A lesbian couple reminiscences on a pivotal Thanksgiving, 38 years ago
Mary Ostendorf and her spouse, Leslye Huff, remember coming out to their family on Thanksgiving Day, 1983.
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A new website promises better Thanksgiving dinner conversations
A new website is designed to alleviate the "Thanxiety" surrounding fraught arguments at the Thanksgiving day table by trying to start better conversations.
This boy is celebrating his first Thanksgiving against all odds
The boy who made history as the world's most premature baby to survive is celebrating his first Thanksgiving at home.
Former slaves brought Thanksgiving to Liberia — and rebooted it
It's definitely not a turkey day. Jollof rice is more like it. It's questioned as a holiday because of its American origins. And the way Liberians do celebrate holds lessons for the U.S.
Parents are scrambling after schools suddenly cancel class over staffing and burnout
School districts around the country have been announcing extra days off this fall to address staff shortages and mental health. For some families, the unpredictable schedule feels like a betrayal.
This Thanksgiving, let science help you roast a tastier turkey
Cooking your bird to a safe 165 F often just results in a dry boring plate of meat. Luckily food scientists have studied this problem. Learn their techniques to roast your tastiest bird yet.
How to navigate Thanksgiving with the unvaxxed and unmasked
Leila Fadel talks to Elaine Swann, of the Swann School of Protocol, about Thanksgiving etiquette during this phase of the pandemic.
Welcoming family into your home for Thanksgiving? Here's how to keep COVID out
Intergenerational indoor gatherings, a.k.a, Thanksgiving dinner, still pose a COVID risk to older adults and the immunocompromised. Here's how to keep everyone safe.
Hey, I want to buy your house: Homeowners besieged by unsolicited offers
Lots of speculators are jockeying to get in on the hot market. Sometime they call homeowners multiple times a day. It can be an invasive nuisance, or worse.
The power of grandma's hands — a mother and daughter remember
In this week's StoryCorps, a woman remembers growing up in the same apartment building, where her grandmother lived. Audio produced for Morning Edition by Barry Gordemer.