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Cascarones are confetti-filled egg shells that families smash over each other's heads as part of Easter celebrations in Texas and Northern Mexico.

On the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, a theater production brings the stories of survivors and victims to the next generation.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jo Harkin about her book, "The Pretender."

In this edition of StoryCorps, a father remembers his daughter who was among 186 people killed when a federal office building in Oklahoma City was bombed 30 years ago.

One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who burned bright for Team USA in February are set to return to the ice.

The comedy duo of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong became the standard bearers of pot humor in the 1970s. They're now the subjects of the documentary "Cheech & Chong's Last Movie."

From ancient origins to backyard traditions, the confetti-filled eggs carry centuries of history in every crack.

Writing a memoir is not easy. Dredging up traumatic moments from your past can be painful. For some, it’s downright destructive. In her new book, Permission, Connecticut-based writer Elissa Altman shares her insights into the art of writing memoirs and how revealing a hushed-up family incident tore her family apart. WSHU’s Culture Critic Joan Baum read it. You can listen to her review right here.

Painter and sculptor Eric Fischl is recognized internationally for his work, some of which is influenced by his upbringing on Long Island. He’s set to receive an achievement award from Guild Hall’s Academy of the Arts in late April. WSHU’s Eda Uzunlar sat down with Fischl ahead of the dinner to learn more about his legacy in the community.