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Audiophiles talk about sound equipment and listening to music as if it were a religious experience. But in this time of iPods and MP3 players, such devotees of sound are harder and harder to find.

A group of enlightened San Diego youngsters are practicing ancient disciplines that most people don’t discover until later in life. They’re doing yoga and meditation at a private school in La Jolla. They study traditional subjects but they also focus on their "inner being."

Some of the smartest high school students in the world are competing in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose this week, and two of them are from our own backyard. Morning Edition host Pam Davis spoke with La Jolla students Aaron Schild and Rafael Cosman.

9/11: A local retired Marine colonel remembers and continues helping San Diego military families.

How is our region doing in taking care of the estimated 50,000 recent vets that call San Diego home? We discuss the challenges new veterans face as they begin the transition back to civilian life. Plus, hear an update on the difficult month Camp Pendleton-based Marines have had in Afghanistan.

Learn about efforts to modernize the Federal Refugee Protection Act, which turns 30 this year.

Megan Taylor grew up feeling she was living in the wrong body. In her 20s, she decided to do something about it. First, she changed her name to Miles. Miles began taking testosterone, scheduled a double mastectomy and began changing his body into one that felt right. The hardest part was telling his parents.

This year, for the first time ever, the U.S. included itself in the State Department's annual report on human trafficking. The report said the U.S. is a source country and a destination for victims. One woman, whose name was withheld to protect her and her family, tells her story about being lured from East Africa to Seattle -- into a bad situation.

Celebrated linguist Deborah Tannen is out with the latest in a series of books on how family members communicate. "You Were Always Mom's Favorite! Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives" explores how sisters talk to each other, from deep affection to bitter rivalry. We'll hear how language shapes our family relationships.

President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize during a ceremony in Norway Thursday, acknowledging the paradox of receiving the award as the U.S. is embroiled in two wars and maintaining that instruments of war have a role in preserving peace.