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Texas A&M University adopted a rule last November banning the teaching of “race and gender ideology,” which includes Plato's 2,400-year-old “Symposium.” Professor Martin Peterson explains how he thinks the move will hurt his philosophy students.Then, Bob Weir, a founding member of and guitarist for the Grateful Dead, died this month. Music journalist Alan Paul unpacks Weir's rhythm guitar playing style and how it defined rock & roll music.And, in California, three people have died, and dozens more are sick after eating death cap mushrooms. Interim health officer for Sonoma County, Dr. Michael Stacey, explains more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

This week the Oglala Sioux Tribe said tribal members were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after raids in Minnesota. AP's Graham Lee Brewer tells us more.Then, President Trump is threatening to send the military to Minneapolis after another tense night there. Habon Abdulle, the executive director of the nonprofit Ayada Leads in Minneapolis, explains the toll on the Somali community there. And, Wyoming lawmakers are proposing sweeping budget cuts to the state's health care system, economic development council, and only four-year public university, even though the state has a budget surplus. WyoFile reporter Maggie Mullen talks about why lawmakers are proposing these cuts and what they would mean for residents.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Justice Department pushed federal prosecutors in Minnesota to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good rather than the immigration agent who killed her. Georgetown Law professor Mary McCord explains the pressure campaign and the subsequent resignation of six prosecutors.And, historian Julian Zelizer said videos “once provided a powerful counterweight to official narratives.” But in the age of misinformation, the role of video has been eroded. He unpacks the role of video footage in Macklin Good's killing in Minneapolis and the aftermath.Then, President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Grist's Jake Bittle details this dramatic move against global climate action.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, there's widespread outrage over the use of force by federal immigration officers across the country. That includes chokeholds, even though that tactic was banned in most cases after the 2020 murder of George Floyd. ProPublica's Nicole Foy tells us more. Then, Phil Gunson, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group, gives an update from Caracas on the recent capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Trump administration is threatening criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Powell said it's part of a pressure campaign from the administration to lower interest rates. Economist Jason Furman explains more.And, in Iran, more than 500 people have been killed during anti-government protests since they started in late December, according to the Washington-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Alireza Nader, former researcher at RAND and the U.S. Treasury, joins us.Then, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have unveiled a plan to offer free child care for 2-year-olds. Citizens Unions' Grace Rauh details what this could mean for families.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Golden Globes are this weekend, and the hit movie KPop Demon Hunters is up for three awards, including one for best original song. The movie has become a global sensation for Netflix in part because of its catchy soundtrack. Ian Eisendrath is the man behind the music. As executive music producer of the film, he worked from the story's conception to make the music stand out and tell a story. Eisendrath talks about working with top K-pop performers and producers to create the film's history-making, chart topping soundtrack. And, America's Test Kitchen's senior book editor Joe Gitter shares his advice and tips for how to make and experience excellent mocktails for Dry January.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agent acted in self-defense, but witnesses and Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey dispute that claim. Minnesota Public Radio's Matt Sepic shares more details.And, Minnesota State Sen. Scott Dibble's district is next to where Good was killed. He details what he's seen in the aftermath of the shooting, including the investigation into the killing and community vigils for Good.Then, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is set to shut down in May. It's the oldest continuously-running newspaper in the United States. Andrew Conte from the Center for Media Innovation explains the impact.  Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Venezuelan investigative journalist Roberto Deniz discusses concerns that forces loyal to the new regime in Venezuela are cracking down against critics of the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro. Then, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that President Trump wants to buy Greenland, not invade it, according to the New York Times. Security analyst Jim Walsh looks at the administration's goals. And, while Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's ouster came as a surprise to most, a better on the Polymarket cryptocurrency platform made $400,000 in profits in a series of wagers, the last coming just hours before the U.S. operation began. The bets are raising red flags among market watchers who say the winner likely relied on insider information. NPR's Bobby Allyn explains.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Police officer Brian Sicknick died after being assaulted while defending the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. His brother, Craig Sicknick, explains his anger and frustration over false narratives about that day and President Trump's sweeping pardons of people charged or convicted of participating in the attack.And, Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire is one of the lawmakers demanding more information about U.S. operations in Venezuela. She lays out the questions she still has about the removal of President Nicolás Maduro.Then, Douglas Farah, president of IBI Consultants, breaks down what could happen in Venezuela following Maduro's arrest, and NPR's Joe Hernandez details what we know about the criminal prosecution of Maduro at a New York City court.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

