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To close the program, we'll hear a recording of Sen. John McCain reading from his memoir, The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations.

The Carson Center in Paducah, KY will be hosting their 13th annual Distiller's Dinner, which raises funds for the non-profit performing center.…

Republicans are officially the majority party in the state House of Representatives for the first time since 1921, putting the party in control of the…

Peter Sohn talks about his inspiration for The Good Dinosaur. David Bianculli reviews the drama series, The Man in the High Castle. Director John Crowley and actress Saoirse Ronan discuss Brooklyn.

In the middle of a flat stretch of Ohio farmland resides one of the largest collections of holy relics in the United States -- at the convent of the Sisters of the Precious Blood in Maria Stein, Ohio. Independent producer Aileen LeBlanc reports on this unlikely gathering of religious items. View photos of items from the collection, and learn more about the convent and its history.

The era of the slide projector is all but forgotten in the digital age. Now a new exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art reminds us of how the simple mechanical device has the potential to astound and enlighten art lovers.

Our search for the kitchen legacies of this country has uncovered rituals, recipes and now, an archive. We followed a listener's call to the Library of Congress and beyond — and discovered "America Eats," a Depression-era project chronicling the nation's food rituals.

One of California's great historical mysteries apparently has been solved by researchers who spent 11 years studying the origins of what is known as "Drake's Plate." NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the origins of an elaborate hoax by fun-loving historians. See a photo of the bogus plate, and learn more about the search for the real artifact.

Just past the stationery store on Central Street in the northern Chicago suburb of Evanston sits a shop filled with the aromas of the world. NPR's Michele Norris visits with Tom and Patty Erd, owners of the Spice House. They share the surprising history and lore of everyday spices including cinnamon and pepper. See photos of the shop.

The architecture firm of McKim, Mead and White built some of this country's greatest buildings, from the original Penn Station in New York to Washington's National Museum of American History.