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President Obama welcomed the nation's students back to school Tuesday with a televised speech urging hard work and high hopes. Some critics of the president had warned the speech would be an advertisement for the White House agenda, but the actual remarks contained little cause for controversy.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sanaa Abrar for her reaction to President Trump's remarks on border security. Abrar represents United We Dream, an immigrant advocacy organization.

Barack Obama returns to the campaign trail for the first time since leaving the White House to campaign for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to conservative political strategist Steve Schmidt about the current state of the GOP.

Southeast Asian countries are voicing concern about President Trump and the war with Iran.

Author Lauren Kessler speaks with host, Barbara Dellenback, about writing narrative non fiction. Kessler teaches workshops in a variety of venues including prisons and universities, and writes a weekly essays on matters near to her heart.Kessler and Barbara talk about her experiences as a ballet dancer, and health care worker, and how writing brings perspective to our lives.

Trump is still the dominant figure in Republican politics, but he appears more vulnerable after the persistent focus on his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

On this edition, we talk with KLCC's Zac Ziegler about his special report on efforts to try and solve Oregon's chronic school absenteeism problem. We also speak with Carolyn Komatsoulis, a reporter with The Idaho Statesman about the creative way bluish Boise is trying to get around a Pride Flag banned imposed by the deep red Idaho Legislature.

On this edition of Oregon On the Record, you’ll hear from Marion Suitor Barnes, from the City of Eugene and get an explanation on the why, where, how and when of road construction in the downtown core. And yes, you’re been right all along, this time it is larger and more sudden then in years past.Additionally, we’ll talk with a Eric Adams of Willamalane and Dorris Ranch about how one of our region’s most important crops – Filbert nuts – have been negatively impacted by the ice storm and even competition from overseas.

While writer Anthony Marra sees literary links between Ukraine's past and present turmoil, conflict in Kiev and the arrest of the infamous "El Chapo" remind novelist Zachary Lazar of a Mexican author.