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Hidden Kitchens travels to the Louisiana State Penitentiary and the world of unexpected, below-the-radar, down-home convict cooking at the Angola Prison Rodeo. The event, which draws thousands of spectators, features traditional dishes prepared and sold by inmates at the prison farm.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to singer-songwriter Maimouna Youssef about the Grammy's new merit award for best song for social change, and why a Persian song is the leading contender to win.

Tenor Limmie Pulliam just made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 47. He tells NPR's Scott Simon what pushed him away from singing and what twist of fate brought him back to the stage.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Aaron Hamburger, author of Hotel Cuba, a novel is based on the real life immigration story of his grandparents.

As Cassandra Jackson struggled with infertility, she learned more about loss that devastated her father before her birth. She talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her memoir, "The Wreck."

To mark the 15th anniversary of September 11, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick. He lost his brother and more than 600 of his employees on that day.

In an age of constant digital distraction, people are turning their study and work sprints into virtual grind sessions on YouTube — and getting tens of millions of views.

From Radio Diaries: the story of a woman who was part of one of the largest migrations in U.S. history.

A network of families riddled with Alzheimer's has given scientists a unique window on the disease. But the group's future is uncertain amid funding cuts by the Trump Administration.

Dry ice, used to chill cocktails and create that smoky effect at haunted houses, is being used to exterminate rats. Cities are using federally approved "rat ice" to help abate the rodent population.