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Independence fever may be raging in Catalonia, but some residents will be sitting out Sunday's referendum. Javier Castellanos talks with Scott Simon about why he prefers the idea of a unified Spain.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine about the significance of — and fallout from — professional athletes kneeling during the national anthem.

Reporter Zach Hirsch lives in Plattsburgh, N.Y., a small city near the Canadian border. One day he struck up a conversation with his neighbors about why they were flying the Confederate flag.

David Simon and George Pelecanos discuss the dawn of the porn industry. Haroon Moghul recounts living abroad with depression. David Litt says writing for President Obama was often a delicate task.

"We have lines of communications to Pyongyang," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. The State Department later said North Korean officials are not "ready for talks regarding denuclearization."

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Frederick Schauer, a law professor at the University of Virginia, about whether this directive is constitutional.

CNN's AJ Willingham, ESPN The Magazine's Pablo Torre and Indianapolis Star's Gregg Doyel discuss the fallout of the FBI's NCAA corruption scandal and the evolution of the NFL's "Take A Knee" protests.

President Trump tweeted criticism of the mayor of San Juan, who has been critical of the federal government's response to the disaster since Hurricane Maria hit the island more than 10 days ago.

Plus you'll find two new studies on school choice and kindergarten readiness in our weekly roundup of education news.

Lawmakers want the names of any White House aides using private email accounts for official business. A law professor said using private email is "not a criminal offense. It's just very, very stupid."