When President Trump spoke about Venezuela's future on Saturday, after the U.S. military action and arrest of its president, Nicolás Maduro, he said that the country's decimated oil infrastructure will be rebuilt and start making money again. Rice University's Francisco Monaldi talks about the major challenges of rebuilding the Venezuelan oil industry and how it will require many years and tens of billions of dollars. Then, Adelys Ferro, an immigration activist in Doral, Florida, the American city with the most Venezuelans, talks about how her community is feeling after Maduro's capture. And, Texas Tech University Law School's Geoffrey Corn talks about the legal issues surrounding Maduro's capture.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Protests in Iran have stretched on for six days, sparked by rising prices and the collapse of the country's currency, the rial. Johns Hopkins University professor Vali Nasr joins us.And, Israel will soon ban more than three dozen aid organizations operating in Gaza. The American Friends Service Committee is one of those groups. AFSC's Kerri Kennedy explains why she thinks complying with Israel's demands would put workers at risk.Then, a group that tracks conflicts around the world says in a new report that "high levels of conflict are the new normal." Clionadh Raleigh details what her organization's report found.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

New laws are taking effect across the country on Jan. 1. In Hawai'i, there is now a new tax on tourists that will fund efforts to fight climate change. And in Utah, a new law took effect that restricts some people with drunk driving convictions from purchasing alcohol. The Associated Press' David Lieb breaks down some trends in state laws.And, Zohran Mamdani is now officially the mayor of New York City. He took the oath of office shortly after midnight on Jan. 1. Vox host Astead Herndon interviewed Mamdani days before his inauguration, and joins us to talk about Mamdani's policies and how he may influence the Democratic Party.Then, piano bar pianist Jesse Rifkin explains what popularly requested songs say about the state of our politics.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire as the new year begins, and some states are trying to take action. In Georgia, Democrats are pushing for the state to cover the subsidies, but many Republicans there are opposed. Georgia Democratic State Representative Sam Park and Georgia Republican State Senator Ben Watson join us to discuss the state of the debate.And, counting down the last few seconds before the clock strikes midnight is a New Year's Eve tradition. But did you know it's a modern phenomenon? Historian Alexis McCrossen explains how it came to be.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The new hit science fiction show “Pluribus” takes place in a world where a hive mind links everyone's thoughts and actions in the name of collective good. Karolina Wydra plays Zosia and joins us to talk about the show's popularity and what it says about society.Then, writer-director-producer Rian Johnson and his cousin, composer Nathan Johnson, talk about merging mystery and faith in their newest addition to the “Knives Out” franchise: “Wake Up Dead Man.”Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Next year, the Supreme Court is expected to issue consequential rulings on President Trump's most controversial policies, including his ability to issue tariffs without congressional approval and fire a member of the Federal Reserve. Law professor Barbara McQuade explains more.Then, the Trump administration is suing 21 states and Washington, D.C., to hand over detailed voter data, citing efforts to ensure election security. Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt details the implications.And, we catalogue NPR staff recommendations from their annual “Books We Love” list, which, this year, contains mainly fiction picks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

"Cocktails Illustrated" is America's Test Kitchen's inclusive guide to cocktails and mocktails. More than 400 recipes are packed into the book, which also serves to educate on the science and history of the world of mixed drinks. Joe Gitter, senior editor on ATK's books team, contributed many of the recipes in the book. Gitter joins host Indira Lakshmanan for his recommendations and advice on all things cocktail.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

