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Sunday

Serving Overseas and Feeling Alone Out There

From the vantage point of one military wife, whose husband is stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., those serving overseas are feeling increasingly alienated. And the feeling is stronger during the holiday season.

Serving Overseas and Feeling Alone Out There

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Food

Good Luck Through Good Eating

Black-eyed peas are one way to eat your way to good fortune in the New Year, according to popular custom. But this time of year, folks fall back on many food traditions, from grapes to noodles and greens.

Good Luck Through Good Eating

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Saturday

A President's Legacy

Muffled Bells at the National Cathedral

The life of former President Gerald Ford will be celebrated at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Muffled bells at the towering "urban mountain" will mourn his death and mark his life.

Muffled Bells at the National Cathedral

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Thursday

Health

Is Cloning the Next Step in Cattle Development?

Robert Siegel talks again with D.T. Max, author of The Family that Couldn't Sleep, about Robert Bakewell, the 18th century agriculturalist who introduced stockbreeding methods that changed the quality of Britain's sheep and cattle.

Is Cloning the Next Step in Cattle Development?

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Teaching Outside the Box

Forgetting a Language, and Learning it Anew

As an adult, Pueng Vongs is relearning how to speak her native language. When she was a child, her family emigrated to the U.S. from Thailand. Isolated from other Thais in the Midwest, her parents decided that they should speak only English in their home.

Forgetting a Language, and Learning it Anew

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Health

Betty Ford and the Stigma of Discussing Cancer

Robert Siegel talks with Dr. Richard Wender, president of The American Cancer Society, about former First Lady Betty Ford's very public battle with breast cancer in 1974. Ford's disclosure of her disease in 1974 led to a coming out of sorts for women-- no longer was breast cancer a taboo subject.

Betty Ford and the Stigma of Discussing Cancer

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Analysis

Analysis

The Shifting U.S. Policy on Somalia

U.S. policy toward Somalia has oscillated between engagement and neglect. A humanitarian crisis drew American troops into the country in 1992. But after the Black Hawk disaster, America pulled out. The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks heightened U.S. concern that failed states could spawn terrorism.

The Shifting U.S. Policy on Somalia

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Analysis

Analysis

Will 2007 Bring Another YouTube Phenomenon?

You Tube was the Web phenomenon of 2006, but what should we expect in 2007? Melissa Block speaks with a number of tech-savvy individuals about what they think the next big thing is. Melissa talks with Danah Boyd, PhD candidate at UC-Berkeley in the School of Information and graduate fellow at the USC Annenberg Center.

Will 2007 Bring Another YouTube Phenomenon?

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Wednesday

Politics

The Year in Politics

In politics, 2006 was a year of transition: the fall of the GOP, the Democrats' big win and Sen. Barack Obama's meteoric rise. NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin, who writes the weekly "Political Junkie" column for NPR.org, and guests review the year in politics with Neal Conan.

The Year in Politics

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It's Time for Star Athletes to Choose HBCUs

We all know how Major League Baseball swiped stars from the Negro Leagues. Well, if you think about it, that's basically what happens when prep stars shun historically black schools like North Carolina Central University for schools like UNC, Duke and Ohio State.

It's Time for Star Athletes to Choose HBCUs

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Tuesday

World

In 2006, Attacks Were Thwarted. But Why?

The week between Christmas and New Year's is a time of high alert for counter-terrorism officials. The fear is that as the number of travelers swells, so do the opportunities for terrorists to strike. But as 2006 draws to a close, security officials can take solace in the fact that the year has not yet brought a single terror attack of note in the West.

In 2006, Attacks Were Thwarted. But Why?

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U.S. Troop Fatalities in Iraq

Working with the Wounded: Tired, But not Numb

Commentator Ian Black, who is Chief of Anesthesia at the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, says he is tired of seeing wounded Americans and Iraqis. Reflecting on Christmas, Black says that he hopes at the end of the day, it will be the people -- not the injuries -- that he will remember.

Working with the Wounded: Tired, But not Numb

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World

Ethiopian, Islamist Forces Clash in Somalia

This weekend, Ethiopian aircraft and tanks attacked Islamist forces in Somalia, and a long-simmering feud in the Horn of Africa erupted into open warfare. Guests discuss the roles of Ethiopia, Eritrea, al-Qaida and the United States in Somalia.

Ethiopian, Islamist Forces Clash in Somalia

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Analysis

Analysis

Indictments in the Haditha Case

Four Marines have been charged with murder, and four Marine officers have been charged with dereliction of duty, in connection with the murder of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha last year. In a November article forVanity Fair, reporter William Langewieshe examined the incident. He discusses what's become one of the most infamous episodes in the war in Iraq.

Indictments in the Haditha Case

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