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The 144th Fancy Farm Picnic takes place this weekend in far west Kentucky, bringing people from across the region together to eat barbecue and hear (and jeer) politicians. This year's political chair, Steven Elder, talks with WKMS Morning Edition host Daniel Hurt about this year's event, including who is slated to speak, issues the picnic faces as political realignment has led to partisanship concerns, and the event's long history.

A Martinez asks 2012 Obama campaign manager Jim Messina about Vice President Kamala Harris picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.

Unlike other social media sites, Bluesky allows users to create their own algorithm. The site does not have ads, nor harvest data for artificial intelligence training. But it is still very small, and it does not make money.

John Powers celebrates the books, shows and performances that stayed with him, including Miranda July's novel All Fours, Interior Chinatown on Netflix and an iconic Olympic moment with Simone Biles.

There is no clear choice for this year's Song of the Summer in the same way Beyonce's "Break My Soul" dominated the summer of 2022.

The loved ones of Sandy Hook shooting victims sued Infowars founder Alex Jones and won. A judge ordered Jones to sell off his assets -- allowing the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy his website.

NPR's Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about an innovation in plastic recycling, the link between smartphones and hemorrhoids and what Mars' structure and ice cream have in common.

Dallas-based a capella group Kings Return has made a name for themselves by singing beautiful music in stairwells. Now they're out with a new Christmas EP.

Linda Perry wrote a series of hits in the early part of the 2000s, like Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful." Now, Perry's releasing her own album called "Let It Die Here."

Many facing economic pressures and frustrations have begun shopping at budget grocery stores and warehouse clubs in lieu of traditional supermarkets, with priorities shifting in pursuit of good deals.