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Tom Brosseau spoke with singer, poet, humorist, and novelist Kinky Friedman about songwriting, heartbreak, and more.

This Sunday at 5pm, the new episode of Why? explores “The Case for Nonhuman Rights" with guest Jeff Sebo.

Dom Flemons talks about his new album, “Traveling Wildfire,” with Tom Brosseau on The Great American Folk Show.

Episode 79 features musician Vincent Dupas, singer-songwriter Colin Cutler, and an interview with blues musician Dom Flemons. Plus, Joe Leddige talks about rodeo times in North Dakota.

Episode 81 features musicians Ryan Dart, Brennen Leigh, trumpeter Michael Cartwright, and Theodore Roosevelt reprisor Joe Wiegand. Plus, a performance from Tom Brosseau with Mary Cameron Rondthaler, John Lardinois, and Brent Voigt.

German composer Volker Bertelmann, who received an Academy Award this year for the original score he composed for All Quiet on the Western Front, says he wants to dedicate his new album to the behavior that we share with one another.

Patrick Mathews Halmrast is a composer and a sound artist from Moorhead, Minnesota. His father, Lynn, had been a crew member on the Hjemkomst — the modern re-creation of a Viking ship that sailed to Norway. And, as it turns out, the crew had taken along an audio recorder. Patrick used these tapes to create a documentary, audio art piece, and family memoir.

Sunday at 5pm: The Civic Standard chronicles the making of a unique theater production in Hardwick, Vermont.

Episode 80 features musician Sean Hayes, folk duo Buffalo Kin, songwriter West Taylor, and an unreleased song by John Doe titled “Twin Brother.” Plus, Tom visits Fargo tintype photographer Kary Janousek.

Sunday at 5pm: Over a third of Americans lack sufficient savings to handle a $400 emergency. In this revealing documentary, we consider the plight of tens of millions living on the edge of poverty in the United States.