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Retrospective Of Master Animator Hayao Miyazaki At Landmark

China's power is growing in its own backyard of Southeast Asia, even in countries that were once firmly anti-communist. Through transportation projects, cheap goods and cultural centers, China is using its influence to try to make friends throughout the region.

How A 19-Year-Old Is Trying To Shake Up Youth Theater

As Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep travels to Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, listen to this mix of music he will likely hear along his travels — from traditional folk music to underground hip-hop to the hits that dominate the Arabic pop charts.

The Syrian conflict has grown increasingly bloody. But one of the country's best-known opposition figures, Sheik Jawdat Said, 81, is heading home to Syria, and he's making a renewed call for peaceful protests.

Another Studio Ghibli Winner

Chris Kimball, host of public television's America's Test Kitchen, shares recipes for his favorite summer desserts and the American culinary traditions that inspired them.

Thirty years ago, few Americans had any interest in the ups and downs of Wall Street and fewer yet had any money there. Then, a combination of events infused trillions of dollars in individual and company contributions into the stock market and forever changed how Americans viewed Wall Street.

Airs Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

The city did away with its red light camera program, which sent photos of moving violations to drivers, along with fines of nearly $500. It turns out the courts weren't following up on the citations; the tickets don't show up at the DMV or on insurance or credit records. "If you don't pay it," one City Council member said, "nothing happens."