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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with filmmaker Spike Lee about his excitement that his favorite basketball team, the New York Knicks, making it to the NBA finals.

The 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee champ shares what it takes to spell it right in 2026.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice, about recent moves from the Trump administration and why he thinks they amount to "epic corruption in plain sight."

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with The 19th's Orion Rummer about a grand jury subpoena for the medical records of young patients receiving gender affirming care at a New York hospital.

Raúl Castro's indictment is one of several recent developments raising questions about the possibility of U.S. military action as the U.S. steps up pressure for regime change in Cuba.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired tennis star Lindsay Davenport ahead of the opening round of the French Open.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Jorge Piñon, an energy researcher at the University of Texas at Austin and a former oil executive, about the energy crisis taking place in Cuba.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler of the All-American Rejects about their new album, Sandbox.

Elham Fini, professor of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University, talks about her work on the health impact of asphalt emissions and a solution that could minimize the harmful effects.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Sarah Beran, former senior director for China and Taiwan Affairs at the White House National Security Council, about President Trump's recent trip to China.