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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lee Hale, host of the podcast, Preach, about his conversations with people who are struggling with their faith.

2019 saw kinder, gentler reality TV in both the U.S. and the U.K. Some say it's a response to nasty politics and nasty old reality TV.

Warming temperatures in the Arctic mean transportation routes for cargo ships are slowly opening up. But there very few ports and railway links in the region. A local mayor wants to change that.

As tens of thousands of people struggle to rebuild their homes and lives in the Philippines, officials say the number of casualties is expected to rise.

South Korea was once the largest source of children for international adoptions. Now some adoptees are building ties with birth family members. Critics say South Korean adoption laws need improvement.

Scientists used field recordings from humpback whales and laboratory experiments with anchovies to determine how the ponderous whale manages to catch the agile anchovy. The answer is timing.

This week's political roundup brings us the most underrated stories of 2019 and a look forward to 2020. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Brooks of The New York Times and Jason Johnson of The Root.

A new study shows that young children have a negative reaction to beards, but that changes as they get older.

As the climate warms, recent winters in Anchorage, Alaska, have seen more ice. The trend is leading to safety concerns and new measures to cope in this city where winter is defined by snow.

As part of Weekend Edition's "People We Lost In 2019" series, Jodi Freedman of Oakland, Calif., tell us about a four-legged friend in her life, her black lab Cody.