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Fresh Air's arbiter of things filmic offers his annual year-end movies wrap-up. This time, his Top 10 list has 11 entries, as the number-nine slot features a tie. At the top: Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

Day to Day slightly confused correspondent Brian Unger says there is a contest taking place which may be as important as the presidential race -- it's the televised race to be America's Next Top Model, and the stakes couldn't be higher...

Scott Simon speaks with Melissa Kuypers, manager of operations at NPR West, about the 1986 movie "Top Gun," which she had never seen before.

One month into 2020 and it already feels like we've got strong contenders for albums of the year.

Commentator Connie Rice shares another one of her ever-popular top-10 lists: "Top 10 Weapons of Mass Distraction."

Also: Militants storm a Libyan oilfield; the Powerball jackpot climbs above $317 million; and the first African-American to join the PGA, Charlie Sifford, dies.

Also: Australians use #IllRideWithYou to show solidarity with Australian Muslims; the Senate may approve some blocked judicial nominations; and 2 professors set a record by living underwater.

Also: The Taliban open their spring military offensive against U.S.-led coalition troops; Arkansas executes another condemned inmate; and a luxury music festival in the Bahamas is a disastrous flop.

Also: The latest on the Italian earthquake; a report alleges the Syrian government used chlorine gas against civilians; and an Australian prospector discovers a huge gold nugget.

In Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, the median age is 18. Many youth say their aging leaders are out of touch, yet the leading candidates in Saturday's presidential election are in their 70s.