Don't get angry, but the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year is 'rage bait' The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022. Ivy Buck
This man serenades tourists in a Boston park with a taste of their homeland We meet a man who serenades tourists in a national park in Massachusetts with songs of their homeland in their native language. And he's got a song for almost any nation. Craig LeMoult
Student Podcast: Fry bread's complicated place in Native culture Fry bread is a popular food in many Native communities — but has a dark history. One student talks to her grandmother about its complicated place in Native culture. Student Podcast Challenge
From subways to galleries: Miami's Museum of Graffiti traces the appeal of street art A new show at Miami's Museum of Graffiti traces the origins and development of street art. What began in the 1970s with teenagers tagging New York subway cars has grown into a worldwide art movement. Greg Allen
Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88 Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater. Tom Vitale
This expert watches shoppers like a hawk. Here's her holiday forecast Retail expert Katie Thomas scours her local shopping mall in Pittsburgh to divine what Americans' shopping habits reveal about the economy and the nation's future. Alina Selyukh
Marking 100 years of the Grand Ole Opry with Earl Scruggs and Loretta Lynn We listen back to archival interviews with two Opry members: bluegrass musician Scruggs, who perfected three-finger banjo picking, and country star Lynn. Originally broadcast in 2012 and 2010. Terry Gross
This new movie about Russia's independent journalists is harrowing, but not hopeless My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow follows Russian journalists who report on the country's abuses. Reviewer Justin Chang calls it one of the most engrossing films he's seen all year. Justin Chang
Here to Help: Thanksgiving Edition From building homes to filling pantries to re-enacting medieval history for middle-schoolers – yes, you read that right – acts of volunteerism have remained vital for communities across the country. Ashley Brown
It's not easy to get a Thanksgiving turkey in Moscow, Russia. But it's possible Thanksgiving is of course a very American holiday. What, though, is an American overseas at this time of year to do — specially when it comes to eating turkey? Charles Maynes