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Two archaeologists test the historical accuracy of some of the Bible's oldest stories in a new book, David and Solomon. Neil Asher Silberman talks about the findings in the book he co-authored with Israel Finkelstein.

A small, interracial group plans to meet Monday on the steps of the town courthouse. They'll read a resolution condemning the May 1916 lynching of Jesse Washington. He was accused of killing a local farmer's wife.

The British film Wah-Wah is the latest, but hardly the first, movie title to double up on a word. Bob Mondello explores the history of movies with title titles. (No, that wasn't a typo.)

Closing arguments are heard in the lawsuit against Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code. Brown is accused of plagiarism by co-authors of the nonfiction book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. Katherine Rushton of The Book Seller Magazine talks with Robert Siegel.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Carr Osborn from Las Vegas. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KNPR in Las Vegas.

Candace Parker of the University of Tennessee became the first woman to slam dunk in an NCAA tournament game on Sunday. ESPN's Nancy Lieberman talks with Melissa Block about why slam dunks are rare in the women's game and whether Parker's feat means a change in women's college basketball.

The music of Frank Loesser has been celebrated and extended by his wife, Jo Sullivan Loesser, since his death in 1969. But her musical relationship with him began earlier, as she starred in the original production of Loesser's The Most Happy Fella.

Some of the technology used to treat Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is new to the world of horse racing. Barbaro suffered a broken leg at the Preakness during the weekend, putting his life in danger. But a major operation on his leg may save the horse's life.

Researchers have confirmed that cooking meat too long over a dry, intense heat creates small amounts of cancer-causing chemicals. Unfortunately, that's just the sort of flavor-enhancing fire you get on a backyard barbecue. What's a summer chef to do?

As the House and Senate debate proposals to build a wall between the United States and Mexico, commentator Jay Keyser considers barriers and Robert Frost's line, "good fences make good neighbors." Keyser says the poem is a parable of human history -- and its most famous line has been misunderstood.