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As he continues his westward trek across China, NPR's Rob Gifford enters the rural heartland. Twenty-five years after free-market reforms were launched, farmers still use water buffalo and wooden plows to till the land, and life is marked by high taxes and local-government corruption.

Host Guy Raz checks in with Jason Bentley, host of KCRW's influential music program Morning Becomes Eclectic. Bentley spun five cuts, including music from Jose James, Avi Buffalo, Johann Johannsson, Frazey Ford and Delta Spirit.

He has one elephant. He has named her "Shy Woman." And she is not just an elephant he lassoed and captured. She is his companion and confidant.

This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories of 2024.

Some 33 million people are affected by this summer's floods — the result of what U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres calls a "monsoon on steroids." He calls the flooding a "climate catastrophe."

Emily Tredaway, a longtime River Valley nonprofit advocate, is the new director of the Center for Nonprofits at the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith. She shares how her personal story and professional experience shape her mission to support local organizations and future social workers.

In Arkansas, it’s not bizarre to find green in unexpected places— Like the roof of a hospital. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis takes us above the city of Fort Smith, where Baptist Health’s rooftop garden is yielding crops for those facing food insecurity.

Ebony Preston Goddard of the National Parks Conservation Association discusses low morale, understaffing and proposed federal budget cuts that threaten park operations across the U.S.

The Cherokee Nation, headquartered in Tahlequah, Oklahoma may soon be acquiring a herd of bison. As Jacqueline Froelich reports they are getting…

Week one starts Thursday night when defending Super Bowl champions the Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills.