A.J. Jacobs: What's The Power Of A Simple Thank-You? When A.J. Jacobs set out to thank everyone who made his morning cup of coffee, he realized the chain of thank-you's was endless. This hour, Jacobs shares ideas on gratitude — and how to make it count. NPR/TED Staff
Casual Friday with Tan Vinh and Zaki Hamid America gets hammered by winter, Seattle gets a taste of donkey sauce and how far would YOU walk through the snow for a Covid vaccine? Clare McGrane
One breakfast, divided. How social media polarizes us After the election, some RadioActive teen reporters had questions: about polarization, belonging, and social media. In this episode, they set out to combine factual reporting with fictional scenes to tell an even "truer" story about these questions. Antonio Nevarez
Lyric World: You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love Poet Yona Harvey on arrivals, departures, and renewals Shin Yu Pai
Scott Turow reflects on his dual roles as a best-selling fiction author and practicing attorney ‘Some speak of the nobility of the law. Stern has not always found that to be true. Too much of the grubby bone shop, the odor of the abattoir, emanates from every criminal courtroom.’ Ross Reynolds
Larry Flynt, Porn Mogul And 'Hustler' Founder, Dies At 78 Larry Flynt was a pornographer whose Supreme Court case in 1988 made him a free speech folk hero. Admire him, despise him — or both — Flynt left a singular mark on culture and politics. Neda Ulaby
Trove Of Antique Portraits, Including 1 Of Susan B. Anthony, Found In Attic The new owner of a building in Geneva, N.Y., found a walled-off room — sealed by drywall and lost to time. There he discovered century-old photographs and equipment — and a mystery. Ryan Benk
This pioneer worked the Underground Railroad — and founded Seattle's Black Central District In the early days, they called him Big Bill the Cook. Isolde Raftery
Christopher Plummer, Star Of Stage, Screen, 'Sound Of Music,' Dies At 91 The Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor began acting in films in the 1950s. He said he felt like he was "starting over" in acting every decade — "you never stop learning how to act," he said. Jeff Lunden
Keegan-Michael Key Coming up, actor Keegan-Michael Key discusses the comedy of chimpanzees and geeks out about Shakespeare.
