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Could you be fired for having a political bumper sticker on your car — or even having a beer after work? Lewis Maltby says it's more than possible — it's happened. His new book, Can They Do That? details the predicaments many workers find themselves in.

Bonny Wolf, Weekend Edition food commentator, talks about how food traditions are passed down the generations. Foods evoke incredibly strong memories and feelings, and never more so than at the holidays. She shares stories she has heard from around the country on her recent book tour.

Marc Fernandez' noir has fascinating elements — a crusading journalist, a trans detective, and the tragic real-life snatching of thousands of babies in Franco-era Spain — but ultimately falls flat.

Ian Tregillis' new novel is the start of a series, set in an alternate 1926, that follows a robot's search for humanity against a backdrop of science, philosophy and a grand struggle between empires.

Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania power plant that was the scene of the worst commercial nuclear accident in American history, will reopen and sell power to Microsoft.

Also: Radio Open Source finds an old interview with David Foster Wallace in the WBUR archives; elevator criticism.

A possible recession signal flashed on Friday. It's called an inverted yield curve. Many economists believe that when yields on long and short term treasury debt invert, a downturn is likely to follow.

The Energy Department finalized rules that will ban fossil fuels in new and remodeled federal buildings by 2030.

Consumer prices were up 2.7% from a year ago — a larger annual increase than the month before.

A series of DIY crosswalks are being replaced in Los Angeles. City officials say they're clearing the way for a better and safer intersection.