Dothan's own Chef Kelsey Barnard Clark (Top Chef winner, Netflix's Next Gen Chef) takes on Quick-Fire Quips! She breaks down the National Peanut Festival must-haves with host Baillee Majors, along with the truth about chefs and personas— and the reality of reality TV. Plus, the Southern dish that made other elite chefs raise they eyebrows.

Roy Wood, Jr. has come a long way from Birmingham. He launched his comedy career making prank phone calls for a local radio station in the Magic City in 2001. Along with his current success as a stand up comic, Wood is host of CNN's panel show "Have I Got News For You. That followed eight years as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah." Wood is also out with a new book titled "The Man of Many Fathers." It's a memoir focusing on his relationship with his dad, civil rights era journalist and radio show host Roy Wood, Sr, All of that's coming up on APR Notebook.

This week on StoryCorps, Sandra Wilson and Jacqueline Atkins talk about their religious organization "It Takes a Village" and the good it does for the local community in Dallas County.

This week, Don reviews Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama by Alexis Okeowo.

Some pets live their last years in an animal shelter through no fault of their own - maybe their owner passed away or had to go to assisted living. But these senior pets make great companions - consider adopting one!

It wasn’t immediately clear how quickly the debit cards that beneficiaries use to buy groceries could be reloaded after twin rulings by federal judges. That process often takes one to two weeks. The website USAfacts says 750,000 Alabamians use SNAP dollars to afford enough to eat.

Federal prosecutors have charged an Alabama man with making threatening calls and texts to multiple rabbis, an imam and others in the South, including telling one rabbi that “I want you to die.” Jeremy Wayne Shoemaker of Needham, Alabama, was charged with making an Interstate Communications Threat. He was arrested earlier on related state charges of resisting arrest and possession of a pistol by a person forbidden to legally have a handgun.

Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown. An estimated 750,000 Alabamians depend on SNAP benefits to eat.

Birmingham native Cash Langdon is taking his unique Alabama sound across the country. Following the release of his acclaimed new album, Dogs, the musician is set to play at Seasick Records in the Magic City on Nov. 6, as part of his national 2025 tour. APR Digital Content Reporter Aisha Smith recently sat down with Langdon to detail his journey from "jazz band kid" to a touring artist.

Sports Minded host Brittany Young sits down with former basketball teammate Courtney Green, who's a two-time state champion and former MVP at Midfield High School. She was also honored as a McDonald's All-American nominee, Gatorade Player of the Year and Miss Basketball for the state of Alabama. Green went on to play college basketball at LSU and professionally in Portugal. Young and Green discuss Courtney's time as an athlete, her transition into entrepreneurship, marriage and motherhood, and how she's developed a passion for mentorship and mental health.

Love a good ghost story? Alabama is full of them! In the final episode of APR’s “Yellowhammer Haunted Histories,” Digital Reporter Aydan Conchin explores the chilling legend of Huntsville’s infamous Dead Children’s Playground. Join her for a look at this lurid legend — if you dare!

A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump's administration's argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program's history because of the government shutdown. The website USA Facts says 750,000 Alabamians use SNAP benefits to buy groceries.