Colorado's overlooked Hispanic history Before it was a state, Colorado was part of Mexico. Evidence of its Mexican roots aren't always obvious unless one knows where to look. Shanna Lewis
A phone on a pole is capturing the soundtrack of a street corner in San Francisco A San Francisco man has a new spin on surveillance technology. He uses a solar-powered android phone running the song identifier app Shazam to listen and record the music passersby are listening to. Chloe Veltman
Poet Laureate Ada Limon talks about her poem engraved on a NASA spaceship NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon about her poem engraved on NASA's spaceship headed 1.8 billion miles to the Jupiter moon of Europa. Elena Burnett
Hike up a mountain to witness the world's longest trackway of dinosaur footprints The U.S. Forest Service recently purchased land in Ouray, Colorado, which contains the longest continuous trackway of dinosaur footprints in the world.
Pharrell wanted to tell his story through Legos — here's why The animated film Piece By Piece traces Pharrell’s early life as a boy growing up in Virginia Beach and follows his trajectory to a Grammy-winning songwriter, performer and producer. Tonya Mosley
An immigrant ice cream vendor is forced to confront crippling shyness New York is known for its street food vendors. NPR spent time with a recently arrived migrant who is hitting the streets to sell for the first time, but has to overcome his crippling shyness. Jasmine Garsd
150 years after his birth, composer Charles Ives remains a maverick Many music lovers consider Ives, who died in 1954, to be the first truly great American composer. A new recording by pianist Donald Berman is a major addition to the Ives discography. Lloyd Schwartz
'Will & Harper' navigate transition and friendship in a cross-country road trip Will Ferrell and his longtime friend and former SNL writing partner Harper Steele traveled from New York to California, talking along the way about Steele coming out as a trans woman. Terry Gross
A surprising device is capturing the vibe of a single street corner in San Francisco San Francisco software engineer Riley Walz's Bop Spotter runs the song identifier app Shazam to quietly listen in on what music passersby are listening to in the city's diverse Mission District. Chloe Veltman