Thanksgiving

Native American supporter Deborah Theodore, left, of Belmont, Mass., and her daughter, Sofia Theodore-Pierce stand by the statue of Massasoit on Cole's Hill in Plymouth, Mass., during the 35th National Day of Mourning, Nov. 25, 2004.
Justice
Thanksgiving stories gloss over the history of US settlement on Native lands
Family gathered for an outdoor meal
Politics
‘Constructive arguing’ can help keep the peace at your Thanksgiving table
The History of Thanksgiving Food, from the First Venison to Your Modern Day Table
Full Episode
Colorful red and purple maize ears.
Food
What the first Thanksgiving dinner actually looked like
closeup of hands shucking corn
Culture
Indigenous chef Sean Sherman wants you to know the truth behind Thanksgiving
Arts, Culture & Media
Behind the Balloons: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Arts, Culture & Media
Behind the Balloons: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Arts, Culture & Media
Norman Rockwell’s Endless Thanksgiving Meme
Roughly 220 guests came to the Mashantucket Pequot Museum for this year’s annual Thanksgiving FEAST. It was the second time the event was both held and sold out.
Culture
Culture, history and cuisine come together at this Native Thanksgiving dinner
Thanksgiving in Hibbing, Minnesota with the family of Korean-American author Marie Myung-Ok Lee.
Global Politics
A mundane Thanksgiving can be the ideal holiday gift
Ruesch farm
Culture
The great American cranberry thrives in the ‘world’s smallest’ organic bog
Andy McClure and Jessica Walker at Le Square Gardette restaurant in Paris' 11th district.
Culture
For American expats, celebrating Thanksgiving in Paris takes on more meaning this year
Your Listening Guide to Thanksgiving
Full Episode
Carving a turducken.
Food
She got her turkey and turducken in South Africa, but then the power went out
Shoppers compete to purchase retail items on "Black Friday" at an Asda superstore in Wembley, north London November 28, 2014.
Business
Black Friday bargains — and brawls — aren’t just for Americans anymore
apple pie
Food
That ‘American’ apple pie actually goes back to Europe in the Middle Ages
A large number of Armenian refugees live in the Los Angeles area. Every year the Armenian Christ Church hosts a Thanksgiving feast featuring traditional American and Armenian dishes.
Belief
For these Iranian Armenian refugees, Thanksgiving brings back memories of arriving in the US
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Food
For Thanksgiving, this family shares homemade tamales and some tips for making them
Squanto as captured slave. One of the reconstructed scenes from a new exhibit in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Conflict
Native Americans get the chance to tell their side of the Pilgrim story
Business, Economics and Jobs
Black Friday? Around the world, bargain hunting takes many other forms
Thanksgiving Obamacare
Global Scan
Obama’s having trouble fitting his turkey into the oven this year
Richard Blanco, America's fifth inaugural poet.
Arts, Culture & Media
Thanksgiving bridges cultures, but it’s not always pretty
Lifestyle & Belief
A spicy sauce, an Israeli chef and one embarrassing dad? Happy Thanksgivukkah
William and Alice Bradford in the doorway to their home. The couple is portrayed by real life couple, Chris and Norah Messier.
Lifestyle & Belief
Pilgrims recall their first days in America as immigrants
Lifestyle & Belief
Enough already with the cinnamon this holiday season
Business, Economics and Jobs
Target employee creates petition to protest store’s midnight opening on Black Friday
Business, Economics and Jobs
VIDEO: More Americans traveling for Thanksgiving; most are hitting the road
A Visual Feast
Arts, Culture & Media
The Circuitous Journey of the Domesticated Turkey
Arts, Culture & Media
What Will Recent Arrivals to the United States Serve for Thanksgiving?
Giving Thanks: Our Takeaway
As Thanksgiving Approaches Sandy’s Aftermath Still Looms Over the Northeast
Happy Belated Thanksgiving from Tinariwen!
Shoppers Prepare for Black Friday
Friday Follow: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Pepper Spray
Takeaway Listeners Give Thanks
Top of the Hour: 42 Million Americans Will Travel on Thanksgiving, Morning Headlines
Arts, Culture & Media
Thanksgiving, Homecoming, And Mali
Giving Thanks for a Long Life and Fulfilling Career with Betty White
A Historical Tour of the Thanksgiving Table
Food Banks Can’t Keep Up With Demand
Target Asks Employees to Cut Festivities Short
Buy Nothing Day
Thanksgiving Native Harvest
Cranberries Take Centerstage
The Living on Earth Almanac
Business, Economics and Jobs
Outsmarting Black Friday marketing
Sports
Turkey + football = Thanksgiving
Business, Economics and Jobs
Black Friday: super shoppers and super cynics
Arts, Culture & Media
‘App-signment’ – your picture or sound of the year
Arts, Culture & Media
Thanksgiving dinner tips
Arts, Culture & Media
Takeouts: T-Day football, turkey tips
Global Politics
Takeouts: First family at home, climate promises, turkey cooking
Lifestyle & Belief
Families: reducing stress at home for Thanksgiving
Business, Economics and Jobs
Black Friday shopping tips from ‘Tightwad Tod’
Global Politics
In the week before Thanksgiving 1963, JFK died and LBJ began a social legacy
Arts, Culture & Media
Home of the potato