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Tell Me More editor Ammad Omar and host Michel Martin review stories that got the most shares and comments on Facebook, Twitter and the program's email account and website. Those stories range from poetry to immigration to Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother book.

A little over half of the people we surveyed said they'll resolve to exercise more in 2012. More than a third will resolve to lose weight. And 13 percent say they'll commit to either quitting smoking or reducing how much they smoke.

Was there big news in your neighborhood, or an interesting trend you spotted this year? Compare your idea with those of hundreds of other readers who sent their suggestions. We've used the responses to construct a word cloud.

There have always been Haters, but with the ubiquity of the Internet, Haters now gather together, vent and feed on one another, and hone their craftiness — without ever leaving home. In fact, some people are going to hate this story, but that's OK, because haters gonna hate!

For the long-term unemployed, getting a job isn't always the end of the story. In the next installment of NPR's Road Back to Work series, we check in with Randy Howland and Jennifer Barfield who both find themselves searching for work once again.

Stocks ended up around close to where they started the year. Markets were mostly unfazed by the U.S. debt downgrade. But big changes in the European economy and governments in the Middle East made for a tumultuous year, when what sent the market into a tailspin often took place overseas.

This has been a year filled with drama and delay between President Obama and Congress, but he's ending it on a high note.

It's the last week of the NFL season, and a handful of teams are still trying to edge their way into the playoffs. The NBA season is just wrapping up its first week, but already the Miami Heat look to be steamrolling a path straight to those playoffs. Guest host Jacki Lyden is joined by ESPN's Howard Bryant to talk sports.

Joe Nocera is among critics who say that college athletics are an exploitative system. In a business that takes in $6 billion in revenue annually, should players get compensation beyond their scholarships? Nocera talks with guest host Jacki Lyden about his plan to make things right.

Queen Elizabeth II has ruled the United Kingdom for an exceptionally long time. In six decades, her reign has spanned 12 prime ministers, 12 American presidents and six popes. She's one of the world's most famous women, instantly recognizable, yet eternally private. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with author and BBC host Andrew Marr about his book, The Real Elizabeth, a portrait of the queen taken from interviews with those closest to her.