With more people cooking at home during the pandemic, meal-kit service Blue Apron has seen a boost in profits and subscribers. CEO Linda Findley Kozlowski discusses whether the company can keep customers and continue to grow when the pandemic ends. Also, we talk with Susan Sherman of Florida and Sonia McMasters of Texas — two GOP suburban women — about the issues that matter to them.

A new report from the humanitarian group CARE says the number of people undernourished or chronically hungry around the world will rise to 820 million because of the pandemic. And the burden of hunger, CARE says, falls disproportionately on girls and women. Also, we talk to Kendrick Sampson of the HBO series "Insecure" about his organization BLD PWR which provides training for actors and other creatives to use their voices for social change.

Protests continue in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as demonstrators call for justice in the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man. Deneen Smith of Kenosha News has the latest. Also, PolitiFact senior correspondent Jon Greenberg joins us to fact-check claims made on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

Many states have moratoriums on evictions and utility shutoffs that are set to expire soon. But people suffering as a result of the pandemic are already seeing their electricity or gas service cut because of unpaid bills. Also, major cities are shrinking in population. Many who left during the height of the pandemic are not returning and fewer people are moving in. The Atlantic's Derek Thompson explains what this shift means for electoral politics.

How do we evaluate risks when it comes to COVID-19? Not always very well. We talk to Joshua Weitz, professor at Georgia Tech who developed a tool to show people their risk of catching COVID-19. Also, even as giving drops off because of the pandemic, some churches say they are called to the work more than ever. We talk to Pastor Robert Turner of the Vernon AME Church in Tulsa about how the pandemic is affecting church giving.

English singer-songwriter Sam Fender played the first socially distant arena shows last week in the U.K. He joins us to discuss the impact of the pandemic on his budding musical career. And, Lyft and Uber won't be halting operations in California after winning an appeal to a ruling that would have forced them to classify their drivers as employees. But the legal fight isn't over.

U.S. drugmaker Novavax says it's on track to begin final-stage trials for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine as soon as late September. We speak with Dr. Gregory Glenn, head of the company's vaccines programs. Also, the state of Michigan has settled on $600 million to resolve claims from the people of Flint for damages and health issues incurred by the city's lead-tainted water.

Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is on a mission to make us think of loneliness as a public health issue. He explains how we can connect socially despite being physically apart during the pandemic. Also, former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged with defrauding donors to his online crowdfunding campaign "We Build the Wall." NPR's justice correspondent Ryan Lucas has the latest.

A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital and MassGeneral Hospital for Children shows that infected children, even those without symptoms of COVID-19, can have higher levels of virus in their airways than adults hospitalized in intensive care units. We speak with one of the authors of the study. And, actor Brian Cox joins us to discuss his role as the Robert Murdoch-like patriarch in the HBO series "Succession."

Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro joins us to discuss why the Democratic National Convention should have featured more Latino speakers and why despite this, he thinks Joe Biden will be able to gain the support of young Latinos. And, Central Park's first statue to honor women is set to be unveiled next week. The sculptor and a feminist historian join us to discuss the statue of suffrage leaders Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.