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NPR's Rachel Jones reports on the effort to cut the number ofd eaths from SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Host John Ydstie talks with Michael Macrone, author of Brush Up Your Shakespeare, about all the different words and phrases created by the writer.

John talks with Kate Blewett and Brian Woods, the the producers of a new documentary on child slavery in India's carpet industry.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Beijing on the National Peoples Congress where, unlike in the past, everything is not given rubber stamp approval.

Vintner Robert Mondavi hopes to begin planting a vinyard in France. But the idea of a California winery isn't going over well in the heart of Gaul. NPR's Sarah Chayes reports.

Forget stumping in the town center. In a small New Hampshire town, the trash dump is the hot spot for politicking. From New Hampshire Public Radio, Trish Anderton reports.

John talks with Weekend Edition sports commentator Ron Rappaport about the NCAA basketball tournament.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on the current problems facing the postal service. For the past two years, it has lost money and is expecting to lose money again this year. And that may mean closing post offices in smaller towns. Not to mention another increase in the cost of a first class stamp.

American drug companies say they are making AIDS drugs more affordable for African countries. This week there is word the government may also do more to help: the Bush administration is said to be considering giving up to $2 billion to African countries to battle the disease. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR Health Correspondent Richard Knox.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on a town meeting in Annapolis, Maryland held by Senators McCain and Feingold on their campaign finance bill.