Jan 5th, 2009 · Norah Vincent spent 18 months living disguised as a man. The experience led to deep depression and a stay at a mental institution. Once she left, Vincent decided to check back into institutions across the country. She tells her story in Voluntary Madness.
May 24th, 2008 · Author Nicholas Dawidoff has written a newly published memoir, The Crowd Sounds Happy: A Story of Love, Madness and Baseball. He talks about his fondness for listening to Boston Red Sox games and about his father's struggle with mental illness.
Mar 17th, 2008 · After a regular season of highs and lows for college basketball teams around the country, the NCAA last night gave 65 teams the opportunity to compete for the ultimate high -- a national championship. Some are consensus front-runners to go all the way, while others hope to play the lead in this year's Cinderella story. Commentator John Feinstein helps navigate who is in and who could go all the way in this year's version of March Madness.
Mar 16th, 2008 · Bill Littlefield of Only a Game (from NPR and member station WBUR in Boston) celebrates basketball's "March Madness" with an ode to "Bracketology."
Mar 15th, 2008 · Sitting on the couch for four days watching March Madness? The Oregon Urology Institute thinks you should use the time to recover from a vasectomy -- Scott Simon talks with the institute's administrator, Terry FitzPatrick, about why.
Mar 16th, 2007 · The NCAA basketball windup known as March Madness is a slam dunk for the economy. Billions of dollars are spent on gambling, network TV advertising and merchandise.
Jan 6th, 2007 · Author John Sedgwick profiles his creative and sometimes crazy clan from its roots in the American Revolution. His book, In My Blood, is subtitled "Six Generations of Madness and Desire in an American Family."
Mar 20th, 2006 · Defending champion North Carolina suffered a shocking loss to George Mason in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, seeing its dreams of another title end in the second round. Steve Inskeep talks to commentator John Feinstein about the first weekend of March Madness.