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NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on the split between moderate Texas Baptists and the national Southern Baptist Convention.

Scott Simon talks to Jim Nayder, host of The Annoying Music Show, about some Valentines day tunes.

Scott talks with Dolly Parton about her new CD, Little Sparrow. After a wildly successful career as a country music singer, Dolly is returning to the bluegrass and mountain music she heard growing up in eastern Tennessee. Little Sparrow is released on Sugar Hill Records.

Scott reviews the news of the week with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.

Scott reads from letters from listeners.

Scott with some thoughts about gun laws.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash looks back to 1975, when President Gerald Ford signed a 12 billion dollar tax cut. According to Prakash, there are some lessons to be learned as we look ahead to President Bush's new tax proposals.

It does not include progressive priorities like paid family leave or measures to lower the costs of prescription drugs. Still, President Biden thinks it would pass both chambers.

Cy Musiker of member station KQED offers a tale of two California homes struggling to find ways to conserve energy in the wake of the state's power crisis.

Today, the National Academy of Sciences issued a report on the state of our juvenile justice system, with recommendations on how to improve outcomes for teens placed in adult jails. NPR's Michelle Trudeau visits some teens housed in three adult prisons in Arizona, and talks with the researchers who have been tracking how the youngest inmates are doing.