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NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Ivo Daalder about the broadcast on Iraqi television of a videotape of Saddam Hussein, apparently indicating that the Iraqi leader survived the early attack from American missiles. Daalder is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, and is the Sydney Stein Jr. Chair in International Security.

Julie Phillips' new biography follows the woman behind the famous pen name of James Tiptree, Jr. Alice B. Sheldon (1915 - 1987) used the male pen name to write in a time when male authors could expect more success in the realm of science fiction.

On the National Mall in Washington, D.C., thousands attend the groundbreaking for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. President Bush, Maya Angelou, and Oprah Winfrey were among those speaking at the ceremony. The memorial is scheduled to open in 2008.

Also in your grab bag of weekly trivia: martial law, bitcoin, the first lady's holiday décor, a Kennedy who's not RFK Jr., brain rot and the popemobile.

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

A pandemic and soaring oil prices would be a challenge for any incoming leader. But Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is the son of dictator who abused Filipinos' rights, and his mother plundered billions.

Check out this week's playlist from The Scene with Chelsea O, and learn and learn about the artists and their music, including The Sarandons, Whitetails, and Boy Jr.

Jeffrey Pierre is an editor and producer on the Education Desk, where helps the team manage workflows, coordinate member station coverage, social media and the NPR Ed newsletter. Before the Education Desk, he was a producer and director on Morning Edition and the Up First podcast.

Michael rejoined Buffalo Toronto Public Media in September 2025 after a three-year absence.

Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort agreed to meet privately with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. Michel Martin talks to NPR Politics' Geoff Bennett.