Rafael Ithier, a legend of salsa music, dies at 99
'Rosemead' tells a tragic — and true — story
Sunday Puzzle: Swapped first and last letters
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KQED listener Mike Rombach of Pleasanton, California and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
'Wait Wait' for December 6, 2025: Live in Phoenix with Not My Job guest Andy Richter
This week, Wait Wait is live in Phoenix with host Peter Sagal, special guest judge and scorekeeper Alzo Slade, special guest Andy Richter and panelists Shantira Jackson , Luke Burbank, and Alonzo Bodden.(Image credit: Vivien Killilea)
Linguist Esteban Touma from Babbel reviews the app's 2025 most mispronounced words
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Esteban Touma, language expert from the app Babbel about 2025's most mispronounced words.
'The Abandons' is a sudsy soap opera dressed up in spurs and a cowboy hat
On the surface it's a gorgeous, hardscrabble Western, awash in stark landscapes, grubby faces, bar fights and banditry. But scratch away the grime, and you expose the pure, glitzy soap opera beneath.(Image credit: Matthias Clamer)
Podcaster and author Mel Robbins opens up about her early failures
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Podcaster and author Mel Robbins opens up about her early failures.
Florida river becomes substitute site for sacred Hindu funeral tradition
The Ganges River in India is a final resting place for the ashes of loved ones. For those who can't make the journey, a river in Florida has become a substitute for the funeral tradition.
Frank Gehry, whose designs defied gravity and convention, dies at 96
Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. "I've always been for optimism and architecture not being sad," he said.(Image credit: Dominieuq Faget)