Violence in Iraq, debate in the House and the meaning of success.

A conversation with Molly O'Neill, former "New York Times" food columnist and brother of former Yankee right fielder, Paul O'Neill, about her new book, "Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food and Baseball."

Author Franklin Foer joins us to discuss the implications the soccer may have for our conception of the international community.

We read letters from some of our listeners eager to be heard.

WBUR Pop Culture critic, Rene Graham, lets us listen in on some of the songs that will be shuffling through her ipod this summer.