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Inflation and fears of a recession are dominating headlines in the U.S., and a series of global crises means that the economic outlook is even more precarious in some other parts of the world.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Carol Greenwald, executive producer at GBH Kids, about how her team is formatting the beloved cartoon "Arthur" as a podcast.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered martial law in four Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actor William Shatner, best known for starring in Star Trek, about actually visiting space in 2021.

It's a busy week in the sports world. The NBA season has tipped off and the MLB postseason is in full swing.

The Federal Reserve's attempts to slay the dragon of inflation are creating a major shift for large U.S. banks, with big-money deals falling through but interest income rising.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Iranian American journalist Jason Rezaian, who for a year-and-a-half was held in Iran's Evin prison, which caught on fire Saturday, killing eight people.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with ProPublica reporter Heather Vogell about her reporting on a software that helps landlords set the highest possible prices for rent.

The U.S. should prepare for a spike in COVID cases this winter as more people gather indoors and infections already begin to rise in Europe, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha says.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Ashish Jha, White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator, about the administration's strategy to prevent a winter surge.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Makiya Seminera, editor-in-chief of The Alligator, about protests against Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, who will most likely be the University of Florida's new president.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mari Steed of the Adoption Rights Alliance about Ireland's new service that allows children separated from their birth mothers years ago to access their records.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Virginia Sole-Smith, author of The Eating Instinct, about how to encourage Americans to eat healthier without creating stigma about body size and weight.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Weihua Li, a data reporter for The Marshall Project, on the FBI's new and incomplete crime report and consequences for the public.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mark Friedlander of the Insurance Information Institute about the economic cost of Hurricane Ian and what challenges Florida residents might face as they rebuild.

When Yamen Mekdad and Mark Gergis met in 2018, the pair combined their love of Syrian cassettes into a project aiming to save them — and share them more widely.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with civil engineering professor Brett Sanders about what's needed in terms of infrastructure planning to make communities more resilient to serious floods and storms.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Amanda Bryan, who lives in the coastal city of Myrtle Beach, S.C., a little over 30 miles north of where the center of the storm passed.

Hurricane Ian has caused historic damage in some parts of Florida. We hear from a resident on what the past day has been like and what her plans are going forward.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chelsea Rivera, who is sheltering with her parents in Sarasota, Fla., which is about 50 miles north of where the center of Hurricane Ian hit.