Eighteen-year-old Hannah Hoose describes growing up as a part of her family's folk band, with all its healthy snacks, archetypal psychodramas, and oddly compelling songs. (more)

When an elementary school teacher who has never taken an art class is asked to be a presenter at an art awards ceremony, she enlists the help of students and parents to explain to her what art actually is. (more)

Jay came with me to a whiskey convention thinking that he was going to have a blast...but someone from his past throws his night into a painful meditation on love and whiskey. (more)

This hour: a tall, white New Zealander heads to Mumbai to try and land a role in one of the hundreds of Bollywood films the industry churns out each year. (more)

A woman tries to come to terms with a breakup and a package of bacon. (more)

This hour: a peek into auditions at one of the most competitive conservatories in Australia, and more. (more)

Longtime proponent of radio as a fluid and flexible medium, Gregory Whitehead plays a variety of work from around the world and gives a philosophical and pragmatic talk on the role of imaginative radio in an increasingly congested media landscape. (more)

Being a teenager can be really hard. Especially if you’ve flunked out of school. Or your dad has disappeared. (more)

News correspondent Jamie Tarabay spent much of the past decade reporting from some of the world's most high-profile conflict zones, including two years as NPR's Baghdad bureau chief. (more)

Peter Wallace left the village of Leenane in the west of Ireland for the building sites of England and Germany in 1969 at 19 years of age; he came to live in Leeane once again in 2004. (more)

How do we deal with dying? Most of us look away, but in the case of the Zagar family, they look closer. (more)

Kari Hesthamar demonstrates the distinctive sound of Norwegian radio features by playing and talking about some of the most important elements of her own work -- creating small films for listeners’ ears, capturing the true essence of a scene, and producing stories that come alive through the use of the present tense. (more)

Some members of Jude Fletcher's family have a fondness for taking pictures of the dead. Their photo albums boast the typical shots of joyous celebrations and family gatherings, side by side with shots of loved ones in their caskets. (more)

From Baghdad to Western Sahara, an alphabetic listing of the world’s prominent separation barriers builds a wall of its own. (more)

Mabel and Dexter prove that one can experience culture clash and true love simultaneously. (more)

"Without bread we are all orphans," says the sign that greets customers as they walk into Steve's Bread Shop in Portland, Maine. Meet Steve, who bakes bread in the most traditional way possible: by hand. (more)

This hour: we celebrate ten years of Outfront, a groundbreaking show on the Canadian Broadcasting Corportation that invited listeners to tell their own stories. (more)

Tamzen Moulding didn¹t know what was really happening behind the illusionary side of showbiz. (more)

You think you're being mature and courageous, trait which will surely be rewarded with reciprocal sentiments of love...right? (more)

In which the coffee mugs offer explanation. (more)