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If you had to define 2021 with just one word what would it be? Merriam-Webster Editor-at-Large Peter Sokolowski talks about what words were most on people's minds throughout the year.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wendy Weiser, who directs the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the threats to our elections in 2022 and 2024.

In a year when many films didn't even open in theaters, there were still plenty worth talking about. NPR film critic Bob Mondello celebrates the best of 2021.

All Things Considered staff reflect on the stories and voices from the program that moved them in 2021.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse about wildfires that tore through towns outside of Denver, forcing more than 30,000 residents to evacuate.

Children are being hospitalized for COVID-19 at record rates amid the current surge. Mary Louise Kelly puts questions from parents of kids under 5 to pediatric infectious disease doctor, Ibukun Kalu.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Thomas Harris, president of the Times Square Alliance, about the preparations being made for the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City.

After Nirvana, Grohl considered quitting music. But, he says, "Music was the one thing that had healed me my entire life." His memoir is The Storyteller. Originally broadcast Nov. 24, 2021.

The Apple TV+ satire series Schmigadoon! centers on a couple who gets trapped in a town where people burst into song. Originally broadcast Aug. 9 and Aug. 23.

Colorado wildfires force tens of thousands out of their homes. Biden and Putin have another high stakes call. And, the Census Bureau's diversity problem.