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Airs Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

The rapper from Gary, Ind., moved to L.A. 10 years ago, where he met Madlib, a producer revered for his collaborations. The two of them have now made an album Gibbs thinks can't be touched.

The Marine Corps is running a test to see if women can serve in ground combat. "A lot of people think that we can't do it," says one Marine who's trying to make the cut. "I don't think the same."

Now ubiquitous, oregano was a rarity in U.S. cuisine before World War II. But the GIs who encountered it in Sicily fell for the herb, especially in pizza, fueling a boom in Italian-American cuisine.

The legendary composer and singer showed up at NPR's Culver City studios just before the dead of night to talk about her "helium voice," overcoming polio and painting songs with Bob Dylan.

The high-minded Atlanta quartet has reunited 18 years after its debut album and seven years after Cee-Lo Green's pop smash "Crazy."

Getting kids to school every day is important for their academic success and for schools’ bottom lines.

Why buy 1 pound of hamburger meat from a local farmer when you can buy 5 pounds -- plus another 20 pounds of stew meat, steaks and roast -- for as little as half the price of what it all goes for at the market?

On April 12, 2015, the world will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jonas Salk's vaccine that led to the eradication of polio.

Imagine a friend of a friend brings his family to stay with you -- his family of tiny survivalists. For weeks or months you all live quietly side by side with no problems. You share meals. Your kids play together.