Hot dog-eating champ Joey Chestnut won't compete this July 4. What’s the beef? The 16-time reigning champion lost his spot in this year's competition after signing an endorsement deal with a company that makes plant-based hot dogs, potentially clearing the way for an underdog. Rachel Treisman
The top songs of the week take a nostalgia trip, courtesy of Eminem For a seventh straight week, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department rules the Billboard 200. On the singles chart, Eminem references both the Steve Miller Band and his own past glory. Anastasia Tsioulcas
This Seattle b-boy helped select Team USA's first Olympic breakdancers Thirty-two b-boys and b-girls will vie for Gold in Paris as break dancing makes its debut as a sport in the Summer Olympics. Meet a Seattle break dancing judge who helped select Team USA’s top breakers. Ruby de Luna
Judge David Tatel on becoming the blind role model he never had NPR's Ari Shapiro sits down with retired D.C. Circuit judge David Tatel to talk about his new memoir "Vision." Ari Shapiro
One woman's summer of pleasure in Paris NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to author Glynnis Macnicol about her new memoir, I’m Mostly Here To Enjoy Myself. Mary Louise Kelly
In Alaska, communities celebrate first catch of the season with throwing parties Traditionally, throughout many Indigenous coastal communities in Western Alaska, when someone catches their first seal of the season, their family holds a "throwing party" to distribute that fresh catch to women and elders.
No one asks how new dads are doing. A pilot program aims to help For decades, federal surveys have tracked the health and habits of new mothers. But rarely do they ask about a partner's well-being. Now, a program in a handful of states is monitoring the physical and mental health of new dads.
Questlove on hip-hop, history and the first time he heard 'Rapper's Delight' The Roots bandleader says hearing The Sugarhill Gang's 1980 hit felt like a paradigm shift: "Suddenly they start talking in rhythmic poetry and we didn't know what to make of it." Terry Gross
In some Alaska villages, hunting and fishing season starts with a "throwing party" Also known as “seal parties,” the tradition brings women together to mark first catches and — more recently — other achievements as well. Emily Schwing
A downtown institution returns to Seattle's dining scene this summer Nonprofit restaurant and training center FareStart once again will welcome guests to its South Lake Union location on 7th and Virginia. Ruby de Luna
