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  • 'The Center Holds' Sees Victory For Moderates In Obama's Win
    Journalist Jonathan Alter regards the 2012 presidential contest as the most consequential election of recent times. In his new book, Alter argues that President Obama's re-election prevented the country from veering sharply to the right, and he dissects the campaign and the events that led up to it.
  • A New Program Puts Coastal Scientist In the Classrooms of Local Schools
    This week, we talk about a new partnership between the Institute of Marine Sciences and local schools where coastal scientists become teachers for a…
  • Will The Court's Gene Ruling Stifle Bio Innovation?
    Weekend Edition Saturday Host Scott Simon talks with bioethicist Arthur Caplan of New York University about Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that isolated human genes may not be patented — and the implications for that ruling.
  • Syrian rebels take part in a battle Thursday in the northwestern town of Maaret al-Numan. The U.S. says it will begin providing arms to the rebels, who have been losing ground recently to the Syrian army.
    5 Things To Know About Syria's Rebels
    The Syrian war has been raging for two years, yet the rebel fighters are relatively unknown. The U.S. decision to provide weapons will put a spotlight on the rebels, who cover a broad spectrum, from secular nationalists to Islamist extremists.
  • Jessica McConnell, 26, of Silver Spring, Md., tries to identify halibut, red snapper and salmon at a dinner hosted by Oceana and the National Aquarium in Washington, D.C.
    How Well Do You Know Your Fish Fillet? Even Chefs Can Be Fooled
    Oceana, a conservation group, has been beating the drum about seafood mislabeling. An interactive dinner hosted by the group helped prove how easy it is for anyone to become a victim of seafood fraud.
  • A Wilmington Theater Houses Oldest Known Stage Curtain in the U.S.
    Backdrops and props for theater productions are normally temporary and change frequently. But a 155 year-old hand painted curtain at Thalian Hall in…
  • Dave Vesely's dog, Rogue, waits to demonstrate his ability to sniff out the scent of a Western Pond Turtle.
    The Latest In Scientific Field Equipment? Fido's Nose
    Conservationists around the world are using a new kind of field equipment. It can navigate difficult terrain, detect tiny chemical samples, and ... wag its tail. Detection dogs are teaming up with humans to study rare, endangered and invasive organisms.
  • Rep. Smith On Syria: What Is The Limitation Of U.S. Power?
    Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, the ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the U.S. role in Syria. Smith, who recently visited Syrian refugees in Jordan, is urging the administration to step up aid to moderate opposition forces, but he has reservations about U.S. military action.
  • In 'A World,' All Voice-Overs Are Not Created Equal
    Lake Bell's comedy In a World ... tracks a vocal coach's efforts to break into the male-dominated world of voice-overs. She and actor/voice-over artist Fred Melamed tell Terry Gross about what drew them to voice-over work, and the origins of the "sexy baby vocal virus" trend.
  • How Does NBC Plan To Climb Back Up Rating's Ladder?
    NBC was once must-see TV. Now, the network's ratings have slipped behind Spanish Language TV. What happened to this once mighty TV network?
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