Opinion: T'was The Night Before Christmas in 2020 With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, NPR's Scott Simon updates "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for 2020. Scott Simon
2020 Book Concierge: Books For Foodies Four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge for people who like to eat, cook, clean up after cooking or talk about food.
Pandemic reading ideas: Author Donna Miscolta shares some books she admires ‘We won’t unforget all we’ve been made to stuff back into our darkest places and sew shut.’ Kim Malcolm
Ballard P-Patch will live on, thanks to an Amazon donation A large donation from the tech giant pushed the community garden past its fundraising finish line. Joshua McNichols
Real Or Fake Holiday Album Composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson Lopez try to spot fake holiday album titles in this speed round. Hold onto your novelty elf hats because William Shatner's Shatner Claus... is real!
NPR Christmas Carols Three out of six women who work at NPR named Carol make their Ask Me Another debut as they lend their vocals in a music parody game that changes the lyrics to Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime.
Slang Game Jonathan Coulton's kids Theo and Eleanor help their dad and Ophira Eisenberg translate and navigate the latest teen slang. It's "lit!" Are the kids still saying that?
Check-In: Office Holiday Parties Host Ophira Eisenberg and house musician Jonathan Coulton discuss office holiday parties, and regret they can't raid the NPR supply closet this year.
Andrew Bird: Hark! Musician Andrew Bird shares how composer Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas inspired his new holiday album Hark! Then he performs a song off the album called Christmas in April.
Seattle Now: Casual Friday with Tan Vinh and Hannah Weinberger This week we vaccinated the first healthcare workers against COVID... It's been one for the history books! Seattle Times food writer Tan Vinh and Crosscut Science Reporter Hannah Weinberger are here to break down the week. Clare McGrane