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Michael Eric Dyson, a professor at Georgetown University, and Kevin Merida of the Washington Post, discuss the book Come On People, co-authored by Bill Cosby and Dr. Alvin Poussaint. Dyson has been a vocal critic of Cosby, calling him an out-of-touch elitist. Dyson and Merida talk about the plight of black men and where to find common ground with Cosby.

Some lawmakers want Trump removed from office early. Federal prosecutors say they'll pursue those involved in the U.S. Capitol breach. The Labor Department releases a snapshot of the jobless rate.

The maker of one medical treatment for opioid abuse has successfully lobbied statehouses around the country to pass policies that tilt addiction treatment practices in favor of the company's drug.

Sometimes authors' best works are their first. The tale of an imaginary universe where elevators are really important and the story of the first giraffe in Europe are among librarian Nancy Pearl's selections of must-read literary debuts.

For a year-long project, a group of eighth-graders set out to record the memories and impressions of Philadelphia parents and grandparents of teens who fell to gun violence. The three-person interviews were orchestrated by a local group, Need in Deed, and StoryCorps.

The book Slithery Jake takes a family on a comic hunt for a missing pet snake. Rose-Marie Provencher wrote the tale for young readers, with vivid illustrations by Abby Carter. Daniel Pinkwater joins NPR's Scott Simon to read aloud from the book.

The Vincent Voice Library at Michigan State University houses recorded speeches, performances, lectures, interviews, and broadcasts by over 50,000 persons over the last 100 years. NPR's Don Gonyea took a tour of the library and talked to its collector.

A look at the neighborhood around the World Trade Center before the buildings were built. A six-block area contained the largest collection of radio and electronics stores in the world.

The rare box had been sitting in an attic since 1967. It once belonged to a WWII Army major, who bought it at an auction in 1946. It's believed it first belonged to an emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

NPR Music editor and reviewer Stephen Thompson reflects on the year through the lens of music and shares the songs that impressed him most.