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Graham, who died in 2001, held the title of publisher at The Washington Post from 1969 until 1979. She spoke to Fresh Air in 1997 about her 1971 decision to publish the top-secret documents.

Hi, I’m Benjamin Myers for “Poets on the Plains.” Today I’m going to share with you one of my own poems. I’ve been writing poetry since I was in middle school, but it was a couple of summers during high school spent at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain that confirmed my dedication to the art of poetry and set me on the certain path to the writing life.

Journalist Ben Taub of The New Yorker spent several months following a Nigerian teenage girl's route as she tries to reach Europe, risking death, forced labor and sex work.

Ben Workman of Utah will never lose his keys again. He implanted a chip inside his hand that allows him to unlock his Tesla with just a wave.

In a much-anticipated speech Friday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke about the "nontraditional" measures he's had to use to boost the economy. The Fed can't use the traditional tool — lowering interest rates — because rates are already so low. At a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Bernanke also warned about the dangers of the stagnant labor market.

Film Critic JOHN POWERS reviews "Flirting with Disaster." A comedy starring Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette and Tea Leona. It also features Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore and Lily Tomlin. REV. : TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews "To Sir with Love, Two" the sequel to the film, "To Sir With Love," which was released 29 years ago. Both star Sydney Poitier. It airs on CBS, Sunday night.

Ben Jackson couldn't travel for a family funeral because of the pandemic. He drew a design with feed on a field, and the sheep rushed to fill the outline of a giant heart. A drone captured the scene.

Actor JASON ROBARDS. He's 73 years old and he's been acting for 50 of those. He won an Oscars for his performance as Ben Bradlee in "All the President's Men," and Dashiell Hammett in "Julia." In 1956 ROBARDS first came to the attention of the critics with his performance in Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh." His performance helped define the role for a generation. It also began ROBARDS collaboration with director Jose Quintero, resurrecting the works of O'Neill. ROBARDS is currently performing in New York in Harold Pinter's new play "Moonlight." In January he'll open in "Molly Sweeney" the new Brian Friel play.

Susan talks to Harry Goode, a cattle farmer in England who is using his cows to sell ad space to a variety of companies. Goode came up with this gimmick after the ban on British beef was implemented due to fears that some of the cattle may have mad cow disease. Eight of Goode's cows have had billboard like ads placed on their backs which passersby can see from the interstate that runs close to Goode's pastures. He charges advertisers 100 pounds per day and even America's Ben and Jerry's ice cream has bought an ad.

Reviewer Jim Metzner gives us the low-down on CD-ROMs for kids---with his 7 year old daughter Sara, he tells us that a great CD has repeatability, ease of use, something that enriches the child and that the CD-ROM should be fun to use. He recommends: Keiko and the Lost Night, narrated by Ben Kingsley; Pajama Sam (There's No Need To Hide When Its Dark Outside); The Bump Science Carnival; and the Art Explorer.