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What is a mistake? Jazz composer Stefon Harris gets to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don't react to them appropriately.

As fans of Ask Me Another know, when a game title makes no sense, it can only mean one thing: anagrams! "Crisp Game Arenas" is an anagram of "Recipe Anagrams" and host Ophira Eisenberg cooks up some tasty anagrams based on famous dishes. Need a hint? She'll list the ingredients to help you figure out whether you want to eat a "senile zit wrench."

Female muses have been glorified in art both old ("O lady myn, that called art Cleo," wrote Chaucer) and new ("Wake up to your girl, for now let's call her Cleopatra," sang Frank Ocean). Guest musician Julian Velard takes popular songs that have a women's name in the title, and substitutes a man's name in its place. Can you name the original lady?

What is war good for? As it turns out, some pretty useful inventions. In this round, host Ophira Eisenberg asks contestants to figure out some common household items that were first created while trying to build tools for wartime.

Count Dracula may be creepy, but his accent can leave him woefully misunderstood. Like when he says he has to get some "vipers" for his car, he doesn't mean scary snakes, but tools to clear the rain off his "vinshield." Puzzle guru John Chaneski asks about more words that could be misheard based on some famous characters' quirky ways of speaking.

Pope Francis recites the story of Jesus' last hours; Anglican bishops shine the shoes of passers-by and an ancient practice in the Philippines recreates the crucifixion.

In the movie Robot & Frank, the actor plays an aging ex-burglar who learns to take advantage of his robot caretaker. Langella, 74, tells Fresh Air why he was drawn to the role, and discusses the ups and downs of his long career.

The sand is pumped underground along with water and other chemicals to extract oil and natural gas trapped deep in rock. But researchers found that air samples taken at some drilling sites contained high enough levels of very fine silica particles to be dangerous to workers.

In a rebroadcast from Sept. 13, 2009, Keith talks with Andrei Nikolaev from the University of Dundee, Scotland, College of Life Sciences. Nikolaev talks…

Guest host Celeste Headlee speaks with Al-Jazeera's Abderrahim Foukara and NPR's Deb Amos about the worsening refugee crisis in countries bordering Syria. Rioting at refugee camps and rumors of deportations are putting the spotlight on Jordan and Turkey's ability to manage the refugee influx.