There has been a 19% drop in the number of international students arriving in the U.S. compared to last year, according to government data. Education journalist Kavitha Cardoza talks about the impact of the Trump administration on international students. Then, Esther Phillips was a hugely popular teenage R&B singer who, in 1962, recorded the top-10 hit "Release Me." That success would lead to the album "The Country Side of Esther Phillips." But the record fell into obscurity. Journalist Michael Hall talks about Phillips' legacy. And, this Sunday marks 50 years since the original iconic Hail Mary football play. Hall of Fame receiver Drew Pearson relives the moment.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Dick Van Dyke just turned 100 years old. Fellow comedian and long-time friend Mel Brooks reflects on their relationship and what it feels like to head toward the century mark. Then, Grammy-winning songwriter John Prine died of COVID-19 complications in April 2020. More than two years later, musicians gathered to pay tribute. Now, a new documentary film, "You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine," captures those concerts. We speak with Fiona Whelan Prine, Prine's widow, and producer of the concerts and the film. And, the Capitol Movie Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts, has also turned 100. Here & Now's Thomas Danielian heads to the theater to see how they're doing on their big birthday.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In the past 11 months, the Trump administration has stripped more than 1.6 million people of legal status. NPR's Ximena Bustillo shares more about the largest removal of deportation protections from legal migrants in U.S. history.Then, CBS held a story alleging abuse at a detention center in El Salvador from air. Now, it's online. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik details what we've learned. And, the U.S.'s interception of oil carriers from Venezuela is deepening an economic crisis in Cuba, which relies on Venezuelan oil. The Wall Street Journal's Juan Forero explains the impact.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

AP's Eric Tucker talks about what's new and what's next following the Department of Justice's partial release of documents about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including two images of President Trump, which the DOJ removed from public view, then reposted on Sunday. Then, the Kentucky bourbon brand Jim Beam will pause operations at its main distillery in January 2026, with no clarity on whether it will be a long or short term move. Bourbon historian Susan Reigler joins us. And, the Lumbee Tribe has been pushing for federal recognition for more than a century. Last week, they finally achieved that goal through the passage of a defense bill in Congress. But not all tribes are happy about the recognition. AP's Graham Lee Brewer tells us more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Baltimore-based band Pinkshift follows a long lineage of punk musicians using their music to condemn injustice and spur activism. Here & Now's Grace Griffin caught up with the band about their latest album “Earthkeeper” and the importance of centering rage at the world in love for humanity.Then, are you looking for a festive film to watch this weekend? Here & Now staffers share their picks for the best holiday movie, everything from “Bridget Jones's Diary” to “Die Hard.”Click here for our full conversation on spicing up your holiday dinner table with a new dish.And to listen to our appreciation for "The Muppet Christmas Carol," click here.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy, explains what this could mean for climate research. Then, President Trump has softened his approach to China as the rivalry between China and the U.S. grows. Jane Perlez, former Beijing bureau chief for the New York Times, details where U.S.-China relations are headed. Click here for our full conversation on Trump's push to bring tiny Japanese cars to the U.S.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Trump has ordered a complete blockade on "all sanctioned oil vessels” in and out of Venezuela. Rice University professor Francisco J. Monaldi explains how the move, if enforced strictly, could devalue local currency, increase inflation and contribute to political instability in Venezuela.Then, a Hong Kong court convicted former media mogul and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai on national security charges. He faces life in prison. Lai's daughter, Claire Lai, joins us to discuss her father's conviction.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Hate researcher Matteo Vergani and orthodox Rabbi Nomi Kaltmann examine the rise of antisemitism in Australia, as police continue to investigate the deadly attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the father and son suspects were motivated by Islamic State ideology.And, in Syria over the weekend, a gunman ambushed a U.S.-Syrian joint patrol, killing two members of the Iowa National Guard and their American interpreter. President Trump has vowed to retaliate. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Andrew Tabler explains what this shows about Islamic extremism.Then, for many immigrants, oath ceremonies mark the final step in becoming a U.S. citizen. But across the U.S., those ceremonies have been postponed or canceled. Gail Breslow from the nonprofit Project Citizenship details what this means for hopeful Americans.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A gunman killed two students and injured nine others in a Brown University classroom Saturday afternoon. The suspect remains at large. Brown student Ref Bari was in the building where the shooting happened. He shares his story. Then, officials say that father and son gunmen killed at least 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia. We hear from the Anti-Defamation League's Marina Rosenberg about the rise in antisemitism in Australia. And, Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, were found dead in their home on Sunday. Reiner talked about his work several times on Here & Now. We revisit those conversations.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

