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Also: Islamic State militants are surrounded in Raqqa, Syria; the latest on California's wildfires; and the plague outbreak is getting worse in Madagascar.

Surprise, anger, parenting and Lizzo: That's one way to sum up the list of the most engaging stories in 2019. Other big topics included consumerism and climate change — and officials behaving badly.

A.J. Croce has come to terms with his family's legacy, finding a way to live adjacent to his iconic dad Jim Croce's shadow.

Each year, the Diver Library takes down the "shhh, please be quiet" signs to rock out! The Library has had a music education component to it since Nicholas Matulis and his wife Donna Baird began running it. As part of that, they've helped many young (and older) patrons learn the art of writing songs. And then... they make them!

Isolation and the disappearance of live music changed the All Songs Considered host's listening habits drastically in 2020. These albums offered not just calm, but richness and depth to explore.

Also: A U.S. Marine helicopter in Japan loses its windshield over a school, injuring a boy; the lead singer of the Smithereens dies; and odd headlines from 2017 include "covfefe".

2017 was a great year for new music. We had dozens upon dozens of fantastic shows come to town, too. With listener feedback, we managed to put together a…

Each year, since we began, the music keeps getting better.

Slate contributor Timothy Noah analyzes the classic Cole Porter tune "You're the Top." The song was a catalog of the top of 1930s pop culture, but Noah wonders whether the then-current references will leave contemporary listeners bewitched, bothered and bewildered.

Voting continues Wednesday for you to decide the top political story of the year. After the first round of voting, there are 32 stories left with some big match ups ahead.