Sunday Puzzle
Sunday Puzzle: Try T-H-is
July 5, 2020
Anthony Gray plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Scott Detrow.
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Sports
Joey Chestnut Sets New Record With 13th Hot Dog Eating Contest Win
July 5, 2020
A record that's hard for most people to swallow: Joey Chestnut, has won his 13th Nathan's hot dog eating contest - 75 hot dogs. Oooft! At least there was social distancing.
Author Interviews
Author Lacy Crawford Looks Back At Her Sexual Assault In New Memoir
July 5, 2020
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with author Lacy Crawford about her new memoir, Notes on a Silencing, about her sexual assault at an elite boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire.
KQED | Science
New Test Strip Can Identify Some Poisonous Mushrooms
July 5, 2020
A team of researchers is developed a test strip that can detect a toxin found in many species of deadly mushrooms.
America Reckons With Racial Injustice
'The Wrong Complexion For Protection.' How Race Shaped America's Roadways And Cities
July 5, 2020
An expert in urban planning and environmental policy explains how race has played a central role in how cities across America developed — often in ways that hurt minority communities.
Health
Treating COVID-19: What We Know Now
July 5, 2020
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Dr. Abraar Karan about coronavirus treatment strategies and what we've learned so far in the pandemic.
Asia
South Korea Gets Long Awaited Green Onion Chex
July 5, 2020
South Koreans have been waiting 16 years for a new flavor of Chex Cereal - green onion.
Race
A Look At Protests In Richmond Over Independence Day Weekend
July 5, 2020
July 4th was tense in Richmond as residents continue to clash over the movement to remove Confederate statues in the city.
Health
How Parents And Day Care Centers Can Keep Kids Safe After Reopening
July 5, 2020
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to child care consultant Lucy Mullen Davis about the guidelines centers — and parents — are considering before reopening.
Health
Small Rural Idaho Hospital Faces Potential COVID-19 Spike After July 4th Celebrations
July 5, 2020
Many rural hospitals are seeing few or no cases of COVID-19. But with Fourth of July celebrations going ahead, one Idaho town is nervous about an how they might cope with a potential infection spike.