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Mexican-American singer Lila Downs brings a new social awareness to her repertoire of original and native Mesoamerican songs. She talks about her music and plays songs from her CD, Una Sangre.

The Tavis Smiley Show profiles 81-year-old jazz icon Sam Rivers. He has a brand new CD called FireStorm.

Almost 4,000 young Sudanese fled civil war to reach safety in the United States. A graphic novel, Echoes of the Lost Boys of Sudan, tells their harrowing stories.

The latest hipster fad in Mexico is a word and a state-of-being. Once a derogatory insult, being "naco" is becoming cool. NPR's Eric Niiler visited Mexico City to discover what naco really means.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Pioneer Recording Bands 1917-1920, a new collection of jazz recorded before 1920 by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and the Earl Fuller Orchestra.

As American cyclist Lance Armstrong pursues his sixth straight Tour de France victory, the Outdoor Life Network -- OLN -- is riding high with comprehensive coverage of the event. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and Richard Sandomir, a TV sports columnist for The New York Times.

Halle Berry's action movie Catwoman opens Friday, and the body-whipping, fluid style of fighting she uses in the film is inspired by the Brazilian martial art of capoeira. Day to Day producer Shereen Meraji reports on the martial art that's become the new hot thing in Hollywood.

NPR's Susan Stamberg interviews brothers Justin and Jason Heimberg, two screenwriters who've come up with their own high-concept idea: a flip-book called the Movie Plot Generator.

Writer Calvin Trillin has contributed one poem each day this week, based on events occurring at the Democratic National Convention. In his last poem of the week, he reviews the high points and low points of the affair from the perspective of a native Bostonian delegate. Calvin Trillin's most recent book is Obliviously On He Sails: The Bush Administration in Rhyme.

In memory of the late, great R&B singer, rock historian Ed Ward gives us a guided tour of a famous Ray Charles studio rehearsal tape, circa 1953.