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Family photos hold the key to a treasure trove of memories and experiences. In the second in a series exploring the stories, thoughts and meaning behind images, teacher Scott Banks shares a memory of photographing one of his students.

Author Jasper Fforde's latest mystery is Something Rotten. It's set in a parallel universe where fictional characters like Hamlet come to life and detective Thursday Next tries to police them. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Fforde.

Dr. Jerry Avorn is a Harvard Medical school researcher and clinician. His new book, Powerful Medicines, uses patient vignettes, scientific critique and statistics to examine the benefits and side effects of prescription drugs.

As part of NPR's series on the centennial of New York's subways, Rocky Tayeh of WNYC's Radio Rookies schools us on riding the subway unchaperoned.

NPR's Debbie Elliott explores the nature of sports fandom with author Warren St. John. His lifetime passion for the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide leads him to spend a football season with fellow fans who travel in vast recreational vehicles to every game — no exceptions.

NPR's Scott Simon visits the French Cullinary Institute in Manhattan where noted Italian chef, Marcella Hazan, teaches a Master Class in Italian cooking. Hazan's new cookbook is called Marcella Says: Italian Cooking from the Legendary Teacher's Master Classes.

In Wisconsin, people are celebrating a retro yuletide tradition: the aluminum Christmas tree. In 1959, the Aluminum Specialty Company rolled out the Evergleam, the first mass-produced aluminum tree on the market. Wisconsin Public Radio's Patty Murray reports.

Susan Stamberg reflects on her recent return to India. She had not been back to the subcontinent since she lived there nearly 40 years ago. She found a country that has undergone dramatic change, but remains a place of dramatic contrasts.

A listener considers donating a kidney to a friend -- but only if he agrees to stop smoking. Host Jennifer Ludden and New York Times Magazine ethics columnist Randy Cohen discuss whether or not it's okay to demand that organ recipients change unhealthy lifestyle habits.

Bangalore fusion-rock band Thermal and a Quarter incorporates the varied musical backgrounds of four very distinct members. Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers has a profile of the group and its place in India's vast musical scene.