederate officer, was taken off its pedestal in the Cherokee Triangle neighborhood early Monday.

As ambitious goals are set for the end of the fossil fuel economy, can Maryland reach zero greenhouse gas emissions with the help of the winds?

Perry's brilliant and idiosyncratic career included helping to inspire the sounds of dub and rap as we know them today.

Rita Lee, the Brazilian singer, musician and composer, has died at 75.

Lee Myung-bak was elected president of South Korea on Wednesday after a career of solid achievements, but he has also been marked by scandal and illegal practices. In business, in parliament, as mayor of Seoul, and now as president-elect, questions remain about Lee's character.