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Writer-director Kasi Lemmons could watch John Carney's Once a million times. "I thought it was just spectacularly made," she says.

The Swedish sister act broke through with a lovely album, which mixes wearily winsome mountain music with a welcome sunny side — an ode to musical couples seemingly made for the Newport crowd.

Improvised explosive devices remain one of the biggest killers in Afghanistan. As NATO forces prepare to withdraw from the country, Afghans are learning the special skills they'll need to find and disarm these deadly weapons. Instructors say there's a long way to go before they have enough professionals trained.

The Olympics are officially underway, and NPR's Mike Pesca is reporting from London. Guest host David Greene talks with Pesca about developments so far.

Republican presidential candidate Romney is meeting with top Israeli and Palestinian officials and delivering a speech in Jerusalem. Guest host David Greene talks with reporter Sheera Frenkel about the visit.

Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey is an American classic with a distinctive black-labeled bottle that kind of looks like the typeface on an old wanted poster. Patrick Wensink wrote a novel called Broken Piano for President with a cover that was clearly inspired, maybe a little too much, by Jack Daniel's.

Guest host David Greene reports on the progress of minor league baseball player Tyler Saladino at one of his team's away games. Saladino is an infielder for Alabama's Birmingham Barons.

Guest host David Greene revisits the Stone Soup Kitchen in Atlanta to see how the business is doing in the economy. He checks in with some of the people he first met three years ago, during President Obama's first 100 days in office.

The skeet shooter became the first American to win an individual-sport medal in five consecutive Olympics.

Brooklyn's Spirit Family Reunion crafts a sweetly ramshackle Americana sound that's part secular gospel revival, part folk ramble.