Human Interest

Robert Siegel and Michele Norris ask listeners to share stories about the summer jobs that influenced them the most. Two more newsmakers share their stories: Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, talks about scaling the heights of Yankee Stadium, earning 3 cents for every soda he sold. And Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid talks about his summer selling Hondas at a dealership in Lahore. He said it exposed him to many levels of Pakistani society, details that eventually went into his writing.

We've considered summer food, summer songs, and this year, All Things Considered is pondering summer jobs. We've been asking newsmakers and other guests to tell us about the summer job that had a personal impact on them. To kick off the series, Melissa Block shares stories from Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and former first lady Laura Bush. The series will run throughout the summer

We've considered summer food, summer songs, and this year, All Things Considered is pondering summer jobs. We've been asking newsmakers and other guests to tell us about the summer job that had a personal impact on them. To kick off the series, Melissa Block shares stories from Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and former first lady Laura Bush. The series will run throughout the summer

Cost of a Disney vacation makes you queasy? Why not opt instead for the nausea you get from the spinning rides at your neighborhood carnival? NPR's David Schaper found plenty to keep the kids happy at a local fair (and a beer tent for the grown-ups).

Cost of a Disney vacation makes you queasy? Why not opt instead for the nausea you get from the spinning rides at your neighborhood carnival? NPR's David Schaper found plenty to keep the kids happy at a local fair (and a beer tent for the grown-ups).

Major League Baseball comes with a major price tag, so check out a less expensive minor league game. The snacks are cheaper, the players are more accessible, and the fans are just as enthusiastic.

Major League Baseball comes with a major price tag, so check out a less expensive minor league game. The snacks are cheaper, the players are more accessible, and the fans are just as enthusiastic.

Taking the family on an Alaskan cruise would cost NPR's Tom Goldman almost $4,000. So, instead of riding on the water, he opts for riding in the water. He takes the kids tubing on Oregon's Clackamas River for $12.50 a pop.

Taking the family on an Alaskan cruise would cost NPR's Tom Goldman almost $4,000. So, instead of riding on the water, he opts for riding in the water. He takes the kids tubing on Oregon's Clackamas River for $12.50 a pop.

This year's British Open is full of surprises: Two Americans are tied for the lead — and neither of them is Tiger Woods. The world's No. 1 didn't make the cut in Scotland. Lawrence Donegan, the golf correspondent for The Guardian and author of Four Iron in the Soul, has the latest.