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The push for civil unions recently failed in Colorado, and Governor John Hickenlooper has some ideas about why. Also, former Nevada Governor Bob List talks about the influence of Ron Paul on the Republican Party. And NPR's Political Junkie columnist Ken Rudin rounds up the news.

Facing competition from kids' programs like Dora the Explorer, the perennial Sesame Street has developed Abby Cadabby. She embraces her inner fairy princess, wings, wand and all. Our commentator says it's nice to see a muppet who's not afraid to be feminine.

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews the most controversial new TV show of the fall season, NYPD Blue. It''s the latest series from Steven Bochco, creator of Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell of The New York Times about the changing fortunes of NBC's The West Wing. President Bartlet and his White House staff are still soldiering through threats to national security and Washington scandals. But the cast is working this season without the writing of show creator Aaron Sorkin.

Melissa Block and food writer Grace Young trek through New York's Chinatown in search of wok hay, the magical essence released by a good wok when it's properly cared for and heated just right.

Parents have always had to break hard news to kids, from family hardships to national tragedies. Now there are more ways for children to learn about news faster — through 24 hour news and social media. So, what's changed in how parents broach these subjects? How can media help, or hurt?

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews the season finale of "I''ll Fly Away," on NBC. He says it''s probably the last episode of the show all together.

Now that Hillary Clinton has suspended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, the party is trying to heal its wounds from the brutal nominating contest. NPR's David Greene talks about what's next for Clinton and whether she can get her supporters to back Barack Obama.

As the 10th anniversary of his record-breaking streak approaches, retired Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken Jr. talks about baseball's steroids scandal, the sad state of sportsmanship and his life off the field.

Honey bee colonies around the United States are in decline, threatened by several different diseases and parasites. John Hafernik, a professor of biology at San Francisco State University, describes how a parasitic fly that was thought to prey upon bumblebees may pose a new threat to honey bee populations in the U.S.