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BASEBALL CARD BLURBS: Host Liane Hansen speaks with Bruce Herman - e writes all the blurbs on Tops baseball cards.

ALEX AND DANIEL SCHORR TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

Scott and news analyst Daniel Schorr talk about the week's top news stories.

It's that time of year when best-of lists abound, and Fresh Air's critics get in on the game: David Bianculli chooses his top television shows, David Edelstein names his favorite films, Maureen Corrigan weighs in with notable books and Ken Tucker tunes into to some of the best albums of 2012.

Charlotte FC opened training camp Monday as they prepare for their fourth season as a Major League Soccer Club. Last season Charlotte made a playoff run but were knocked out in the first round of the MLS Cup. Charlotte also ranked at the bottom of the league in goal-scoring with a total of 47. During a press conference Monday, head coach Dean Smith said adding goal-scorers is a top priority in free agency.

This week's highest debuts on the Billboard 200 albums chart — Benson Boone's American Heart, Karol G's Tropicoqueta and the soundtrack to Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters — all land in the top 10. But they don't come anywhere near displacing Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem.

A lot hangs in the balance on who former President Donald Trump chooses as his running mate: the vice presidential nominee might shape the MAGA movement or could woo voters who lean moderate.

Daniel Zwerdling is a correspondent in NPR's Investigations Unit.

Ofeibea Quist-Arcton is an award-winning broadcaster from Ghana and is NPR's Africa Correspondent. She describes herself as a "jobbing journalist"—who's often on the hoof, reporting from somewhere.

Tony Abbott reportedly overruled a panel judging Australia's top fiction award, picking Richard Flanagan to share the prize. And one judge — famed poet Les Murray — isn't happy.

The Navy officer pardoned for war crimes by President Trump is expected to be removed from the SEALs. Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher and three other SEALs could be ousted from the elite force.

President Biden is at just 39% approval. "These are sort of rock-bottom numbers," said the director of the survey, which was conducted before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Housing affordability is a top concern for Americans. Estimates for the number of needed homes stretch into the millions. It's a tricky business quantifying the U.S. housing shortage.

NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour asked listeners to vote on their favorite American Idol contestants of all time.

Republicans have edge in enthusiasm in final six days before the midterms. Pelosi attack increases lawmakers' concerns for safety. AndFed expected to raise interest rates for the sixth time this year.

General Services Administration staff face huge cuts and fears of 'nonstop' surveillance, top Trump administration officials visit Europe, and how Trump and Musk may impact future U.S. space missions.

Liane Hansen speaks with Dino Brugioni, former senior officer t the Central Intelligence Agency's National Photographic Interpretation Center n Washington, D.C. The clandestine photo-lab that once handled the analysis of trategic satellite imagery was located on the top four floors of a seemingly rdinary car dealership in a nondescript D.C. neighborhood. Brugioni, who also uthored the 1990 book, "Eyeball to Eyeball - The Inside Story of the Cuban issle Crisis," (Random House) took host Liane Hansen on a walking tour around he structure that, at one time, held some of the most top-secret security nformation in American history.

Reports say President Bush's new Iraq strategy is likely to be carried out by new commanders. Media reports say the president will replace the two top generals in the region.

We revisit our conversation with Food Network host and "Top Chef" finalist Eric Adjepong about his cookbook "Ghana to the World: Recipes and Stories That Look Forward While Honoring the Past."

After President Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Planet Money looks at the case of Argentina, where the government interfered with the country’s top statistical agency to manipulate the inflation rate.