It's a new year and with it new podcasts are here! The NPR One team has gathered a few returning favorites as well as some new shows from across public media to add to your playlist.

A new public art monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. It immediately drew consternation and jeers as well as plaudits.

Romanian authorities hauled away a $3.9 million trove of luxury cars, watches and cash as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation looking into the self-styled male dominance influencer.

North Atlanta High School music programs director Adam Brooks will be honored with the Manilow Music Project Award by the Grammy-award-winning legend Barry Manilow on Jan. 19.

Imani Perry says the South can be seen as an "origin point" for the way the nation operates. Her book South to America traces the steps of an enslaved ancestor. Originally broadcast Jan. 25, 2022.

Movie cameras are returning to Macon later this month as Disney+ films an original civil rights era series about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

"Lollo," as she was lovingly nicknamed by Italians, achieved international stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed "the most beautiful woman in the world" after the title of one of her movies.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to David Garfield, Global Head of Industries at AlixPartners, an international consulting firm, about the work-from-home vs. office debate.

The Peacock competition series combines a solid cast, the perfect host, an entertaining atmosphere and a nice, juicy game design. And it all adds up to a highly binge-able show.

There are plenty of factors in life that contribute to happiness. But could keeping in touch with your loved ones be the most important?

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Charles Simic, former U.S. poet laureate who was born in Belgrade right before World War II. He died this week after a long career of writing and teaching.

George Saunders is one of the world's most celebrated authors, who just published a new collection of short stories. We ask him three questions about court stories, real life lawsuits.

Here are conversations from across public media to listen to as we reflect on the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Visually striking — NatGeo and superb photography have always walked hand-in-hand — and incredibly complete, deep and nuanced, this is a book that comes close to the impossible.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Alice in Borderland Season 2, and the films Aftersun, After Yang and Jeanne Dielman.