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President Obama talks with The Daily Show host Jon Stewart.

Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' Legacy: Changing How Americans See Satire

Jon Stewart hosts his last episode of The Daily Show tonight, after 16 years as TV's satirist supreme. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Stewart's barbs changed how people talk about politics and media.

Special Coverge: After The G-20 Summit, Where Do U.S.-China Relations Stand?

President Obama is in China for the G-20 summit. Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Daly, director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Scott Horsley.

Cowboy Cravings: Fried Cookie Dough And Other Rodeo Calorie Bombs

Concoctions that seem to break caloric records are a central part of the rodeo food experience. If you're going to indulge, a Texas dietician offers tips to help keep you from popping a belt buckle.

Shoppers look at appliances at a Sears store in Schaumburg, Ill. At nearly $13 trillion, consumer debt has topped the previous record set during the financial crisis.

Americans' Borrowing Hits Another Record. Time To Worry?

Americans owe more than ever before, with household debt hitting nearly $13 trillion. Some economists say the lessons of the credit bubble that led to the financial crisis are being forgotten.

The Savory Summer Cobbler from the Cheap and Good cookbook features seasonal vegetables under a peppery biscuit crust.

Cheap Eats: A Cookbook For Eating Well On A Food Stamp Budget

A Canadian scholar was unimpressed with the cookbooks available for people on food stamps in the U.S. So she decided to come up with her own set of tips and recipes for eating well on $4 a day.

Cassini space craft versus Saturn (Illustration).

NOVA: Death Dive To Saturn

Airs Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Mark Kersey talks to KPBS reporter Katie Orr at Golden Hall on June 5, 2012.

Meetings Let Residents Weigh In On Infrastructure Priorities

San Diego City Councilman Mark Kersey wants your help drafting the city's infrastructure budget.

NASA's Cassini probe has orbited Saturn for over a decade. This Friday, scientists will steer it into the gas giant's atmosphere.

Cassini Spacecraft Prepares For A Fiery Farewell In Saturn's Atmosphere

NASA's probe has spent the past 13 years orbiting Saturn, making a number of important discoveries along the way. On Friday, it will hurl itself into the planet's atmosphere and disintegrate.

White Potato Redux: Experts Say Spuds Are Not Nutritional Duds

An expert panel says white potatoes "contribute useful quantities of potassium and fiber" to our diets. Reversing itself, the panel says spuds should be included in WIC, a food aid program.

Jens Lawrence, who works with migrant youth in the village of Seelow, says German support for migrants is stronger than protests from far-right groups. "We can also now be proud of Germany," he says.

In Germany, Migrants Find Footing But Also Some Resistance

Germany, always aware of its history of war, is taking in tens of thousands fleeing war and poverty. Many Germans have welcomed the newcomers, but some are struggling with the changes they bring.

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