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Episodes

• A Senior Women's Soccer League

  As the women's World Cup continues in France, there's another group of tough athletes taking the field in the San Diego area. Many are age 70 and older. Don't even think about telling them to sit.

  Jun 30, 2019 at 5:12 am

• Scientists Study Human Cancer Genes In Plants

  There are human cancer genes in plants. Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee are studying what they and other human genes are doing there.

  Jun 30, 2019 at 5:12 am
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  Sunday Puzzle: Cut From The Same Cloth

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzle master Will Shortz play the puzzle this week with Nicole Johnston of Falls Church, Va.

  Jun 23, 2019 at 5:17 am

• White Supremacy And Trump

  We look at the participation of far-right extremists at President Trump's 2020 kickoff rally and what this means for his campaign.

  Jun 23, 2019 at 5:17 am

• Norwegian Island Wants To Be 'Time-Free'

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Kjell Hveding, a local businessman and entrepreneur who launched the idea of a time-free zone for Sommarøy, Norway.

  Jun 23, 2019 at 5:17 am

• Law Professor Describes Poor Conditions Where Migrant Children Are Held

  Migrant children face bleak conditions at detention facilities along the border. Warren Binford, a law professor who visited some of the facilities, speaks to NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro.

  Jun 23, 2019 at 5:17 am

• Teach For America's Relationship With Charter Schools

  Teach for America has become a "vital ally" of the charter school movement, according to ProPublica education reporter Annie Waldman. She speaks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

  Jun 23, 2019 at 5:17 am
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  What Dropping 17,000 Wallets Around The Globe Can Teach Us About Honesty

  Scientists used "lost" wallets to test whether people are more likely to be dishonest when they might profit. The results were puzzling — so they put more money in the wallets.

  Jun 20, 2019 at 12:08 pm
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  Sunday Puzzle: D'oh!

  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz plays a word game this week with KCRW listener Robert Wemischner of Los Angeles.

  Jun 16, 2019 at 5:03 am

• A Spelling Bee Coach On How To Spell Success

  Five spellers in this year's National Spelling Bee shared a coach: a retired school teacher from Denver. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Bill Schaefer, who's been been teaching spelling since the 1970s.

  Jun 16, 2019 at 5:03 am

• New U.S. Players Poised To Make Big Impact In World Cup

  Rose Lavelle, Lindsey Horan and Mallory Pugh are the new faces of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team. Who they are tells us about how the career paths of elite women footballers have changed.

  Jun 16, 2019 at 5:03 am

• Sudan's Internet Outage

  Sudanese authorities shut down the Internet around the same time that they violently broke up an opposition sit-in seeking civilian rule. The protesters are gone, but the Internet is still down.

  Jun 16, 2019 at 5:03 am