One in twenty-eight children in America has a parent behind bars. And now, for the first time, a muppet does too.P is for Prison: Sesame Street and Overpopulation in America's JailsThe beloved children's program has a new initiative, called "Little Children, Big Challenges," that helps parents and caregivers support children with a parent behind bars.

Designer Randy Gregory has started a Tumblr for his "100 Ways to Improve the NYC Subway" — one idea a day, from odor detectors to a LaGuardia AirTrain. Brian Lehrer had him on the show this morning to discuss his ideas and whether the MTA will consider any of them. Listen:Improvements to the New York Subwayimprovesubway.tumblr.comFor the next 100 Days, I will propose various improvements to the New York City Subway, which in...

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Rockaway Beach is the most expensive beach in America to maintain. Do you think it makes sense to keep investing money to replace lost sand? Leave a comment or call 855-8-MY-WNYC and leave a message.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on same-sex marriage this week. Here's a look back at some of the major cases that have shaped the legal conversation on same-sex marriage:

Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll – that pretty well sums up the early years at MTV, at least according to some of the station’s earliest on-air personalities. Two of the station’s original VJs talk about the new oral history:

We asked Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway a bunch of questions about Bloomberg's proposed composting initiative. And yes, there's a question about roaches.Explainer: The Mayor's Proposed Food Scrap Recycling InitiativeNew York may be joining cities like Toronto, San Francisco and Seattle in implementing a citywide composting initiative meant to cut down on waste.

The NYC high school graduation rate dropped slightly to 60.4%. See how different schools are performing compared to the city average:

The New York Public Library has a "Daddy & Me" program that keeps incarcerated fathers in touch with their children through reading. Jose Melendez, a recent participant, tells Brian Lehrer about the impact the program has had on his relationship with his daughter.Libraries: Rikers Islandwww.wnyc.orgNick Higgins, associate director for outreach services at the NYPL, talks about NYPL's programs at local jails.

BAM South—a 32-story, mixed-use apartment building and cultural center—is set to move forward after delays.

A new Bloomberg plan aims to require food composting in New York City. Do you compost your food scraps? What advice do you have for New Yorkers on composting in the big city? Leave a comment or call 855-8-MY-WNYC and leave a message.Bloomberg Plan Aims to Require Food Compostingwww.nytimes.comThe Bloomberg administration plans to announce shortly that it is hiring a composting plant to handle 100,000 tons of food scraps a year, or about 10 percent of the city’s residential food waste.

Snowden will be answering reader questions at The Guardian at 11am ET.What would you #AskSnowden?

FEMA has scaled back high-wave flood zones in NJ and NYC after homeowners and elected officials objected, because those areas carry much higher reconstruction costs and higher flood insurance rates. See the earlier proposal compared to the latest maps: wny.cc/12B0xMf

Today on WNYC in 1965: The inspiration for Dr. Strangelove struts his stuff!Annotations: The NEH Preservation Project - Herman Kahn on World Annihilation, 1965Herman Kahn addresses the members of the Overseas Press Club about "The Likelihood of Nuclear War at Some Point in the 20th Century," proclaiming the outlook is safer and calmer than five years before.

"It's simply not the story we thought it was in the beginning." Wired editor Kim Zetter on the ever changing PRISM story.On The Media - The Ever Changing Story of the PRISM ProgramWhile the early reports described a program that had unilateral, unfettered access to companies like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft, subsequent reports made the program look significantly less intrusive.