Host Bob Edwards talks with Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), chairman of the House Science Committee. He will chair the House investigation into the shuttle Columbia disaster.
Jenny Erpenbeck's novel, translated by Michael Hofmann, follows a couple in 1980s East Berlin and their tumultuous relationship, while Germany undergoes its own political transformation.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jamila Wignot, the filmmaker behind a new documentary series called Stax: Soulsville USA, about the story of the legendary record label.