'Still looking toward the future.' Stories by teens during the pandemic Teens in the Seattle area have been balancing the grief, loss, and uncertainty of 2020 with the ups and downs of high school. And that's what this hour of youth radio is all about. Join hosts Adar Abdi and Ruby Lee as they showcase 13 stories produced by teens during the pandemic. You'll hear from a teen musician in recovery from drug addiction and a high schooler who made the move from South Africa to SeaTac. All from RadioActive Youth Media. Simone St. Pierre Nelson
Photos: Remembering Maradona, Latin America's Patron Saint Of The Pitch Plus: NPR's Latino staffers share their memories of the Argentine soccer legend. Laura Beltrán Villamizar
Oxford's Defining Words Of 2020: 'Blursday,' 'Systemic Racism' And Yes, 'Pandemic' Too much happened in 2020 for Oxford Languages to choose a single word of the year. So they opted for dozens. Reese Oxner
Doomscrolling On A Staycation? Here Are The OED's 'Words Of An Unprecedented Year' The lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary couldn't sum up the year in just one word — so they went with a whole list instead. Andrew Limbong
Seattle Now: Love in the time of Covid Relationships are hard at the best of times - throw in a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and now the holidays and it can feel Clare McGrane
The Holidays Won't Be Traditional, But The Recipes Still Can Be Many will miss out on their favorite family meals this holiday season. We discuss how to recreate those traditional recipes for a lockdown feast.
How To Celebrate Thanksgiving Remotely NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with J.D. Biersdorfer, technology tip columnist for The New York Times, about her article, "How to Have a Fully Remote Family Thanksgiving."
'Say Their Names' Podcast Memorializes Black Men Killed By Police NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Chris Colbert about his podcast, Say Their Names, which tells the stories of Black men killed by police that have not received national attention.
Check-In: Video Games Jonathan Coulton's been playing The Last Of Us Part II, which puts players in a post-apocalyptic world of isolation and disease. It must be nice to be able to escape reality like that.
Rachel Bloom: I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom joins to talk about her new book I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are, and plays a game where Ray Bradbury stories are turned into amusement park rides!