Malcolm-Jamal Warner talks inspiration and inner fight to make Grammy-nominated album NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Malcolm-Jamal Warner about his Grammy nomination for best spoken word poetry album and the inspiration behind it. Ashley Brown
Screaming Trees cofounder Van Conner passes away at 55 In a post on Facebook announcing that his brother had died Tuesday night, Gary Conner said that Van battled health issues over the past year, but said that, "It was pneumonia that got him in the end." Dyer Oxley
New and noteworthy public media podcasts to check out this January It's a new year and with it new podcasts are here! The NPR One team has gathered a few returning favorites as well as some new shows from across public media to add to your playlist. The NPR One Team
Grassroots efforts bring firewood to Hopi people When a massive coal mine closed in 2019, thousands of Hopi people lost access to free coal to heat their homes. Grassroots efforts to replace coal with firewood have sprung up and are winning funding. Melissa Sevigny
Andrew Tate's cars and watches, worth $4 million, are confiscated by Romanian police Romanian authorities hauled away a $3.9 million trove of luxury cars, watches and cash as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation involving into the self-styled male dominance influencer. Emily Olson
Seattle African American museum reopens Monday, first time since pandemic, to honor MLK ‘We have been a very resilient organization and we are going to celebrate that resilience, that persistence in fulfilling our mission.’ Kim Malcolm
40 years since Seattle recognized its first MLK Day The big annual march through Seattle starts at 12:30 p.m. at Garfield High School. Find more information about the MLK Day schedule here. The Northwest African American Museum is opening Monday for the first time since it closed during the pandemic. Paige Browning
Here are six podcasts to listen to in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Here are conversations from across public media to listen to as we reflect on the life and legacy of civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Jessica Green