With the rise of artificial intelligence, utilities are trying to satisfy an unquenchable thirst for new sources of electricity. Part of the answer may be deep underneath our feet. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd visits New Mexico, where scientists, entrepreneurs and politicians from both parties are trying to harness the endless supply of heat generated below the surface of the Earth. Then, Virginia's climate law requires 100% renewable energy by 2050. The commonwealth is also known as the data center capital of the world. Can those ambitions coexist? University of Virginia professor William Shobe weighs in.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The White House has promised to quadruple nuclear power by 2050. To get there, some closed nuclear plants are coming back online, including one near the site of a reactor that partially melted down more than 45 years ago. Here & Now's Chris Bentley visits two of them: the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan and the Crane Clean Energy Center on Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island.And, we talk with Katy Huff, associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, about what it will take to increase the role of nuclear in the country's future energy mix.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Democrats are criticizing President Trump's affordability speech for not focusing that much on affordability. We learn more from The Washington Post's Matt Viser, who attended the president's rally. Then, it's not just affordability that's becoming a problem; so is inequality. Now, California is debating one potential solution: a tax on the wealth held by that state's billionaires. North Carolina State University professor Christina Lewellen discusses the pros and cons of a wealth tax.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Trump will allow technology giant Nvidia to sell its second-best artificial intelligence chips to China. The move reverses years of policy restrictions and could help push China farther along in the AI race. "Chip War" author Chris Miller shares more.Then, Paramount launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Warner Bros. agreed last week to sell its streaming and studio businesses to Netflix. David Ellison, the son of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, bought Paramount this summer. The Ellisons have strong ties to Trump. And a firm run by Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner would help finance Paramount's bid. NPR's David Folkenflik explains what this could mean for U.S. consumers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Supreme Court is considering whether to allow President Trump to fire Rebecca Slaughter, a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, not for cause, but because she doesn't fit in with the agenda. Law professor and former assistant U.S. attorney Kim Wehle weighs in.Then, the Department of Homeland Security has arrested dozens of people in New Orleans since the Trump administration expanded its crackdown to the city. Bobbi-Jeanne Misick, immigration reporter at Verite News, explains how immigrant communities in the city are preparing for possible raids. And, Frank Gehry, whose designs helped redefine modern architecture, died Friday at the age of 96. Design critic Alexandra Lange talks about his legacy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, discusses how local police departments are caught between following federal immigration directives and maintaining community trust. And, President Trump has been denigrating the community of more than 80,000 Somali migrants living in Minnesota. Khalid Omar, an organizer with the Minnesota interfaith group Isaiah, explains the impact on his community. Then, if raccoons are wild animals, why are they so darn cute? There may be a scientific reason: Urban raccoons are showing early signs of domestication. Raffaela Lesch, a researcher at the University of Arkansas, shares more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine have continued this week, but Russia expert Fiona Hill said she doesn't see any big changes on the immediate horizon. Hill, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who served in the first Trump administration as a Russia expert, explains more and talks about why Russia and China are keeping an eye on President Trump's boat strikes in the Caribbean.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Trump made inflammatory comments about Somali immigrants living in the U.S on Tuesday, calling them "garbage." His comments come amid reports that the administration is planning to launch an ICE operation in Minnesota to target primarily undocumented Somali migrants. The Minnesota Reformer's Madison McVan joins us. Then, a planned meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a U.S. delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner is off after talks in Russia earlier this week ended with no breakthrough. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley tells us more. And, Michael and Susan Dell announced on Wednesday that they'll give $250 to 25 million children, in investment accounts. Wailin Wong, host of Planet Money's the Indicator, explains.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The White House is contradicting earlier reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal order to conduct a secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September. The strike, which killed two remaining survivors from the first offense, has drawn scrutiny from both sides of the aisle. NPR's Tom Bowman joins us. Then, Elliott Abrams, a former special representative for Venezuela in the first Trump administration, talks about why he thinks regime change in Venezuela is “the only way forward.”Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Trump wants to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted of trafficking drugs into the United States. At the same time, his administration is blowing up what they call drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. Juan Sebastián González of the Georgetown Americas Institute explains more about Trump's actions in Latin America.And, bipartisan support is growing for congressional review of those strikes after multiple reports have raised questions about whether at least one of the strikes amounts to a war crime. Franco Ordoñez, a White House correspondent for NPR, joins us.Then, for the first time since 1988, the United States will not commemorate World AIDS Day. Dr. Monica Gandhi of the University of California, San Francisco, explains what the move says about the Trump administration's policy to fight HIV and AIDS.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The famous country music venue and radio show “The Grand Ole Opry” turns 100 years old today. Grand Ole Opry host Charlie Mattos and country music star Mandy Barnett share some big moments from the institution's long history.And, the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin reburied the remains of 67 ancestors that were excavated in the 1960s and held for decades by the Milwaukee Public Museum. The Association on American Indian's Shannon O'Loughlin — also a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma — talks about the decades-long fight for Native American repatriation. David Grignon, a tribal elder and historic preservation officer with the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin, also joins us.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

During World War I, fighter planes called Sopwith Camels downed 1,294 enemy aircraft, more than any other Allied fighter in WWI. For those familiar with the Peanuts comics, it's the name of the doghouse that Snoopy flies in his fantasy sequences as a Flying Ace, a brave WWI pilot battling the Red Barron. The Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has one on view. Here & Now's Scott Tong visits the museum to check it out. And, Yomi Young, a friend of disability activist and author Alice Wong, tells us about Wong's legacy of building community. Wong died earlier this month at 51Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Here & Now's Scott Tong recently traveled to Doral, Florida, the U.S. city with the highest population of Venezuelans, to talk with people who support President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro.And, even as they speak in support of the president's recent moves against Maduro, there is concern in the community after Trump ended Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants. Tong talks with residents about their loss of permission to live and work in the U.S. or buy health insurance, and the conflict between Venezuelans in Doral and Republican Mayor of Doral Christi Fraga over her unwavering support for Trump.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Pentagon is investigating former Navy officer and current Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly for calling for troops to disobey "illegal orders." Former Air Force Deputy Judge Advocate General Steve Lepper joins us to break down the complicated military justice system. Then, where might the U.S. pressure campaign on Venezuela lead? We talk with Michael Shifter, former president of the Inter-American Dialogue and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Latin American Studies. And, two Senate Democrats want to know why a White House official intervened in a federal investigation on behalf of pro-Trump influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, who are accused of sex trafficking. ProPublica's Avi Asher-Schapiro tells us more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ten secretaries of state are demanding answers from the Trump administration. Earlier this month, they wrote a letter to the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security with concerns about how voter information they were asked to submit would be used. Arizona's Secretary of State Adrian Fontes talks about the letter and the implications for midterms. Then, a religious nonprofit and several Catholic clergy are suing the Trump administration for blocking them from ministering to people at an ICE detention center near Chicago. Father David Inczauskis tells us more. And, a record number of Indigenous people from around the world took part in COP30. Indigenous Climate Action's Rosalyn Boucha explains what the talks accomplished and whether indigenous concerns were addressed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

TikTok chef Tineke "Tini” Younger went viral in 2023 for her mac and cheese recipe, and it's become a Thanksgiving staple for home cooks. Younger joins us to share her recipe and tips for making it. Her number one recommendation? Shred your own cheese.And, roasting can bring out the flavors of vegetables with little effort. Resident chef Kathy Gunst shares tips for roasting and recipes that make squash, cabbage and other produce shine.Then, a stew is not a soup, and a soup is not a stew. In general, a stew is thicker and more of a comfort food that sticks to the ribs. Gunst details some recipes for hearty stews, perfect for winter.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Labor Department released September's monthly jobs report, showing employers added 119,000 jobs, which is the strongest increase since April. But it also shows the unemployment rate ticking up. NPR's Scott Horsley joins us. Then, we speak with two California congressmen, Democrat Sam Liccardo and Republican Kevin Kiley, about their proposal to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits for another two years, as well as other health care reform ideas that lawmakers are considering ahead of a planned vote next month. And, more than 4,000 students in the Cincinnati Public School System are experiencing homelessness. We hear from Rebeka Beach, program manager at Project Connect, the homeless advocacy organization within the school system, about its plan to help those students and their families.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy