The Latest Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Oct 2-5 It's the first weekend of October, which means SPOOKY STUFF! We've also got a TON of food options and OKTOBERFEST! Jason Burrows Politics Senate Minority Leader Jeffries defends Democrats' healthcare push amid shutdown NPR's Scott Detrow talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on his Democratic Party's strategy to resolve the government shutdown. Kathryn Fink National Crime experts say there are benefits to more uniformed officers in cities, but it comes at a cost As President Trump ramps up efforts and threats to send federal officers and National Guard into cities, professional criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way? Martin Kaste Israel As Israel intercepted the aid ships, an airstrike also killed at least one aid worker in Gaza. Ruth Sherlock Environment The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris. Michael Copley Politics Air traffic controllers helped end government shutdown in 2019. Could they be in the same position? The 2019 government shutdown lasted 35 days, and it took a toll on the country’s air traffic controllers. Arts & Life Asheville, North Carolina, still recovering from Hurricane Helene as it gears up for the fall tourism season Asheville relies heavily on tourism and recovering businesses need a big fall season. Music Cardi B's new album, already double platinum, debuts at No. 1 Thanks to the inclusion of several gigantic hits like "WAP" and "Up" that had never appeared on an album, Cardi B's Am I the Drama? was guaranteed platinum status before it was even released. Stephen Thompson Arts & Life 'The Rock' returns as 'The Smashing Machine' (and says his mom will love this interview) The former WWE wrestler considered pursuing a career in mixed martial arts before realizing, "I don't like getting punched in the face." Johnson plays MMA fighter Mark Kerr in a new film. Terry Gross Politics What's behind the health care fight that led to the government shutdown It's Obamacare health insurance prices — and how much help 24 million Americans will get with their premiums — that are in dispute. Selena Simmons-Duffin Prev 325 of 1651 Next Sponsored
Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Oct 2-5 It's the first weekend of October, which means SPOOKY STUFF! We've also got a TON of food options and OKTOBERFEST! Jason Burrows
Politics Senate Minority Leader Jeffries defends Democrats' healthcare push amid shutdown NPR's Scott Detrow talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on his Democratic Party's strategy to resolve the government shutdown. Kathryn Fink
National Crime experts say there are benefits to more uniformed officers in cities, but it comes at a cost As President Trump ramps up efforts and threats to send federal officers and National Guard into cities, professional criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way? Martin Kaste
Israel As Israel intercepted the aid ships, an airstrike also killed at least one aid worker in Gaza. Ruth Sherlock
Environment The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris. Michael Copley
Politics Air traffic controllers helped end government shutdown in 2019. Could they be in the same position? The 2019 government shutdown lasted 35 days, and it took a toll on the country’s air traffic controllers.
Arts & Life Asheville, North Carolina, still recovering from Hurricane Helene as it gears up for the fall tourism season Asheville relies heavily on tourism and recovering businesses need a big fall season.
Music Cardi B's new album, already double platinum, debuts at No. 1 Thanks to the inclusion of several gigantic hits like "WAP" and "Up" that had never appeared on an album, Cardi B's Am I the Drama? was guaranteed platinum status before it was even released. Stephen Thompson
Arts & Life 'The Rock' returns as 'The Smashing Machine' (and says his mom will love this interview) The former WWE wrestler considered pursuing a career in mixed martial arts before realizing, "I don't like getting punched in the face." Johnson plays MMA fighter Mark Kerr in a new film. Terry Gross
Politics What's behind the health care fight that led to the government shutdown It's Obamacare health insurance prices — and how much help 24 million Americans will get with their premiums — that are in dispute. Selena Simmons-Duffin