The Latest Politics Why the Jeffrey Epstein case remains a major issue for MAGA NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis View, co-host of the QAA podcast, about how information about Jeffrey Epstein became the issue to drive a wedge in the MAGA base. Mary Louise Kelly Music Ravyn Lenae's 'Love Me Not' enters the song of the summer sweepstakes Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at pool parties, barbecues and beach hangs. Stephen Thompson Economy The national investment bank shaped how the government affects the market The quintessential American economic myth is that the free market picks winners and losers. But the federal government has long had a role in this equation. Darian Woods Science This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars. Regina G. Barber World French president and first lady sue Candace Owens for defamation French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing a U.S. influencer for claiming that the first lady was born male. Rebecca Rosman Business Artificial Intelligence Setting All Airfares? That future might not be far off Delta airlines says it wants to use AI to price 20 percent of all domestic fares. Lawmakers and consumers alike have concerns about the implications of the company's policy when it comes to privacy and consumer protection. John Ketchum A wave of Israeli settler attacks reaches a Christian village in the West Bank Israeli settler attacks have reached a Palestinian Christian village of the occupied West Bank. It drew a rare rebuke from the U.S. ambassador to Israel, an evangelical Christian pastor and supporter of Israeli settlers. Daniel Estrin Technology Neurotic robots can be more relatable than extroverted bots, study finds Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities, however, haven't focused on this much -- though one study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable. Nell Greenfieldboyce National Deadline looms for states to comply with USDA's demand for personal data The USDA has told states they must turn over SNAP recipients' sensitive data between July 24 and July 30. A federal judge will weigh in on whether that happens. Jude Joffe-Block Politics Everybody hates big $ in elections. Is this a fix? The vast majority of Americans say that money in politics is a threat to democracy. Seattle came up with a novel solution: give everyone money to donate to candidates. In 2015, voters approved the Democracy Voucher program, but is it working? Scott Greenstone Prev 1220 of 1650 Next Sponsored
Politics Why the Jeffrey Epstein case remains a major issue for MAGA NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Travis View, co-host of the QAA podcast, about how information about Jeffrey Epstein became the issue to drive a wedge in the MAGA base. Mary Louise Kelly
Music Ravyn Lenae's 'Love Me Not' enters the song of the summer sweepstakes Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at pool parties, barbecues and beach hangs. Stephen Thompson
Economy The national investment bank shaped how the government affects the market The quintessential American economic myth is that the free market picks winners and losers. But the federal government has long had a role in this equation. Darian Woods
Science This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars. Regina G. Barber
World French president and first lady sue Candace Owens for defamation French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing a U.S. influencer for claiming that the first lady was born male. Rebecca Rosman
Business Artificial Intelligence Setting All Airfares? That future might not be far off Delta airlines says it wants to use AI to price 20 percent of all domestic fares. Lawmakers and consumers alike have concerns about the implications of the company's policy when it comes to privacy and consumer protection. John Ketchum
A wave of Israeli settler attacks reaches a Christian village in the West Bank Israeli settler attacks have reached a Palestinian Christian village of the occupied West Bank. It drew a rare rebuke from the U.S. ambassador to Israel, an evangelical Christian pastor and supporter of Israeli settlers. Daniel Estrin
Technology Neurotic robots can be more relatable than extroverted bots, study finds Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities, however, haven't focused on this much -- though one study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable. Nell Greenfieldboyce
National Deadline looms for states to comply with USDA's demand for personal data The USDA has told states they must turn over SNAP recipients' sensitive data between July 24 and July 30. A federal judge will weigh in on whether that happens. Jude Joffe-Block
Politics Everybody hates big $ in elections. Is this a fix? The vast majority of Americans say that money in politics is a threat to democracy. Seattle came up with a novel solution: give everyone money to donate to candidates. In 2015, voters approved the Democracy Voucher program, but is it working? Scott Greenstone