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This week, Valentine's Day gets a makeover. Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert picks a winner for our Valentine Redesign Challenge.  And Studio 360 hired a husband-and-wife design team to reinvent the holiday, starting with the big red heart. And comic Aziz Ansari wants to be your heartthrob comedian celebrity crush.

The NPR news quiz where the panelists are funny, the limericks are lyrical and you get to shout answers at your radio. Hosted by Peter Sagal.

Episode 4

Here's a colorful bouquet of love songs for Valentine's Day. Gathered from various fields of music, and from a range of eras, they're offered on virtual bended knee by host David Garland. Included are Johnny Mercer, Karen O, Alan Watts, Antony and the Johnsons, Jerry Lewis, Animal Collective, The Beatles, ...

In America, we tend to see race in black & white. And for much of our history, a single drop of African blood has been enough to label you "black." But dig a little deeper, and things quickly get mixed up. Annette Gordon-Reed shares some of her research about Thomas ...