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  • Kalamazoo's Police "Trust Gap" - Part 2
    The City of Kalamazoo had a violent summer this year. There was a significant increase in gun-related violence and several deaths, including the murder of…
  • Salvadorean Children Hope To Reunite With Parents Under U.S. Program
    Under a new program started this year, children from Central America who fear for their lives in their home country and have a relative living legally in the U.S. can petition for refugee status. In part two of NPR's look at one family's attempt to reunite under the program, a story of two children in El Salvador who haven't seen their father in more than 16 years.
  • How The Architect Of Netflix's Innovative Culture Lost Her Job To The System
    Netflix is famous for pioneering a company culture that demands standout results from every employee. One of the architects of this philosophy ended up losing her job to the system she created.
  • George Brett wipes a new bat down with a pine tar rag before a game with the Cleveland Indians on July 25, 1983. The day before, Brett had been called out for using a bat with pine tar too far down the bat; the league president decided that Brett's bat was OK.
    A Rage For The Ages: The Unforgettable 'Pine Tar Game'
    In the 1983 game, the Yankees were holding a trump card: an obscure rule that turned the Royals' game-winning home run into a game-loser, inspiring one of the most epic tantrums in baseball history.
  • Panel Round Two
    More questions for the panel: Heads Up, Four Legs and Four Wheels, and It Gets Technical.
  • Lawrence Wright is a staff writer at <em>The</em> <em>New Yorker</em> and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Austin, Texas.
    'Going Clear': A New Book Delves Into Scientology
    Lawrence Wright's Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief looks at the world of the controversial church and the life of its founder, L. Ron Hubbard, who died in 1986.
  • Wait Wait Goes To IKEA
    Some of our favorite trips to the land of Lingonberries and Fjornholm shelves. (This segment originally aired on Sept. 1, 2012.)
  • Silver Lake Elementary School in Middletown, Del., has begun implementing the national Common Core State Standards for academics. The GOP largely backs the standards that are rolling out in 45 states, but Tea Party conservatives have been critical — and liberals increasingly have the same complaints.
    Political Rivals Find Common Ground Over Common Core
    Tea Party conservatives and some liberals agree on key criticisms as the new education standards roll out in 45 states: that they're a one-size-fits-all approach, create a de facto national curriculum, put too much emphasis on standardized tests and undermine teacher autonomy.
  • CEO Marchionne Drives Chrysler's Dramatic Turnaround
    With the global auto industry gathered in Detroit this week for the city's renowned auto show, Renee Montagne talks to Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne about his company's stunning turnaround, manufacturing overseas and a Chrysler IPO.
  • Panel Round Two
    More questions for the panel: Speaking In Tongues, The Curse of Lipitor's Tomb, and Broad Appeal.
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