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Mando Rayo reports on taco culture across Texas. In his podcast with member station KUT, he tells the stories of the people behind the food and how tacos reflect history, identity, and political divides.

NPR's Mallory Yu and Stephen Thompson join host Andrew Limbong to talk about the comfort programs they're turning to this fall.

Scott Detrow talks to Lulu Miller, the host of Radiolab's Terrestrials podcast, about her conversation with the scientist Wanda Diaz-Merced, who studies gravitational waves that ripple through spacetime.

We're used to thinking of giraffes as one species. Turns out, there are actually four distinct species of the world's tallest mammal.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver about possible redistricting in Missouri. His district, which includes part of Kansas City, may be targeted by state Republicans.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report about the impact redistricting efforts will have on the 2026 midterms and beyond.

The series Tested from NPR's Embedded podcast and the C-B-C delved into the history of sex testing and what's considered "fair" in sports.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tim Podlogar, who researches exercise metabolism, about how elite cyclists consume thousands of calories each day to compete in the Tour de France.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kevin Combs of McKeany-Flavell about the U.S. sugar industry's capacity to meet demand for a new Coke drink made with U.S. cane sugar.

NPR staff members share their picks for the best new video games of 2025, so far.