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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of beloved blockbusters like The Winds of War is celebrating his milestone with a new memoir, Sailor and Fiddler, that sums up his thoughts on what it means to write.

Fatmeh is one of hundreds of thousands of children who have fled Syria with their families. In Lebanon, she works in the fields up to 14 hours a day, clinging to her dream of going to college.

With help from Fiona Apple, two Nickel Creek alums gather a band to perform old and new material. Watch the Watkins Family Hour perform three charming, country-flavored songs at the NPR Music offices.

On this week's podcast, Bob Boilen, Ann Powers and Jewly Hight showcase the music they look forward to seeing at Nashville's AmericanaFest.

Leave it to resourceful Americans to tinker and toy with the royal and ancient game of golf.

A California playground embraces the value of wild play.

Bye Bye Birdie, Our Town and Beauty and the Beast have all spent time at the top of Dramatics' high school theater rankings. The magazine has been publishing its list since 1938.

Also this week, the world's most famous DJ you've probably never heard.

Some of Bikel's most notable work took place on stage — from A Streetcar Named Desire to Fiddler on the Roof.

Airs Friday, July 24, 2015 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV