Robots among us. iRobot CEO Colin Angle on the business and science of robotics now.

Debate mounts over a “Stimulus II.” But with talk of a “fiscal train wreck,” can America afford to spend more on stimulus? Top Obama advisor Christina Romer weighs in.

The Catholic Church in Rome moves to scrutinize — maybe rein in — American nuns. We’ll talk with sisters on the front lines.

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya comes to Washington for help. We’ll ask what the coup against him means for Honduras, and for democracy in Latin America.

Writer Reihan Salam says that, as men lose jobs, the greatest effect of our Great Recession may be the “death of macho.”

President Obama, in Russia, talking nukes and geopolitics. We’ll hear from former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and more.

Scientists report that widely used chemicals — endocrine disruptors — are causing serious health problems in humans. We ask what the government is, and is not, doing about it.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s out-of-the-blue resignation. We ask what it means for her future — and for the GOP.

Tunes from old Appalachia with a new bluegrass twist. The hit folk band “Crooked Still” plays for us in our studio.

A U.S. offensive in Afghanistan. Al Franken heads to the Senate. Mark Sanford keeps talking. And unemployment keeps rising. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Author Rick Bass walks us through the changing seasons of the Montana wilderness, in his new book, “The Wild Marsh.”

Former FDA chief David Kessler took on Big Tobacco. Now he tells us how the food industry plays with our brain chemistry, and turns us into hyper-eaters.

Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips explains how kindness went out of fashion, and why we need it more than ever.

Barack Obama came to Washington promising serious action on climate change. The climate bill that passed the House last Friday is hailed as an historic first step. We’ll look at what’s in it, what it’s up against, and whether it’s enough.

Naomi Shelton has been singing gospel all her life, and just released her first album, at age 66. She joins us.

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut, reversing a decision endorsed by Judge Sonia Sotomayor. We’ll look at the case, and what it means for affirmative action.

Karl Greenfeld grew up in the shadow of an autistic brother. He’ll talk about his new book, “Boy Alone.”

Tuesday, June 30th, U.S. combat troops will be all but gone from Iraqi cities. We’ll talk with two reporters, an American and an Iraqi, about where the pullout leaves Iraq.