"Judas and the Black Messiah" star LaKeith Stanfield talks about the challenge of playing FBI informant William O'Neal. And, this weekend volunteers will participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, reporting bird species in their neighborhoods. The count provides vital information to help scientists understand changes in bird populations and migration patterns, Celia Llopis-Jepsen of Kansas News Service reports.

During a global pandemic, it may be surprising that more people are not talking about death and their final wishes. Dr. Lydia Dugdale explores the concept that part of living well is "dying well" in her book "The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom." And, Amazon employees in Alabama began voting this week on whether they want to form the first union of Amazon warehouse workers in the U.S. We speak with an employee at the facility who has been helping organize the union drive.

Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez led the surgical team that performed a full face and double hand transplant on a 22-year-old man. It's the first successful combination transplant case of its kind in the world. Rodriguez joins us to talk about the complicated surgery. Also, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has made new recommendations about the benefits of double masking. We talk to an expert about the best practices.

Clubhouse lets users live stream audio and set up interactive chat rooms. NPR's Nina Gregory explains the audio-based social networking app's swift rise in popularity. And, Dr. Monica Gandhi joins us to discuss how to have more nuanced conversations about navigating life after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

An estimated 95% of colleges and universities with more than 2,500 students operate their own law enforcement agencies. As WILL's Lee Gaines reports, there's a growing movement on campuses across the U.S. to defund and disband those police departments. Also, soaring COVID-19 caseloads in Lebanon are compounding an economic crisis there that has sparked protests. Borzou Daragahi, international correspondent for The Independent, has more.

NPR's Claudia Grisales joins us to discuss how former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial is expected to unfold over the coming days. And, the World Health Organization has released a report on the origins of the pandemic in Wuhan, China. The BBC's Stephen McDonell talks about some of the insights from the report.

In the first week of February alone, 14 people were killed in avalanches in the U.S. Brian Lazar, deputy director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, discusses what's made this year so deadly so far. Also, University of Missouri professor LaGarrett King joins us to talk about the work of educating teachers on Black history.

Doing your taxes can be already complicated, but the pandemic is presenting new challenges this year. Personal finance expert Jill Schlesinger shares her top tips for filing taxes. Also, technology ethicists like Tristan Harris say tech giants have a long way to go in supporting what he calls "digital democracy." Harris joins us to discuss.

Author Anna Malaika Tubbs joins us to talk about her new book, "The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation." And, a 2016 lawsuit claimed that Michigan failed to provide Detroit students with the most fundamental of skills: the ability to read. Andrea Thompson, one of the complainants in the lawsuit, discusses what comes next for the families.

More than 35 million people around the world have signed up to donate their stem cells to people battling cancer and other diseases. We speak to Mateo Goldman, a leukemia patient who was 9 years old when his life was saved by two donors. Also, a number of states have begun offering vaccinations to anyone over 65 as frontline workers wait their turn. When will these workers be offered the vaccine? We explore the issue.