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Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine previews the college football championship, then turns to hockey.

Saudi Arabia has executed 47 people, including Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Iran had close ties to al-Nimr and condemned the execution, saying there will be consequences for Saudi Arabia.

The Army is asking for volunteers to eat Meals Ready to Eat — and nothing but — for six weeks for a study on gut health. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on MREs and the jokes soldiers crack about them.

Teachers in some of the toughest jobs in education are overworked and stretched thin. One dedicated special ed teacher in Utah says she thinks about leaving constantly.

A deep dive into the physical costs of football — and not, this time, about concussions. A meditation on truth and communication from a sports blog. And a British interview with an American poet.

Weight Watchers; Gouda News; Half Foods

Slate rocketed to fame with her online series Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and the movie Obvious Child — but there are some other famous Jennifers out there ... Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2014.

The second mystery by Mette Ivie Harrison boasts details about contemporary Mormon life that most of us aren't privy to. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates says His Right Hand is is her "one that got away."

In the Barbershop, Goldie Taylor of The Daily Beast, Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post and NPR's Eric Deggans discuss the latest in entertainment news, including the charges against Bill Cosby.

Will we still be eating kale? What's changing in food as we begin 2016, and what can we expect?