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
Margaret Atwood was advised to just find a good man. Her response: 'You're an idiot' Margaret Atwood knows that she scares people. She opens up about that perception and also reflects on the bad advice she's received in her career and how she takes vengeance. Rachel Martin
Philadelphia's RockyFest is the newest addition to the Rocky franchise The ever-expanding Rocky franchise now has an expanded Rockyfest in Philadelphia this winter. Scott Simon
This horror genre is scary as folk – and perfect October viewing Folk horror is set in remote, isolated areas where nature — and the superstitions of the locals — hold sway. Think: The Wicker Man and Midsommar. It is perfect, spooky, autumnal viewing. Glen Weldon
Her abuse during childhood was never validated. Then a stranger believed her On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: Nora Durkin called 311 to report abuse she said she had experienced as a child. She wasn't expecting to be taken seriously.
NPR goes on a real life treasure hunt A few weeks ago, a video game designer and a musician hid treasure somewhere in the forests of the Northeastern U.S. It’s called Project Skydrop. NPR joined the hunt. Kai McNamee
New AP investigation finds generations of Korean families separated by adoption fraud to the West Over the course of a few decades, around 200,000 Korean children were sent overseas to be adopted, largely to the United States and other Western countries.
Remembering legendary British actor Maggie Smith Smith, who died Sept. 27, was best known to American audiences for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey. She won two Academy Awards in a career that spanned nearly seven decades. Dave Davies
Visiting the world's biggest Elvis festival in — unexpectedly — a small town in Wales You might expect the world’s biggest Elvis Presley festival to be in Las Vegas, or Memphis, Tenn. One small seaside town holds an annual -- and possibly the worlds biggest -- Elvis Presley festival. Robert Griffiths