National
June 20, 2021
Duane Koyawena quit drinking 12 years ago after his own dad died from alcoholism. At the same time, he learned he was going to be father and wanted to stop the cycle.
Sunday Puzzle
June 20, 2021
Efrem Mallach plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Medical Treatments
June 20, 2021
A newly-approved drug, Wegovy, has shown to have significant weight loss benefits. But it's unclear if insurers will cover the cost of the medication for the millions of Americans who might need it.
Politics
June 20, 2021
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Barbara Sprunt break down the Republican led efforts in the U.S. to discourage educators from teaching critical race theory in grade-level schools.
Animals
June 20, 2021
A heat wave is sweeping through the Western U.S. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Zoo To You Director David Jackson about how they're helping animals stay cool during this time.
Politics
June 20, 2021
The pandemic has laid bare many shortcoming in the U.S. — chief among them: food insecurity. A team of lawmakers is now hoping to address this issue, as the White House first did 50 years ago.
Global Health
June 20, 2021
Australia's tough quarantine rules have kept the country largely covid free, but it's also left dozens of kids stranded abroad without parents. They're among the thousands struggling to return.
Latin America
June 20, 2021
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Natalie Kitroeff, a New York Times correspondent, on the newspaper's recent investigation on the collapse of a metro line in Mexico City that left 26 people dead.
Author Interviews
June 20, 2021
Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden's White House pandemic response team, discusses his new book, Preventable, about the U.S. government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Music Interviews
June 20, 2021
Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Joan Armatrading about her 22nd album, Consequences.
