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The program wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories.
Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
This Mini Golf Course Reminds You About The Horrors Of Climate Change
by Rosemary Misdary
There's a mini-golf course on the Brooklyn waterfront that isn't typical course. Each hole at Putting Green is designed around a climate change emergency affecting New Yorkers.
The U.S. Has A Long Precedent For Vaccine Mandates
NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to professor of global health law, Lawrence Gostin, about the history of vaccine mandates in the U.S.
Molly Lewis Takes Whistling To New Levels In Her Debut EP
Whistler extraordinaire Molly Lewis talks about her debut EP, The Forgotten Edge.
Politics Chat: Biden's Challenging Week After The Kabul Attack
A terror attack outside the Kabul airport made it the worst week of Biden's presidency so far.
What Netflix's 'The Chair' Gets Right About Being A Woman Of Color In Academia
Netflix's The Chair stars Sandra Oh as the first woman of color to chair her department. Real-life academic Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen tells NPR's Asma Khalid about what she finds accurate in the series.
Demonstrators Reflect On The Fight For Voting Rights
by Juana Summers
We hear from activists about Saturday's Voting Rights march in Washington, DC.
Politics Chat: Biden Promised Normalcy, But He Is Struggling To Rein In The Chaos
by Mara Liasson
Is the summer ending on a politically damaging down note for President Biden?
Rebecca Donner Tells The Story Of Her Great-Great-Aunt, Executed For Nazi Resistance
by Tamara Keith
Tamara Keith speaks with author Rebecca Donner about her new book, 'All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler.'
'Lost In Your Eyes' Singer Debbie Gibson Releases First Album In 20 Years
by Tamara Keith
Susan Davis speaks to '80s pop sensation Debbie Gibson, who has released her first album in 20 years, "The Body Remembers."
Northeast Expects Tropical Storm Henri To Be One Of The Worst Storms In 30 Years
by Jasmine Garsd
Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall on the upper Northeast coast today.
Afghanistan's Neighboring Countries Try To Predict The Future Of Relations
by Lauren Frayer
Afghanistan's neighbors are bracing for an influx of Afghan refugees, and adjusting to a new diplomatic reality now that the Taliban are back in charge.