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Thursday, Oct. 8 — See, told you it was going to be a cool special episode from Gabby! Shout out to her for a great Wednesday Blend. As for today, we’re back with the local Music Roundup, telling you what shows in the Tampa Bay area you can head to for the cheap this weekend. First up, though — the local news.

Friday, Oct. 9 - This weekend’s supposed to be a rainy one, but there’s still plenty going on in the Tampa Bay area, from a plant festival to the reopening of the Tampa Theatre, to a class about bigfoot. What more could you want, really? You’ll hear about it all, but first — let’s hit the local news headlines.

Candidates use all kinds of political action committees to raise money for elections. Guest host Meghan Bowman talks how super PACs and dark money move through politics. Plus, we have some events to fill your calendar. All that, after your news headlines.

The Sarasota school district has been embroiled in some controversy lately, and a new story involving a student-teacher feud has a prominent state official getting involved. You’ll hear that, plus where you can go tonight and tomorrow in the Tampa Bay area for some fun. First up, though — the local news.

Nearly 15 years after his story collection was published in Spanish, Juan Gabriel Vásquez's Lovers on All Saints' Day has gotten an English translation. He explains the book's patchwork provenance.

The Trump administration has declined to defend key provisions of the Affordable Care Act in court, saying protections for people with pre-existing conditions should be declared unconstitutional.

The Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia has been dealing with an opioid crisis for years. A drug known as "tranq" is further complicating an already fraught situation.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Namwali Serpell about her new novel — The Furrows: An Elegy.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with ESPN's Michael Wilbon about the Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has held more town halls in New Hampshire than any other candidate — 80 to date. He's hoping a strong performance in the state will keep his campaign alive.

Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Nina Totenberg about her upcoming book, "Dinners with Ruth," and her decades-long friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and others in positions of power.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera about the current COVID-19 surge, and what people should be doing when it comes to testing and taking the anti-viral drug Paxlovid.

The initial reports aren’t good for an industry that during the 2021-2022 season had its lowest production in eight decades.

President Trump's decision to leave NATO in the dark before launching strikes on Iran has inflamed tensions and is putting new urgency on rethinking the alliance.

James Holzhauer is destroying records on Jeopardy. He's also dominating a battle with Kenny Malone of NPR's Planet Money podcast.

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell testified before a Senate committee today. As inflation cools, the central bank is weighing when it's safe to start cutting interest rates.

The Pakistani city of Lahore celebrated the revival of a historic kite festival called Basant last weekend, 19 years after kite flying there was deemed too dangerous and banned.

The new Republican majorities in the House and Senate plan to move border legislation and cabinet confirmations first, with tax bills coming later this year.

Argentina's ultra libertarian president is raking up economic successes at home and stirring up controversy abroad.

NPR visits villages along the Lebanese-Syrian border where Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire last year.

Immigration attorneys and advocates see Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case as a symbol of the bigger travails of mass deportation.

Congress returns this week with added pressure to find a deal to end the partial DHS shutdown. It also needs to find a way to end the impasse over FISA surveillance legislation.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Angela Kimball of the mental health advocacy group Inseparable about the drop in suicide rates after the launch of the 988 Lifeline.

President Trump threatens a massive tariff hike on China, and Americans begin to feel the effects of the government shutdown.

Backed by the Trump administration, more than a dozen states are moving to ban candy and snack foods from SNAP food assistance programs in 2026.