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NPR's Renee Montagne profiles writer Thomas Lynch. He's an award winning essayist and poet ...and he leads a double life. Lynch also is the proprietor of Lynch and Sons funeral home in Milford, Michigan. (8:40) The name of the book mentioned Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality by Thomas Lynch is published by W.W. Norton & Company; ISBN: 03930

2: Personal Health columnist for the New York Times JANE BRODY. Her new book is a timely one: "Jane Brody's Cold and Flu Fighter" (W.W. Norton, in paperback). In it she gives advice on how to tell if you are suffering from a cold, the flu, or an allergy, and the best treatment for each.

Independent filmmaker LOUIS MASSIAH. He is founder and Executive Director of the Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia. He has won numerous awards for the films he has produced for public television. Messiah's latest project is a documentary featuring the late civil rights activist and NAACP co-founder W.E.B. DuBois (dew-boyz) It is called "W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices." It premiers on PBS this month.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; President-elect George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton meeting at the White House; Sen. Joe Lieberman; George W. Bush announcing his appointments for Attorney General and Secretaries of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and Commerce; New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman, appointee for Environmental Protection Agency; Paul O'Neill, appointee for Treasury.

In many parts of farming country, the harvest season is underway. This means long hours and hard work for farmers and, in many cases, for their children as well. It's estimated that every year hundreds of children die from farm-related accidents. Marge Pitrof from W-U-W-M in Milwaukee reports that one group from Wisconsin is trying to get the government more involved in protecting children on farms, but some farmers say safety can't be regulated.

Australian-born physician HELEN CALDICOTT. She helped found and was the first president of the Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND). Her new autobiography, "A Desperate Passion" (W.W. Norton) is about her life, her activism, and the effect of notoriety on her personal life. In 1985 PSR's umbrella affiliate, the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, received the Nobel Peace Prize

Members of the panel will focus on former President Donald Trump's inaction to stop the riot at the U.S. Capitol. This hearing is framed as a sort of summer capstone to the series of public hearings.

A rule proposed by the Trump administration would likely raise the deductibles and copays of new policies sold on the exchanges, starting next fall. Monthly premiums would likely be cheaper.

David Rennie, longtime China Bureau Chief of "The Economist," is leaving Beijing. In Part 1 of an exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Rennie talks about where the Chinese economy is headed.

House GOP minority leader Kevin McCarthy was recorded in January saying he'd advise then-President Trump to resign after Jan. 6. It raises questions about his future and relationship with Trump.