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Follow your passion? It won't make you successful, says Mike Rowe. He believes blue-collar workers are unjustifiably degraded in society today — and might be the most successful people.

NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Josh Aiello, author of 60 People to Avoid at the Water Cooler, a tongue-in-cheek anthropological study of annoying corporate creatures, including The Pompous General Partner, the Condescending IT Guy, and the Incontinent CEO.

An ex-con lends money to people in need; a group of friends creates a savings club. Even without banks, people often figure out how to get the money they need, when they need it.

Seth Godin says the Internet has revived the idea of tribes based on shared values and gives ordinary people the power to lead.

LGBTQ people of color are more than twice as likely as their white counterparts to say they've been discriminated against because they are LGBTQ in applying for jobs and interacting with police.

Speech therapist Wendy Chase helps transgender people make their voices sound like their gender identity. She says how people communicate affects how they are perceived.

In a 1999 interview, Kongar-Ol Ondar demonstrates his ancient style of singing for Terry Gross.

British singer-songwriter James Hunter discovered his earliest musical influences in a stack of his grandmother's 78s, a collection of Jackie Wilson and other pre-Beatles R&B. His new CD sounds as if it could have been recorded in the 1950s but has a timeless feel.

Coca-Cola has reported disappointing second-quarter results, citing bad weather and weak global growth. But the company has been steadily losing consumers in the United States.