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At the end of a year in which pop songs were a constant, provocative part of the national conversation, NPR Music critic Ann Powers sifts through the 100 most popular songs of the year to highlight 10 pure pop pleasures worth remembering.

Climate change hasn’t recently been a Republican priority. But some young conservatives are hoping to change the narrative within their party.

Dig below the strata of pop songs so ubiquitous you can't stand to hear them anymore, and you'll find plenty of riches in the Top 40, from country crossover to innovative R&B and classic pop.

Toni Morrison's 1987 work Beloved is the best American novel of the past quarter-century. That's according to a vote of writers and critics who were invited to weigh in with their choices by The New York Times Book Review.

The pair led the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6 , 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tennis's top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros. Swiatek's unbeaten run of 35 matches equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.

This week we felt the action at the Roundhouse pick up speed, and there were some shake-ups that threw journalists and the public off balance. So #YNMG is taking the opportunity to focus on access and transparency. Monday, was supposed to have a hearing for Senate Bill 8, but that got pushed to Wednesday, then extended to Friday. There was another Senate bill aimed at making sure farmworkers would get some extra pay this year. That passed through a committee without the public getting a chance to look it over first. And, away from the legislature, the state’s Department of Health has been making changes over the last couple weeks to how it engages with journalists and the public in the weekly COVID-19 updates.

The legendary Dolores Huerta shares wisdom from her lifelong journey as an activist and organizer.We hear from MediaJustice, a national organization dedicated to building power to challenge how corporations and governments use media and technology to shape our collective future.

The AfroMundo Festival will be from April 12 – 19, 2025. It’s a weeklong cross-cultural celebration! Tune in to hear more from AfroMundo’s Founder and Executive Director, Maritza Perez, and featured artist/ AfroMundo Fellow Lauryn Mills Bohannon. Stay tuned for a Community Calendar.Catch us live every Sunday at 7PM on 89.9 KUNM fm or KUNM.org!

The Tiny Desk series producer shares his favorite records of the year.