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(aired Weds 10/13/21) “Bleacher Bums” is described as “a comedy in nine innings” about baseball. It pays tribute to fans of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field - set in 1977 as they root against their team’s bitter rival, the St. Louis Cardinals - fans who for generations ached for an ever-elusive World Series win.

The protests began due to economic pressures, with Iran's currency rapidly depreciating. Demonstrators have also chanted against the country's theocracy.

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.

Neighbors in Greensboro say Ryan Routh, the man accused of pointing a rifle at the golf course where Donald Trump was playing, wasn't someone they knew well. But he was well-known to law enforcement.

Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades Fires find healing and community working on a Rose Parade float to honor the lives and communities lost in last year's wildfires.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office in New York City after midnight Thursday. The city's first Muslim mayor, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has promised to focus on affordability and fairness.

As fireworks light the sky and crowds count down together, communities around the globe welcome 2026.

From building your strength to tackling credit card debt, NPR's Life Kit has a newsletter journey to help you tackle your New Year's resolution.

Our monthly conversation with Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly. Ryan Laskowski & Emma Collins with Scenic City Shakespeare. Earl Brackin & Tom Brown on a concert for Dalton’s DEO Clinic. These voices - and more - on this edition of “Scenic Roots.”

The DEO Clinic in Dalton provides free health care services to people with low incomes and no insurance of their own. At the end of this month, Earl Brackin and his band will perform their brand of Americana, bluegrass and gospel music to raise money for the clinic.