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As an 19-year-old raised in the foster care system, Melissa took NPR listeners along when she gave birth to her son Issaiah. Year: 2014 Producers: Joe Richman Sarah Kate Kramer

Kevin (not his real name) is a likable guy who lives with his wife in New Jersey. And he's on probation after serving time in a federal prison for committing a disturbing crime. Year: 2014 Producers: Jad Abumrad Pat Walters

After twelve years of rough living in Vancouver, Arthur is moving into an apartment in a new supportive housing project. But moving inside from a life outside isn't as easy as you might think. Year: 2014 Producers: Steve Wadhams Suzanne Ahearne

A romantic dinner for two begins with champagne and ends... with all out war. Year: 2014 Producers: Dmitry Nikolaev

This hour: the dinner table and all that it inspires. Year: 2014 Producers: Jonathan Goldstein Gwen Macsai Lorelei Harris Jen Nathan Orris Dmitry Nikolaev Dennis Funk

As we near the end of a violent summer of 2014, we look back to the summer of 1964. Late afternoon, New York City: a group of kids hangs out on a stoop after a day of summer school, just kicking it, like they always do. Year: 2014 Producers: Nate DiMeo

This hour we buckle up and hit the road. Year: 2014 Producers: Jonathan Menjivar Sophie Townsend Jesse Cox Louis Mitchell Mira Burt-Wintonick Chris Garcia Nancy Updike Linda Lutton Dennis Funk

The body of a woman - violently injured - is found on the shore of a lake northeast of Loftahammer, Sweden. The prime suspect? Her husband. Year: 2014 Producers: Hugo Lavett

Dreams, black holes, a special door, a golden room... Year: 2014 Producers: John Jacobs Julie Shapiro

This hour they built it and we see who came. Year: 2014 Producers: Avery Trufelman Nick White Nick van der Kolk David Weinberg Brendan Baker Karen Duffin Roman Mars Dennis Funk

Rustle of cardboard and tin foil. Polka dots. A curious island in the middle of the Seine. Year: 2014 Producers: Katharina Smets

This hour, waiting. Waiting in line, waiting for an organ transplant and waiting for a bus that's never, ever going to come. Year: 2014 Producers: Sean Cole Lulu Miller Catie Talarski Dennis Funk

Growing up in Miami, Harvey Katz - then Elizabeth - was expected to have a bat mitzvah (the Jewish coming of age ceremony for girls), followed by a big, blow-out party. Year: 2014 Producers: Mitra Kaboli

This week one woman's story unfolds through many threads. Year: 2014 Producers: Chris Brookes Dennis Funk

How does a victim's family cope, hours after a violent crime, when they are thrust into a national spotlight? Year: 2014 Producers: Lauren Spohrer Phoebe Judge Eric Mennel

This hour we step inside the mind and listen to our thoughts. Year: 2014 Producers: Cristal Duhaime Mira Burt-Wintonick Pejk Malinovski Gwen Macsai Taki Telonidis Benjamen Walker Dennis Funk

Once upon a time there was a treasure trove of incredible audio stories locked away inside a lovely but creaky website. Year: 2014 Producers: listeners and makers like you

This hour we listen in on hearing — a complex system of circuitry that is vulnerable to all sorts of interruptions, misfires and breakdowns. Year: 2014 Producers: Brian Calvert Paolo Pietropaolo Jonathan Mitchell Dennis Funk

Twenty-six years ago, Warren Kirk was at home in his suburban Melbourne rental flat. Freshly showered and dressed, he consulted the yellow pages before making a call. Year: 2014 Producers: Jaye Kranz

This hour we look at the ups and downs of confinement. Year: 2014 Producers: Nate DiMeo Daniel A. Gross Elizabeth Arnold Jon Tjhia Dennis Funk

In the book 1984, George Orwell predicted that in the future "Big Brother" would watch and dictate our every move. In the year 1984, producer Benjamen Walker was in middle school. Year: 2014 Producers: Benjamen Walker

This hour, we celebrate the work of a great journalist — Matt Power, who died March 10, 2014 while on assignment in Uganda. Year: 2014 Producers: Matthew Power Dennis Funk

We interrupt our regular library spotlight for a quick pas de deux: a minute (and two seconds) that gives voice to movement and movement to voice. Year: 2014 Producers: CPR Arts Bureau Wonderbound

Andrea Silenzi's new podcast holds up a mirror to contemporary love and relationships, revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly within. Year: 2014 Producers: Andrea Silenzi

This hour: We showcase some of our favorite stories from the 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge. Year: 2014 Producers: Katie Mingle