New Zealanders help save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach
New Zealand is a whale stranding hotspot. It's often not clear why they happen but the island nation's geography is believed to be a factor.
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Chuck Woolery, game show host of 'Love Connection' and 'Scrabble,' dies at 83
The affable, smooth-talking game show host of "Wheel of Fortune," "Love Connection" and "Scrabble" later became a right-wing podcaster.
A new installation lets you hear extinct and endangered animal sounds, thanks to Björk
The Icelandic pop star Björk's new installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris uses animal sounds to help people understand what's lost and what we stand to lose as a result of human-caused climate change.
Sunday Puzzle: Double take, famous names with repeated letters
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Stan Durey of Anacortes, Washington and puzzle master Will Shortz.
Jimmy O. Yang opens up about one of his deepest fears
Actor Jimmy O. Yang is learning how to take compliments. On Wild Card this week, he opens up about love languages and fears.
Trump taps Brooke Rollins of America First Policy Institute for agriculture secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins, head of the America First Policy Institute, to oversee the Department of Agriculture. She has a long history in conservative politics.
'Wait Wait' for November 23, 2024: With Not My Job guests Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guests Jeff Hiller and Bridget Everett and panelists Tom Papa, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Maz Jobrani
Bringing Thanksgiving food on a plane? Here is what you should know
Thanksgiving favorites such as mac and cheese, turkey and casseroles can be brought through TSA checkpoints. But cranberry sauce, maple syrup and gravy must go in checked baggage, the agency says.
What makes a good airplane movie? Less sex, more clear dialogue
Not all movies work at cruising altitude. If you're traveling for the holidays, here's what NPR's pop culture critics suggest to make the time fly by.
In a 'Still Life' painting nothing moves — but, wait! Was that a dragon?
An authoritative artist has many rules for his still life painting. Too bad! Because the mouse, the dragon, the knight, and the princess are here to break them in this raucous new picture book.