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We’ll go On the Record with an ear, nose, and throat doctor to ask about what it means for consumers that hearing aids are now available over-the-counter. Plus: can magic mushrooms lift severe depression? A psychiatrist tells us about psilocybin in clinical trials.

NPR must lay off 10% of its workforce to address an advertising shortfall of about $30 million, CEO John Lansing says. Lansing says marketers are nervous about the economy.

As Western Montana's blue-ribbon trout waters warm due to climate change, anglers are increasingly wrestling with the ethics of their sport.

A 450-ton piece, roughly the size of a nine-story building, was lifted and floated by crane nearly a mile down the river on Sunday.

Elderly inmates make up an increasing percentage of the U.S. prison population. Many are serving life sentences. Others are in prison for crimes committed late in life. The oldest male prisoner in the country is 99 years old. The fourth-oldest prisoner is John Rodriguez.

Superhero movies transformed the film industry over the last 15 years. But how does the man in charge of some of the most beloved comic book characters chart the years ahead?

Mary Lee McNelis suffers from a speech impediment. But her mother and grandmother never gave up on her. They reminisce with StoryCorps about Mary's long journey to finding her voice.

Amid calls for Donald Trump to step aside, the candidate says he'd "never withdraw." The calls to drop out come after a leaked recording of Trump has him talking about kissing and groping women.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Grace Lee, a pediatrician and chair of the CDC's Committee on Immunization Practices, about what's ahead for approving vaccines for younger kids.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to author Julia Lee about her book Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals. She chronicles the story of the African-American actors in the films. They were hailed as heroes of the black community for a time but were later reviled for their roles.

Sino Monthly, run by a local couple, stands out among New Jersey's Chinese-language news outlets, most of which are tied to institutions from the Chinese government to the Falun Gong.

Elliott says that being selective about the roles he takes has helped him maintain his acting career for nearly 50 years. He plays an aging actor with a stalled career in the new film, The Hero.

Steve Cropper, the Booker T. & the MG guitarist, songwriter and producer who was instrumental in the rise of R&B powerhouse Stax Records, died in Nashville at 84.

Back home, Sen. Ted Cruz has received a hero's welcome from Republicans for his role in orchestrating the budget showdown, while Sen. Mike Lee has gotten the cold shoulder.

James Lee Burke made his name as a mystery writer with detective Dave Robicheaux... a character a lot like James Lee Burke. His daughter Alafair Burke writes crime fiction starring a deputy district attorney who closely resembles... Alafair Burke. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to both writers about their craft.

Bob Boilen's favorite Hanukkah tradition graces the Tiny Desk for fun-filled songs about latkes and gelt.

What was life like as a member of the infamous "Saturday Night Club"?

How do the historical dynamics between traditional cultures and modernity influence our contemporary beliefs about morality? Lindsay Thompson, Maryland…

John tells us about The National Aquarium's efforts to restore populations of elk horn coral, an ecologically important reef-building species that is…

In the summer of 1925, H. L. Mencken traveled to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, to cover the trial of John Scopes, who challenged the law against…