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In his new book, journalist and bestselling author Sam Quinones exposes the human toll of the synthetic drugs like the deadly opioid fentanyl and a new type of methamphetamine, those responsible for making them cheaper and more potent than ever, and how communities are fighting back against the horrors of addiction amid an unprecedented public health crisis in America.

How will Texas' new research center aid national efforts to improve diagnosis and care, and find ways to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s and related dementias, in Latino populations?

At the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the brain bank is accepting deposits.

In the summer of 2020, TPR asked listeners to share their stories about race and racism in San Antonio in a live virtual storytelling event. The city had experienced the wave of civil unrest that swept the country that summer following the killing of George Floyd by police. In the wake of that national spotlight on racial inequality, storytellers shared a wide range of experiences with racism, ranging from formative childhood moments to subtle encounters at the bar. Five of those stories are collected in this episode of the Worth Repeating podcast.

According to a TPR analysis of state data, even with recapture,today’s school funding system still isn’t fair. And, because the funding system is also really complicated, the ways it’s unfair aren’t very well understood.

President Biden last week called for reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court. Biden is recommending 18-year term limits for the justices, an enforceable code of ethics and a constitutional amendment to counteract the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity decision.

In this episode of the Worth Repeating podcast, storytellers share stories on the theme, Transmitted. Each features stories about the things that are transported by radio, tv, van, and more.

At the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the brain bank is accepting deposits.

Mark has been a host, reporter and producer at several NPR member stations in Delaware, Alaska, Washington and Kansas. His reporting has taken him everywhere from remote islands in the Bering Sea to the tops of skyscrapers overlooking Puget Sound. He is a diehard college basketball fan who enjoys taking walks with his dog, Otis.

"I think if I had been an accomplished songwriter I wouldn't have written 'You Really Got Me,' " Davies tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.