This hour: a retired child beauty queen recalls her youth and a young man revels in eating trash. (more)

As lawmakers continue to debate immigration reform, the Obama administration is pushing for a path to citizenship for those here illegally. (more)

This hour: the capital of scamming. (more)

In Heroin, teenager Janesse Nieves confronts her father about his heroin addiction, and eloquently shares her own feelings of confusion, anger, embarrassment and disgust. (more)

There are some 14,000 people living on the streets of Las Vegas, and Nevada ranks second in the nation in homeless population per capita. (more)

One evening in 1994, four women came together for a feast. They had never met one another before. As far as anybody knew, they only had one thing in common: they were all obese. (more)

Excerpts from the diary of a girl who insists that self-mutilation is saving her life. Produced by April Winbun for Curie Youth Radio. (more)

David Isay and Alex Kotlowitz both try to discover extraordinary stories in "ordinary people." (more)

This hour: A dark secret that threatens to tear apart a family. (more)

A woman decides to sober up for her daughter. (more)

This hour: Food. It's delicious. It's complicated. (more)

NASA is figuring out how to take the next great leap into space. The difficulty is, if we leap to Mars, we might not make it back. (more)

This story is a tale of love, betrayal, and a secret. (more)

The American “obesity epidemic” has been all over the news -– from stories about the viability of the Atkins diet to tabloid profiles of 100-pound toddlers. (more)

James, an ex-felon, narrates the story of his transition from prison-life to self-sufficiency. (more)

Buffalo resident Kathy Mecca has been resisting a proposed expansion of the Peace Bridge that threatens to destroy residential homes, architecturally important buildings, and mature trees in a neighborhood that has higher than average rates of asthma. (more)

Slavery in America still exists. In southwest Florida, for example, women and girls from Central America arrive everyday looking for a better life. (more)