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Top row, left to right: Laura Marling, Lorde, Mike Milosh of Rhye; middle row: Ty Segall, James Blake, Valerie June; bottom row: Khaela Maricich and Melissa Dyne of The Blow, Earl Sweatshirt, Lou Reed.

All Songs Considered: The Year In Music, 2013

Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson for a special edition of All Songs Considered that brings together the themes of the year.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta presents Vietnamese Minster of Defense, Phung Quang Thanh, with the diary of a Vietnamese soldier from the Vietnam War while visiting Hanoi, Vietnam, June 4, 2012. The diary had been in the United States since the end of the war and was brought back to Vietnam to be given to the family of the fallen soldier.

History Detectives: Vietnamese War Diary; Bootlegger's Notebook; Ince Ledger

Airs Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Donna Cooper and her family were lost for three days in Death Valley after following their GPS.

The GPS: A Fatally Misleading Travel Companion

Donna Cooper and her family were lost for three days in Death Valley. Now, a ranger wants to prevent cases like hers by going to the root of the problem.

Betty and Jack Johnstone run together in a 24-hour relay race on the track at Patrick Henry High School. Their team name was the "Harried Marrieds."

San Diegans Remember World's First Triathlon 40 Years Ago — At Mission Bay

How often does someone's idea for a fun workout turn into an Olympic event? That's exactly what happened for two San Diegans, who put on the first ever triathlon right here in Mission Bay.

Comic-Con Attendance Expected To Top 126,000 This Year

The wildly popular pop culture extravaganza known as Comic-Con International kicked off in downtown San Diego today, luring celebrities to town to promote their projects to diehard fans, many of whom showed up in outlandish costumes.

Amelia Earhart stands June 14, 1928 in front of her bi-plane called Friendship in Newfoundland. (Agency reference - 1161352)

EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN: Amelia Earhart

Friday, June 27, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

San Diego Companies Make Best Places To Work List

A couple of San Diego's major employers are being recognized by a spot on Fortune Magazine's list of the 100 best companies to work for.

Alleged Dorner Victim Was Former Camp Pendleton Marine

Michael Crain, the Riverside Police Department officer allegedly shot to death by Christopher Dorner, was a former Camp Pendleton Marine.

Alphansine Uwimana writes an order at Inzozi Nziza, or Sweet Dreams, Rwanda's first and only ice cream shop. There are logistical challenges, like power cuts, as well as cultural ones in a country where ice cream is not traditionally popular and women don't often run businesses.

How Rwanda's Only Ice Cream Shop Challenges Cultural Taboos

Rwanda is a hot country, and people love dairy products. But the culture discourages public displays of need, including hunger. The women running the lone ice cream shop are trying to change that.

Congress Probes Science Behind Convictions

A recent study questions the scientific validity of many forensic techniques routinely used in criminal prosecutions. Lawmakers at a Senate hearing on Wednesday asked whether people have been put to death for crimes they didn't commit based on these techniques.

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