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Last month, All Things Considered asked listeners to share their summer food memories. We share a sampling, from ripe honeydews and cantaloupes and homemade pesto to a family tradition of picking ripe apricots to make loads of jam.

Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S. and his wife recently hosted a celebration at the embassy, where a private demonstration by the chef produced a traditional eggplant dish that is simple to make, yet dances on the tongue.

The music world offers myriad genres: classical, rock, hip-hop...but what about canine? Musician and producer Skip Haynes wants to give dogs a reason to prick up their ears. He talks with Scott Simon about his CD, Ask the Animals: Songs to Make Dogs Happy!

The National Geographic Society, in partnership with IBM, launches the "Genographic Project." More than 100,000 DNA samples, collected over five years, will trace the origin and movement of humans.

The Beatles may have opened the gates for British acts to find success on the American charts — but Lenny Kaye, guitarist of the Patti Smith Group and curator of the legendary '60s rock compilation Nuggets, says plenty of worthy groups simply never made the trip.

William "Lynn" Weaver, whose StoryCorps interviews have been among the most memorable, died on Saturday. He came to StoryCorps many times — to pay tribute to his father and remember his childhood.

When spring emerges, it's time to clean, but one place might get a pass: the junk drawer. Consumer psychologist Kit Yarrow says maybe that's OK.

Tracy K. Smith is today's poet in residence at NPR's All Things Considered. She spent the day in the newsroom taking in the sights and sounds, and learning how the show comes together. Then she composed a poem about the day's headlines.

This week's deadly clashes in Xinjiang province between ethnic Uighurs and China's majority Han are rooted in tensions that go back more than two centuries, an expert on the Uighurs says. Sean Roberts, director of International Development Studies at George Washington University, says he is surprised tensions didn't boil over sooner.

Jazz photographer Herman Leonard almost lost his amazing collection to Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of prints were destroyed, but some of the salvaged photographs have gone on display at a New Orleans museum.

Independent publisher Beaufort Books agrees to publish The Jewel of Medina after Random House backs out. Random House had feared Sherry Jones' historical novel about the Prophet Mohammed and his wife, Aisha, could be offensive to Muslims.

Lawson urges home chefs to follow their instincts and get a sense of their own palate by experimenting with recipes. She took a chance and evolved her mother's ham and hard cider into ham and Cherry Coke.

Armed with cell phones and laptops, India's growing consumer class pitches into the battle to clean up the judiciary and police. They are leading a massive outcry over the murder of a fashion model, who was shot in a Delhi bar by the son of a politician. The killer has just been acquitted.

The U.S. is aligned with Israel as it responds to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Some say supporting Israel is undermining U.S. interests as Israel airstrikes have killed thousands of Palestinian civilians.

Opposition groups in Venezuela are calling for massive demonstrations on Wednesday. The country is mired in economic crisis.

"I would not call today's verdict justice, however, because justice implies true restoration. But it is accountability, which is the first step towards justice," Keith Ellison said on Tuesday.

Erdrich's novel — about a Chippewa tribal elder working as a night watchman while battling government efforts to the tribe's treaties and land ownership rights — was based on her own grandfather.

"This initial settlement of $850 million is the largest settlement of sexual abuse claims in United States history," Ken Rothweiler, who represents more than 16,000 men in the settlement said.

Motorists roam greater London in search of open gas stations. The government insists the U.K. is not facing a fuel shortage, just a shortage of drivers who can deliver it to the pump.

Four young Black Indigenous activists talk about their pride, the narrow representations of Indigenous peoples and what the Indigenous Peoples' Day holiday means to them.

Dutch fashion designer and engineer Anouk Wipprecht distinctive "fashion tech" designs combine couture, interactive technology and artificial intelligence.

Researchers say it may be counterintuitive because silver medalists perform better, but a study shows that third place winners tend to express more happiness after an Olympic event.

Netflix has decided to spin off its DVD rentals into the new service "Qwikster." Will this really fix its customer-dissatisfaction problems and restore peace?

Comedians at the Just for Laughs comedy festival are mixed on the value of mocking President Trump.

In a wide-ranging public conversation, Stephen Sondheim tells former New York Times theater critic Frank Rich why he loves Glee and explains how he came to write the lyrics for West Side Story.