Barrie Hardymon

Feb 2, 2025 | npr.org | Ayesha Rascoe |Barrie Hardymon |Linda Holmes

A cure for winter doldrums? Making the most of cozy seasonWe're over a month into winter, and many people are trying to chase the winter blahs away. We have some suggestions from our 2-person NPR Cozy Culture Crew.

Aug 31, 2024 | wfdd.org | Barrie Hardymon

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Apr 8, 2024 | npr.org | Stephen Thompson |Glen Weldon |Barrie Hardymon |Tasha Robinson |Jessica Reedy

Stephen King at a press conference in 2013, in Paris. Eric Feferberg/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eric Feferberg/AFP via Getty Images Stephen King at a press conference in 2013, in Paris. Eric Feferberg/AFP via Getty Images Stephen King is one of the most successful living writers. He's written more than 50 books that have sold hundreds of millions of copies.

Jan 25, 2024 | mprnews.org | Chiara Eisner |Barrie Hardymon |Noah Caldwell

Alabama executed a death row prisoner Thursday using nitrogen gas, becoming the first state in the U.S. to use the gas in an execution, despite concerns about the untested method. Kenneth Smith, 58, died at 8:25 p.m. Central Time, after a slew of last minute appeals to several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, failed. The execution started at 7:53 p.m., according to John Hamm, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections.

Jan 25, 2024 | npr.org | Chiara Eisner |Barrie Hardymon |Noah Caldwell

Left: A photo provided by Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife. Right: Alabama's lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., seen in 2002.