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Gorske had his first Big Mac the day he got his first car in 1972. The Wisconsin man has kept every package and every receipt since then. His total after nearly 50 years? More than 32,000 burgers.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rawan Hamadeh of Project HOPE about the medical needs in hospitals in Les Cayes, Haiti, after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the country last Saturday.

"Many people had coronavirus," says asylum seeker Raudel, adding there's little social distancing or mask wearing, and sick and healthy people are mixed. ICE denies this but cases doubled since June.

NPR's Mary Lousie Kelly speaks with White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci about vaccine mandates and the FDA's full approval of the Pfizer vaccine.

NPR's Jason Fuller talks with Xavier Beitia, former Florida State University kicker and New York Jet, about persevering through his missed field goal kick against the Miami Hurricanes back in 2002.

Noah talks with author Caroline Alexander about her new book Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. Sir Ernest Shackleton led 27 men on an expedition to the Antarctic continent, with the goal of becoming the first to trek across the icy continent on foot. But one day short of landfall his ship--the Endurance--became trapped in the ice. What followed was a harrowing adventure that ultimately made Shackleton a hero and a legend. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition is published by Knopf.

At the Sundance Film Festival, "Project Syria" places participants in Aleppo during a rocket blast and later in a Syrian refugee camp. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with project lead Nonny de la Pena.

A rare large asteroid zipped very close to Earth Monday morning. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Paul Chodas, head of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Near-Earth Object program, about the "close call."

It's time for the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. NPR's Melissa Block speaks to ESPN contributor, Kamakshi Tandon from Melbourne, Australia about who is playing well and who is packing for home.

Some people have SAD — seasonal affective disorder — in reverse. For these people, today is the best day of the year.