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• Subscribe on Spotify• Subscribe on Apple PodcastsBeing "elbow deep in chocolate" is all in a day's work at Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate in Eureka. "Sometimes we have the I Love Lucy thing where the chocolate bars are rolling off the conveyor belt and you gotta take care of them before the pile builds on the floor," says Adam Dick, who co-founded the company with his friend Dustin Taylor. The two carpenters had been playing in a band and building houses together when a friend sent them a video about making chocolate from scratch. The company now ships its products across the world.

Next fall, the freshman class at New York City's top public high school will include seven black students out of 895. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New York Times reporter Eliza Shapiro about the disparity.

President Biden nominated Damian Williams to head the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. If confirmed, Williams would be the first Black man to lead the office.

The Irish director and screenwriter talks to Fresh Air about his new film, which tells the story of a young teenager in 1980s Dublin who discovers pop music and starts a band.

In recent months, the list of the nation's top songs has been remarkably unchanging — Shaboozey has had the No. 1 song for 18 weeks — but this week, a brand new name makes a splash in the Top 10.

NPR's Scott Simon asks ESPN's Michele Steele about who will be in and who will be out of the men's and women's college basketball tourney.

The full weight of the recession has come bearing down on the labor market. Employers shed more than half a million jobs in November. The unemployment rate is now 6.7 percent and economists expect it to go significantly higher. Layoffs are accelerating in just about every industry.

Spain has recorded more than 255,000 Venezuelans living in the country, with estimates even higher, as families flee the South American country in deep crisis.

From corner store to Costco, the grocery has changed over time. What's the future of food retail? Next, the World Health Organization has warned us not to eat processed meat. Does that mean we have to give up artisanal salumi? And finally, a couple of new culinary shows are taking the genre in a more serious direction.

How do I stay safe now that the public health emergency is over? We answer questions on boosters, risks when flying — and the new JN.1 variant.