Tom Huizenga's favorite albums, songs and concerts of 2024
NPR Music's classical expert is an omnivorous listener, who treated the music of 2024 as sustenance for a year of zigzagging emotional highs and lows.
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Why comic Ronny Chieng initially didn't tell his parents about his 'Daily Show' gig
"I didn't want to brag," the Malaysian-born comic says. "I just wanted to do the work." Chieng now costars in the series Interior Chinatown, and has a new Netflix comedy special, Love to Hate It.
Rodney Carmichael's favorite songs and albums of 2024
In 2024, some of the most striking music we heard managed to be haunting and comforting at the same time.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a longtime theater lover, makes her Broadway debut
Jackson made a cameo in the romantic comedy musical & Juliet on Saturday night. She told NPR: "I got a call, and someone said, 'We heard that this was your lifelong dream.' And it is."
NPR wants to know: What is a key lesson you learned this year?
The year is coming to a close, which can bring a lot of reflection. What went great and what might have gone sideways? Every year we learn lessons on what to improve, what are some of yours?
Life Kit's most-read stories of 2024: Sleep myths, tipping etiquette, home design tricks
Comics, social etiquette and myth-busting stories ruled Life Kit in 2024. That includes guidance on what to do if a partner cheats — and how to tip at fast food joints.
Waxahatchee: Tiny Desk Concert
The Grammy-nominated artist returns to the Tiny Desk with a five-piece band and a built-out, Americana sound.
Christmas movies: the case for 'The Polar Express'
All Things Considered producer Elena Burnett makes a convincing case for the movie The Polar Express.
Indiana Jones and the voice of Troy Baker
The Great Circle is all Indy, no Harrison. Iconic video game actor Troy Baker discusses how he reinterpreted the role.