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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Rowe and Emily Garcés, the hosts of the podcast "50 Words for Snow," about words English needs but does not have.

NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media recap the year in sports: the ascendance of women's basketball, the Paris Olympics, and the loss of some baseball legends.

The dreidel is best known as a beloved Hanukkah tradition. But it actually started as a European gambling toy, only acquiring religious significance in the new world.

The Republic of Georgia's incumbent president is refusing to stand down for the next president, claiming election fraud.

A man who has been running on Miami Beach every day for the past 50 years is getting a street named for him. We catch up with him on one of his runs.

The Menominee Nation is reintroducing a sacred animal — the buffalo — on tribal land in Wisconsin to inspire the tribe's youth.

NPR staff recommend cookbooks from this year's Books We Love list: "When Southern Women Cook," "The Salvi Soul Cookbook," "Sandwiches of History" and "Amrikan."

Hanukkah began on Christmas this year. A reflection on celebrating both holidays in a multi-faith family.

Three months since Fresno implemented its new law, police have made over 300 arrests, but only a few unhoused people are taking them up on drug treatment services

What a year it has been in politics - how might some of 2024 dynamics play out in early 2025?

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards about the band's first collection of original tunes in 18 years.

The song "Amazing Grace" was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years.