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WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, and more.

Linda talks to Jeffrey E. Garten, Dean of the Yale School of Management. He was Undersecretary for Trade at the Commerce Department under Ron Brown and he talks about how the United States in the first Clinton Administration made it a foreign policy priority to help U-S firms crack overseas markets - like China.

Karen Brown reports on a new program in Massachusetts that's designed to give people on welfare something more than vocational training. Dubbed, The Clemente Course, it gives students a second shot at learning about the humanities. Its developers say the course makes students better people, as well as better workers.

Paul Brown reports from Winston-Salem, North Carolina on a debate raging over wood chip mills. Environmentalists believe the mills are creating increased demand for lumber. The timber industry believes the mills are an environmentally friendly way to process wood byproducts.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on the less known candidates running for president. Everyone knows about Al Gore and George W. Bush. And many are familiar with Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan, John Hagelin and Harry Browne. But there are still others who seek the White House, some serious, some less so.

His career got a jumpstart with his role as a bail bondsman in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. He's starred in Mulholland Dr., Me, Myself & Irene and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. He plays Marshall Sisco in the new ABC series Karen Sisco.

Closing arguments have wrapped up in a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy. Plaintiffs say the majority of the stops involved black and Hispanic men. But New York City says there's no racial motivation whatsoever. Host Michel Martin asks the tricky question: how exactly do you prove racial profiling?

Researchers in the Netherlands suggest that something as simple as lowering temperatures in the office or at home can help people burn calories as they keep their body temperatures steady. Chilling out to shed pounds works best in combination with diet and exercise.

California Gov. Jerry Brown: "I do not know what I would do if I were dying in prolonged and excruciating pain."

Dusten Brown said the love for his daughter let him accept things beyond his control. It's time, he said, for Baby Veronica to have a normal life.