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Wynton Marsalis became the first jazz musician to win a Pulitzer this past week. His work is called "Blood on the Fields" which is a 3 hour plus oratorio about slavery in the United States. Daniel talks with Marsalis about the piece.

Noah talks with Craig Masback, who is in Atlanta covering the Olympic track and field events for N-B-C. Masback talks about Namibian sprinter Frank Fredericks who won two silver medals in the 200 and 400 meter race.

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Employee Free Choice Act. Richard Hurd, Professor of Labor Studies at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. looks at the prospects for the labor movement under the new Democratic-led Congress.

Farm programs will likely cost the government less under any new farm bill, but the policy could be bad for the environment. Both House and Senate versions would end a big subsidy, called direct payments, that has paid money to land owners — whether they needed it or not — if they complied with certain conservation regulations. The two chambers' versions of the bill differ on how, or even if, to incent farmers to take care of their land. But both versions would stop funding to keep at least five million acres of land out of production.

The White House will send cluster munitions to Ukraine. Officials say they'll be effective against dug-in Russian troops, but the controversial munitions are also banned by more than 100 countries.

The fields bend the hairs, and that generates a nerve signal, scientists say.

Counselors in the field of substance abuse rehabilitation earn roughly $40,000 a year, surveys show, and the work can be emotionally draining. Employee turnover is high, and likely to get worse.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Steven Butler of the Committee to Protect Journalists about the White House capping the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work in the U.S. from China state-run media.

Saskia Molina Gamez was a student intern at WGLT who does Spanish translations for news articles. She joined the station in August 2025 and left in May 2026.

Aubri Juhasz is a news assistant for NPR's All Things Considered.