Emma Bowman

The panel on the right, from KC Green's web comic strip "On Fire," became a popular online meme by 2014.

A decade on, the 'This is fine' creator wants to put the famous dog to rest

Emma Bowman

Web comic artist KC Green just marked the 10th anniversary of his 2013 comic strip that became a popular meme. He reflects on the meme's timelessness and the smiling dog's next chapter.

David Sedaris recounts tales from his time as a department store elf in <em>Santaland Diaries.</em>

David Sedaris reads from 'Santaland Diaries,' a Christmastime classic

Rachel Treisman

Sedaris' darkly funny account of his stint as a Macy's department store Christmas elf named Crumpet has been a hallmark of the Morning Edition airwaves for 30 holiday seasons.

Encore: Fed up with poor broadband access, he started his own internet provider

Emma Bowman

A Michigan man aims to bring high-speed internet to a rural community. It's a place where broadband is a lifeline for many, but neighbors are often stuck with slow dial-up connections.

Jared Mauch, a network architect by day, wanted better internet at his home in rural Michigan. So he started his own internet service provider.

Fed up with poor broadband access, he started his own fiber internet service provider

Emma Bowman

Over 40 million Americans lack reliable internet access. Jared Mauch is among the ISP "mavericks" taking matters into their own hands. Now, he's getting help from the government to continue his work.

Wikipedia has locked its page for "recession," setting restrictions on who can edit the entry until next week. The freeze was set after editors made a series of revisions to the definition of "recession."

What is a recession? Wikipedia can't decide

Emma Bowman

An editing battle over its "recession" entry prompted Wikipedia to put a temporarily lock on revisions to prevent new users from repeatedly changing the definitions of recession.

Bill Barr won't back a 2024 Trump run but doesn't quite condemn his former boss

Steve Inskeep

Former Attorney General William Barr spoke with NPR about his new memoir, former President Trump's election lies and why he thinks Trump shouldn't try to return to the White House.

Mary Othella Burnette (left) and Debora Hamilton Palmer at their remote StoryCorps interview on Feb. 6.

A granddaughter passes on the legacy of 'Granny Hayden,' a midwife born into slavery

Jo Corona

"If somebody needed help — Granny was going. Black and whites alike, it made no difference to her," Mary Othella Burnette says of her late grandmother, a second-generation midwife in Black Appalachia.

Gretchen Carlson praises bill that ends forced arbitration in sexual assault cases

Emma Bowman

The former Fox news anchor says the bill's passage means that survivors of sexual assault in the workplace will no longer be silenced by a secretive arbitration practice.

Neil Kramer and Sophia Lansky are ex-spouses and roommates in the Queens borough of New York.

Three's company: A man sticks out the pandemic with his ex-wife and his mother

Eleanor Vassili

What might sound like a nightmare for many became a reality for exes Neil Kramer and Sophia Lansky when COVID hit New York. And somehow, they made it work. Kramer photographed their chaotic ordeal.

Bucking stereotypes, a Black cowboy leads the way in South Central LA

Jey Born

Ghuan Featherstone founded Urban Saddles stables in 2019 to create a safe space where kids could ride horses. At StoryCorps, he tells a young rider a lesson he hopes to impart: a respect for all life.