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For many school-aged children in America, summer means checking out of school for at least a couple months. But new research says long breaks from the classroom can set kids back. A group of moms -- Jolene Ivey, Dani Tucker, Loriene Roy -- join Ron Fairchild, CEO of the National Summer Learning Association, for a discussion about the pros and cons of summer break.

Tell Me More continues its Life's a Beach summer book series today with an author who wants to help you bounce back. Host Michel Martin talks with Daphne Rose Kingma, author of "The Ten Things to Do When Your Life Falls Apart" about how to turn things around after a crisis.

The Daily Beast editor chats with Renee Montagne about the best things she's been reading lately. The focus this month: the perils and pleasures of the personal chronicle, whether it's on the Internet, in a diary, or in a juicy tell-all memoir.

Freelance writer Karen Houppert lost her father when she was a teenager. This year, she decided to try and reconnect with this story, and visit his gravesite with her teenage son. Guest host Tony Cox speaks with Karen Houppert about her father, and why it took her over 30 years to return to his gravesite.

The website that helped turn ordinary folks into superstars -- and made watching homemade video clips of kittens hip -- turns five years old this month. Guest host Allison Keyes talks with tech guru Mario Armstrong about the anniversary, and what’s next for YouTube.

How do you photograph memory? It's a question that fine-art photographer Jennifer Karady is exploring. And not just any memory, but memories of war brought home by veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

The 51st Grammy Awards honored the biggest names in music last night. There were some surprise performances, and even more surprising absences. Danyel Smith, editor in chief of Vibe magazine, and Jordan Levin, a music critic for the Miami Herald, recap the evening.

Before Don Imus and Howard Stern, Petey Greene rocked the radio airwaves. Greene was a legendary shock jock and TV talk show host, but to black residents of Washington, D.C., he was much more: He was the voice of the African-American community. Tony Cox speaks with Dewey Hughes, Greene's longtime friend and manager.

Known for his portrayal of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, actor Andy Serkis applies his special effects acting expertise in his newest movie, Inkheart. The full interview will air on Friday's program.

The man behind Charlton Heston's sandals in The Ten Commandments is 91-year-old Willie Rivera, who began making shoes at the age of 13 in Mexico City. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1950s and has dressed the feet of legends such as Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Lily Tomlin and Bill Cosby.