Sunday Puzzle
Sunday Puzzle: Capital Scramble
August 2, 2020
Brian Dunworth plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Television
Kermit And The Gang Return In New Disney+ Show, 'Muppets Now'
August 2, 2020
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Kermit the Frog (YES! Kermit!) about his new Disney Plus show, Muppets Now.
Race
House Approves Bill To Create Smithsonian Museum For American Latinos
August 2, 2020
The House has passed a bill with bipartisan support to create a new Smithsonian museum dedicated to American Latinos. If signed into law, that museum still has a long way to go to become reality.
Author Interviews
In 'Life Of A Klansman,' Edward Ball Traces A Difficult Family History
August 2, 2020
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author Edward Ball about his new book, Life of a Klansman, revolving around a man his family called "our Klansman."
Asia
Americans Nationwide Are Receiving Mysterious Bags Of Seeds Sent From China
August 2, 2020
Thousands have opened their mail to find packets of seeds. Is it a scam? Is it an alien plot? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Darci Portie of Iowa, La., who received the mystery seeds.
National
More Than 1 Thousand Acres Of Esselen Ancestral Land Returned To Tribe
August 2, 2020
One of the smallest tribes in the U.S. has been given some of its land back. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Tom Little Bear Nason of the Esselen Tribe in California.
KPR | Politics
Republicans Worry About Losing Senate Seat In Upcoming Kansas Primary
August 2, 2020
A retiring incumbent with no clear replacement, a pandemic and a president who's slipping in the polls creates a rare opportunity for Democrats – and trouble for Republicans.
Health
What Drives Social Behavior During The COVID-19 Pandemic
August 2, 2020
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with economist Plamen Nikolov from State University of New York at Binghamton, about how the pandemic is altering the way we behave.
Health
Former Obama HHS Official Discusses The Federal Response To COVID-19 So Far
August 2, 2020
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with former Obama administration official Nicole Lurie about the options the federal government now has to intervene in the coronavirus pandemic.
Movie Interviews
Louis Gossett Jr. And Sergio Navarretta Find Connection In 'The Cuban'
August 2, 2020
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to actor Louis Gossett, Jr. and director Sergio Navarretta about their movie, The Cuban, in which an Afghan refugee helps a Cuban musician with Alzheimer's.