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WWNO's business manager is a member, too! Jameeta Youngblood explains why she became a sustaining member, rather than a dollar-a-day member like she's…

The live on-air fundraising may be over, but WWNO still needs your support right now to reach our spring membership goal. Membership donations are the…

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the struggle between new high-tech businesses and unions over whether employees are allowed to organize. Union membership has been dropping in recent decades, while high-tech jobs are growing, so the industry is key to the future of labor relations.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold talks with Robert about the year ahead for the 105th Congress. This new Congress is expected to have more willingness to compromise with the White House. The Senate is also expected to play a greater role in achieving Republican political goals, now that the House membership has become more bipartisan.

Commentator Ruth Stonesifer is the mother of one of the first Americans to die in Afghanistan. On Memorial Day, she describes her membership in the Gold Star Mothers, the 75-year-old organization of mothers of American troops who died in the line of duty.

Host Bob Edwards talks with the new president of The Nature Conservancy, Steve McCormick. McCormick ran the groups California chapter for more than a decade. He says the Conservancy and its membership are constantly updating the techniques they use to preserve some of the most pristine areas in the world.

Lynn Neary speaks with Stefan Fatsis, sportswriter for The Wall Street Journal, about the simmering controversy of the men-only membership policy of the Augusta National Golf Club, which hosts the prestigious Master's golf tournament.

Also: Parts of Northeast get hit with spring snowstorm; U.S. and Afghanistan agree on defense plan; shelling resumes in Syria; John Edwards' trial begins in North Carolina.

Also: One Iowa Republican thinks Santorum might have won the caucuses; Iran plans more war games; gasoline prices start year at a high.

Fresh Air's rock critic presents his playlist for 2016. It includes big pop stars, beloved cult stars and a couple of not-yet-stars.