Jan Swaffod's new biography on Mozart insists that he lived a successful life and was not a tragic, tortured genius. Curator Chris Semtner of the Edgar Allen Poe museum explains the poet's mysterious death.

William Hazelgrove shares the key role Edith Wilson had after her husband suffered a debilitating stroke in office. Historian Brenda Wineapple takes us back to the first American presidential impeachment.

Betty Boyd Caroli explains just how different each First Lady's tenure is. Marta McDowell describes the rich history and pleasures of the White House gardens.

Danielle Reed explores the wide genetic differences in taste buds, and a related topic, why COVID-19 causes some people to lose their sense of taste and smell. Musician Annie Dickinson sees music in color.

Emily Friedenrich shares "almost lost" arts from around the world in an effort to preserve them for future generations. Palani Mohan captures Mongolian eagle trainers in "Hunting with Eagles."

Tom Doherty explains how Joseph Breen set the moral tone for Hollywood films for decades. Tony Lee Moral examines the influential life of filmmaker Sir Alfred Hitchcock.

Michelle Duster tells the story of her great-grandmother Ida B. Wells and her fight for racial equality. Rachel Wadham introduces winners of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards.

Martin Doyle sees American history through the eyes of the nation's rivers. Historian David Stradling of the University of Cincinnati describes the Cuyahoga River fire.

James Otis Smith shares the story of Black Wild West heroes whom history has largely forgotten about. Why did Silicon Valley take root in the Bay Area and not Boston?

Ed Douglas gives an overview of Himalayan history up to the present. Barbara Demick explores Tibet to see what modern life is like in a country that it famous for its defiance against China. Host Marcus Smith and producer Tennery Taylor discuss the Sundance Film Festival.