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The U.S. health system now produces debt on a mass scale, a new investigation shows. Patients face gut-wrenching sacrifices.

Steinem reflects on her unique childhood and the illegal abortion she had when she was 22. She is the subject of the new biopic, The Glorias. Originally broadcast in 1987 and 2015.

The trial, at a courthouse just down the street from the site of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, is a milestone in the Capitol riot investigation.

Our recurring puzzler for careful listeners this week features a selection of fills handpicked by All Songs Considered co-host Robin Hilton. Hear the drum fill (or intro) and match it to the song.

This week's Drum Fill Friday guest quizmasters are from the internationally acclaimed ensemble Sō Percussion. Hear the fill and match it to the piece.

Earlier this year, Patrick Matheny, diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gherig's disease, committed suicide. He did it legally under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act. This law, a voter initiative that went into affect two years ago today, allows terminally ill people to request lethal drugs from their doctor. Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter Colin Fogarty spent time with Patrick in the months leading up to his death.

2: Populist voice JIM HIGHTOWER, a former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture. His current project is Hightower Radio, a new daily syndicated two-minute radio commentary. He plans on sewing the seeds of grass roots activism in commentaries on subjects ranging from doctor bills and the deficit to toxic dumps and the recession.

The launch of Sputnik, the premieres of Leave It to Beaver and West Side Story, the integration of Little Rock Central High School, and the birth of On The Road — journalist Ken Walsh talks about an amazing year.

A portrait of a justice hangs in the Massachusetts Supreme Court, but nobody knows who the person in the portrait is. The current chief justice is asking the public's help to identify the person.

When Steve Inskeep visited Iran in this month, these three books provided the guidance he needed to understand the country's complicated approach to free speech and expression.