Acclaimed Nigerian author and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka talks about the relationship between the British Monarchy and his homeland of Nigeria, and the legacy of colonialism. And, the Florida grasshopper sparrow was on the brink of extinction but now numbers are rebounding in the wild. WMFE environmental reporter Amy Green reports.

Bloomberg tech reporter Mark Bergen joins us to talk about his book "Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube's Chaotic Rise to World Domination." And, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat from New York, talks about the federal bill that would ban the use of song lyrics as evidence in court.

Pianist Lang Lang talks about "The Disney Book," which contains piano versions of classic Disney songs such as "Let it Go" and "When You Wish Upon a Star." And, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock-climbing billionaire and founder of popular brand Patagonia, is giving away the company. MSNBC's Ali Velshi talks about how the company's $100 million yearly profits will be used to combat climate change.

Latinos make up nearly 20% of the population in the U.S., but they remain underrepresented in front of and behind the camera. NPR's Mandalit del Barco has a five-part series for NPR that explores that subject. She joins us. And, in the past year, as pandemic restrictions have lifted, reported sexual assaults across the military increased by 13% according to the Pentagon's latest survey of military members. Col. Don Christensen joins us. He's president of Protect Our Defenders, a nonprofit aimed at ending sexual assault in the military.

The Environmental Protection Agency was created to protect public health and the environment by regulating pollution. But during an early and often-forgotten chapter of the EPA's history, the agency became an ideological battleground, pitting then-President Ronald Reagan's pick for EPA administrator — Anne Gorsuch, a Washington newcomer known for her cozy relationships with businesses the EPA regulates — against her staff. Here & Now and WBUR Podcasts bring you Captured, a five-part series about the tussle for the heart of the EPA, the political scandal that erupted from it and what it all reveals about environmental protection and ties between industry and government today.

Acclaimed filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard died Tuesday at 91. Godard is known to have revolutionized French cinema in the 1960s. We learn more about him with Paris-based film critic Lisa Nesselson. And, Nicholas Florko with our partners at STAT tells us about two states that tried to eliminate hepatitis C despite the high cost of new cures.

Author Ian McEwan talks to us about his new book "Lessons," which blends personal history with world events. The book follows a man from his schoolboy days to an elderly man in the midst of COVID-era Britain. And, Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zakto's testimony about the company included alarming details about access by some Twitter employees to high-profile accounts and more. The Washington Post's Joseph Menn joins us.

Many credit Ramsey Lewis with helping to revive jazz, a genre that was lagging in popularity in the 1960s. We hear some music made famous by the jazz pianist to mark his passing. And, Visa, Mastercard and American Express have announced that they will begin separately categorizing sales from gun shops. Roben Farzad of Public Radio's "Full Disclosure" talks about the effort to help track suspicious purchasing activities before future mass shootings.

In the U.K., prime minister Liz Truss's first order of business is address climbing energy prices. Simon Evans, an editor at UK website CarbonBrief, talks about what Truss has done and whether that's enough as fall and winter approach. And, some Australians are seeing the death of Queen Elizabeth II as an opportunity to consider the role that the monarchy plays in the nation. Journalist Tony Jones joins us.

New York Immigration Coalition executive director Murad Awawdeh talks about the challenges of meeting the needs of migrants sent by the busload to the city by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who wants to make a point about the high number of southern border crossings. And, an in-depth investigation of New York's Hasidic schools showed profound failure in teaching secular subjects, with most kids graduating without basic reading, writing and math skills. New York Times education reporter Eliza Shapiro joins us.