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Latest Episodes
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The weeks leading up to Christmas are typically a time of anticipation and preparation for Christians, but for some immigrant congregations the mood this Advent season isn't especially hopeful. -
A new survey of centenarians finds a growing number of people living to 100 have prioritized healthy habits. Here's how exercise, social connection and positivity play a role in aging well. -
In 2010, 13-year-old Aimee Gerold and her father, Bob, came to StoryCorps to talk about Aimee's adoption and how their family began. Fifteen years later, they returned to reflect on that conversation.
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Just a few months into Olga Stefanishyna's job as Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S, she is helping negotiate a peace deal that could end Russia's war on Ukraine. -
With job losses, food benefit reductions and higher prices, many in the U.S. are having to scrimp this holiday season. -
Chef Rick Martinez, a James Beard award winner, helped an NPR host recreate a beloved Ecuadorian dish his family ate during Thanksgiving. Here's the recipe. -
One journalist gifted Pope Leo XIV a Thanksgiving pumpkin pie as he began his first overseas tour to Turkey and Lebanon, accompanied by the world's press. -
Claims that Jingle Bells started as a Thanksgiving song are making the rounds online again. So, how did the holiday classic actually come to life?
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One hundred years ago this week, the radio barn dance that came to be known as the Grand Ole Opry was first broadcast from Nashville. Being part of the show still matters to country artists today. -
No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time.
