Everyday Anthropology

An inventor designs a robotic device that creates a dilemma for the administrators and judges of a major electronics trade show.


When Mariya Karimjee was little, members of her family made a decision that would affect her entire life.

There's one group of people that is universally tarred and feathered in the United States and most of the world.

Host Ira Glass with the last piece in today’s show, inspired by the New York Times podcast, The Daily. (3 minutes)

Reporter Paul Tough and Host Ira Glass look at the biggest change in admissions this year: colleges no longer requiring the SATs.

Lots of things go unspoken between family members, sometimes for years.