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Host Lisa Simeone visits the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona where a new exhibit chronicles the history of Indian Boarding Schools. Starting in 1878 thousands of Indian children were sent, often by force, to boarding schools, in the hope the the schools would teach the children to 'be American.' Lisa talks with Margaret Archuletta, the curator of the exhibit, along with Brenda Child, historical advisor to the exhibit and author of the book, Boarding School School Seasons.

Fires continue to rage across the west - the nation's worst fire season in more than ten years. This morning Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck met with fire strategists at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. He is now touring fire lines and assessing the situation. From KBSX in Boise, Sadi Babits reports.

All music is not created equal — and some songs are best at certain times of the year. That's the theory of art student Gwen Zabicki. Her tastes range from 1940's lounge music to the very latest in Japanese pop.

Noah talks to sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the latest pro-basketball news, in advance of the National Basketball Association's new season, which starts next week. The Minnesota Timberwolves have been fined three-point-five million dollars and stripped of their next five first-round draft picks. The league says the Timberwolves violated the salary cap by making an under-the-table deal with player Joe Smith.

The song has been a favorite of amateur piano players for decades. Two great talents combined to write it, and Bea Wain was the first to record it... but certainly not the last.

Frank talks with former Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Tim Green about the upcoming National Football League season, which begins today. Tim provides insight into the state of last year's Super Bowl champions, the St. Louis Rams; the big money free agent signings by the Washington Redskins; and other teams in the playoff hunt this year.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono meets with President Bush this week. As the two leaders discuss economic reform and human rights in Indonesia, efforts to rebuild areas devastated by a tsunami at the end of 2004 continue.

Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, dies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the expected rise in natural gas prices nationwide this winter. In one New Jersey town, residents could be paying 16% more to heat their homes. Industry experts say seasons of low gas prices are to blame: natural gas producers cut back on production because it was harder to make money. But now there's an increased demand for the resource. (

Tahira Simon of Youth Radio reports on how a girl's basketball coach at a California high school is helping his players on and off the court. Jeff Duncan-Andrade of Oakland High School keeps his girls focused on getting into college by requiring them to attend team study sessions six hours a week, even in the off season. His approach has turned the sports team into an academic program, and is helping his players prepare for the SATs.