When Santas Stormed Macy's

In 1920, a father made a split-second decision to save his newborn's life by taking her to an incubator exhibit at Coney Island. We meet her in this episode, and she shares how a sideshow attraction saved her life, and thousands of others, when hospitals couldn't, ultimately chan ... Show More

In 1968, just moments after Robert F. Kennedy was shot, a young photographer for The Los Angeles Times — Boris Yaro — captured the scene in an image that's haunted the nation ever since. In this episode of the StoryCorps podcast, we remember RFK and we revisit the story of that f ... Show More

Rabbi Philip Lazowski remembers a quick decision that saved his life during the Holocaust. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

<p>Ira and Louis are joined by guest co-host Alyssa Mastromonaco to dive into the highs and lows of the  71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Greta Thunberg leaving conservatives bothered, Lenny Kravitz’s stolen sunglasses, Mandy Moore's triumphant return to music, and more! Plus, ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, The History Guy recalls the forgotten history of Christmas trees; John Rogers of Missouri never set out to be Santa... the first time he put on the red suit it was because the Santa before him at his local VFW tragically passed away. 21 ye ... Show More

Comedian Drew Lynch drops in to talk about his latest stand-up special, Concussed. He and Bridget discuss overcoming life's adversities including the head injury he suffered a decade ago, how it led him to comedy, what it taught him, and how at the end of the day it's how you res ... Show More

Adam opens the show talking to Dr. Drew about the early stages of his employment and his distaste with government intervention into those kinds of negotiations. They also discuss the recent news that Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting due to health issues as Drew gives his ... Show More

<p>Cookie Johnson, wife of NBA legend, entrepreneur and philanthropist Earvin “Magic” Johnson, opens up about how her deep faith and spiritual beliefs have guided her through some of life’s darkest challenges. She reveals how her husband’s HIV diagnosis brought her to her knees, ... Show More

<p>Comedian and host Joe Lycett joins Jameela to discuss being single in lockdown, danger-wanks, grieving during a pandemic, why Jameela hates the movie Titanic, his pansexuality, and his success taking on the company Hugo Boss by changing his name to Hugo Boss. </p><p><p>If you ... Show More

A subway rider choked to death Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man known to New Yorkers for his impersonations of Michael Jackson. WNYC reporters Matt Katz and Samantha Max explain the complexity of the incident. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Col ... Show More

Drew opens the show with Adam harkening back to a call from last week where the caller told Drew that the HPV vaccine was not prominent in his childhood and Drew's outrage at that fact. This leads to a conversation about the so-called 'math' that one must do in order to live in t ... Show More