Jacki Lyden visits a multi-cultural elementary school in Washington, D.C., to hear from children experiencing their first Thanksgiving and learning what it means to be thankful.
Longtime listeners recognize Jacki Lyden's voice from her frequent work as a substitute host on NPR. As a journalist who has been with NPR since 1979, Lyden regards herself first and foremost as a storyteller and looks for the distinctive human voice in a huge range of national and international stories.
NPR's Pien Huang takes a journey to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to hear from youth voices about how they're telling the story of America on the 4th of July.