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On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: Megan Atherton and a friend were sitting in an auto shop. They didn't have enough money to fix her car and were far from home. Someone intervened.

Themes like everything is connected, nothing happens without a purpose, and nothing is what it seems are central to both yoga philosophy and conspiratorial thinking.

Tips from NPR's Life Kit for getting the most out of customer service.

Commentator Annabelle Gurwitch gauges how high school seniors are dealing with "admissions angst" as they wait for college admissions letters. She found that parents are often more nervous than the kids.

James Kotecki, a political video blogger on YouTube, says the questions were more emotionally compelling than ever, but the candidates missed an opportunity to be unique. Kotecki talks about the Democratic presidential debate, sponsored by YouTube and CNN, with Steve Inskeep.

Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist with the Washington Post, discusses how people should approach holiday shopping in the current economic climate.

Oprah Winfrey paid a visit to the NPR podcast "Wild Card with Rachel Martin," and Rachel sent us a sneak preview.

Police chief says the lack of communication and victims' difficulty to get to shelters is making it difficult to get an accurate count of the missing after fires that killed at least 80 people.

NPR has spoken to many of the musicians nominated for this year's Grammy Awards. NPR's Miles Parks listens back to some of the best moments.

"My Unsung Hero" from the team at Hidden Brain tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. Jackie Briggs' hero approached her at a health conference in 2006.

With New Orleans under water, people incarcerated there were bused out to detention facilities across the South. Their records didn't go with them, massively complicating their legal cases.

President Trump and top officials are giving younger citizens increasingly dire warnings about their ability to easily spread the coronavirus and fall seriously ill.

Even before Election Day, unsubstantiated rumors about voter fraud are beginning to focus on specific public servants and voters, leading to harassment and threats.

When the famous and infamous Gasparilla Parade of the Pirates invades Tampa on Saturday, Jan. 31, it will be the 100th such procession along Bayshore…

The Trump administration's crackdowns on immigrants is causing a profound change in the labor force right now. Today on the show: are immigrants still showing up for work?

Poet Tess Taylor reviews Nick Lantz's third poetry collection, How to Dance As The Roof Caves In.

San Diego is one of the top craft brewery locations in the country, but what are breweries to do with tens of thousands of pounds of used up grain? They send it to nearby farms.

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's Run the World, the card game Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza and coverage of the Theranos trial.

Ari Angelo is the WUSF Senior Radio News intern for fall of 2024.

Samantha Lichter is the WUSF Stephen Noble Digital-Social News intern for summer of 2025.

Vice grew into a $5.7 billion behemoth. It’s now a bare shadow of itself.

Harris and Trump square off. Inflation drops while prices rise.

Scientists have discovered a way to turn normal human skin cells into stem cells. The discovery could bypass many of the ethical questions regarding the production and use of stem cells. Joe Palca, NPR science correspondent, answers questions about the recent breakthroughs in stem-cell research.

Forecasters are calling it the biggest storm in a generation. Residents of more than 20 states are in the path of the storm, which is expected to bring high winds and multiple feet of snow.

The Jamaican musician Shaggy is known for singing in a Jamaican accent he doesn't use when speaking. Now he's explained the accent's origins.