Thursday, June 26, 2008

AMERICA'S HOSTS: Renee Montagne and Ari Shapiro; NEWSCASTS: Nora Raum, Jean Cochran 
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights in today's show:

The US Supreme Court today is expected to weigh in on the constitutional meaning of the right to bear arms. It will be the last decision of the term. NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg has more at 6:10 and 8:10.

It's the second anniversary of commentator s Leroy Sievers' NPR blog, "My Cancer." That's especially impressive because Sievers was given a three to six  months prognosis when he was diagnosed. But this anniversary comes at a difficult time -- his cancer has "exploded" and doctors are saying he has pretty much run out of treatment options.  We'll hear from him at 6:24 and 8:24.

Our series "Hidden Kitchens" visits London's allotments gardens. These small plots have fed Londoners for two centuries but compete now with development and the 2012 London Olympics. Hidden Kitchens visits the site of the Olympic construction that bulldozed a century-old community project. Hidden Kitchens is produced by the Kitchen Sisters Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson. It airs this morning at 7:51.

Thanks for listening.