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1. Funding cuts will hit rural areas hard. One station manager explains how

   NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tom Michael, general manager of Boise State Public Radio, about what the cuts to federal public media funding mean for his station.

2. Trump says no one cares about Epstein. Why won't his base let it go?

   One of the narratives at the heart of President Trump's political movement is this: American society is dominated by a shadowy group of elites, and those elites are deeply corrupt.
   
   Nothing represented that theory more than the case of Jeffrey Epstein.
   
   He was a man most people had never heard of initially, with a private plane and a private island. Acquainted with the...

3. Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor ahead of trial

   Authorities in Brazil, worried that the former far right president is a flight risk, are imposing new restrictions on his movements. The tough surveillance moves come as President Trump continues to voice strong support for the ex-leader who is facing charges of plotting a coup to stay in power.

4. New U.S. Postal Service head says he doesn't believe in privatizing the mail agency

   Postmaster General David Steiner told USPS workers he doesn't believe in privatizing the agency. President Trump has expressed support for such a move, which would likely hurt services in rural areas.

5. 10 Americans are freed by Venezuela in a prisoner swap for migrants in El Salvador

   Venezuela has freed 10 Americans in exchange for Venezuelans whom the United States had sent to a prison in El Salvador.

6. The Downstream Effects of China's Rare Earth Mining

   China has nearly cornered the market in rare earth minerals, which are a necessary component to much of our technology today. But China sources some of those rare earths and other heavy metals from neighboring Myanmar. And the ramped up in production there is causing downstream environmental concerns in Thailand. We go to Thailand to understand the issue.

7. 'Fresh Air' goes out to the ballgame

   After a memorable All-Star game, today we listen back to some favorite baseball interviews from the Fresh Airarchives: conversations with Jamie Moyer, Mike Piazza, Tony La Russa and Brad Ausmus.

8. Here are some of the newest UNESCO World Heritage sites

   Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency.

9. Trump threatens to sue over article about Epstein. And, what's next for public media

   President Trump has threatened to sue the Wall Street Journal over an article alleging ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And, Congress has passed the rescission package affecting public media and foreign aid.

10. NPR CEO Katherine Maher discusses the future of public radio

    NPR CEO Katherine Maher answers questions on the future of public radio as Congress strips over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.