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In the past, the federal government has taken stakes in American companies during wars or economic crises. But now the government's motivation has more to do with the race for AI chips and technology.

Premieres Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ and YouTube. Italians really do eat spaghetti and meatballs! We head to Abruzzo to learn the ancient origins of this all-American dish. Plus, we share two more red sauce recipes with surprising origin stories: Charred Red-Sauce Spaghetti (Spaghetti all'Assassina) and Slow-Cooked Short Rib Ragu with Pasta.

July 6 – August 3, 2025 (Opening night: Friday, July 11) Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage Old Globe Theatre Conrad Prebys Theatre Center By Michael Frayn Directed by Gordon Greenberg "Noises Off" is a brilliant and uproarious backstage comedy that pulls back the curtain on a theatre company struggling to keep its production from falling apart. Forgotten lines, misplaced props, and romantic entanglements lead to total chaos with doors slamming and sardines flying, in a whirlwind of slapstick hilarity. As the actors’ onstage and offstage worlds collide, the result is, as The New York Times calls it, “a raucously delightful comedy” and “altogether hilarious.” Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: Tuesday, July 8 at 6:00 p.m. Post Show Forums: Tuesday, July 15; Tuesday, July 22; Wednesday, July 23; Wednesday, July 30 (evening performance) LGBTQIA+ Theatre Night: Friday, July 18 at 7:00 p.m. Open-Caption Performance: Saturday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. Total running time: Two hours and 15 minutes (three acts with one intermission). This production contains mild profanity, sexual innuendo, and physical comedy including characters in their underwear. Supported by Lead Production Sponsors George C. Guerra, HM Electronics, Inc., and Vicki and Carl Zeiger, and Production Sponsors Pamela J. Wagner and Hans Tegebo.

After 20 years of service, an NPR reporter's beloved minivan is on the fritz. But what is its best and highest calling now: Pass it on to another family or recycle it into parts?

After more than five decades with NPR, correspondent and former All Things Considered and Weekend Edition Sunday host, Susan Stamberg, retired from the network this week.

San Diego's East Village art house cinema screens a restored grindhouse thriller and a pair of Akira Kurosawa classics this month.

The biggest song of 2025 is a straightforward ode to marriage, but the charts and algorithms are filled with love songs expressing something messier.

New Orleans residents reflect on rebuilding their lives 20 years after Hurricane Katrina.

Tariffs in President Trump's first term did some damage to the local farming community.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but is restricting them to people at high risk for COVID complications.