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NPR's Susan Stamberg speaks with commentator and author Mary Sojourner about her new book of stories about women in the Arizona desert. The book is called Delicate: Stories of Light and Desire.

Two witnesses of America's last public execution describe what they saw. These two men were among the 20,000 people who watched the hanging of convicted rapist Rainey Bethea in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1936. Tomorrow, Renee Montagne will explore why Bethea's hanging became America's last public execution to date.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on how one local hospital in Brooklyn, New York, has adapted to the changing demographics of its community. Coney Island Hospital's patients were once ethnic whites, but a rise in the number of Asian immigrants, especially Pakistani Muslims, has created new challenges for the hospital staff. (8:23) Check out the Changing Face of America series.

Culinary anthropologist Vertamae Grosvenor recalls how food figured in slave life. "Imagine planting, harvesting, cooking, curing, canning, smelling, serving foods that were not for you," says Grosvenor. And then, thanks to Juneteenth, "Imagine freedom -- after centuries of stirring the pot for others, you could do it for yourself."

When Jacqui Frazier and Laila Ali enter the boxing ring tomorrow night, they will revive a rivalry inherited from their fathers -- legendary boxers Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. But the women are fighters in their own right. The Kitchen Sisters -- producers Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson -- begin their two-part series on the fight with a profile of Jacqui Frazier. (8:47

Comic Judy Carter explores how American stand-up and situation comedy has changed in the last few years.

In the first of a two-part series, NPR's Madeleine Brand reports on the new "Supermax" prison in Boscobel, Wis., built to house the most vicious criminals from other prisons. It cost $44 million to build, and yearly operating costs are projected at $10 million. It appears that economic and political considerations played an important part in the decision to build the facility, which has room for 500 inmates.

All Things Considered book reviewer Alan Cheuse's picks list of summer books.

Bolivia has the highest infant mortality in South America, far worse than its neighbors. NPR's Joe Palca explores the reasons for this depressing statistic, and also looks into what both governmental and non-governmental organizations are doing to address the problem.

U.S. News and World Report senior writer Joseph Shapiro reports on a new model of providing government assistance for the severely disabled. Called self-determination, it allows disabled people a much greater role in making decisions about their own care. Find out how a pair of twin sisters used self-determination to reunite after years of separation.