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It's a weekend of firsts in Iowa, where the first national women's college wrestling championship is taking place and the first HBCU Division 1 women's wrestling team is fielding players.

A look at KALW's "Uncuffed" podcast, and a conversation with Greg Eskridge, talking about life after he was paroled in the summer of 2024 - after spending more than 30 years in prison - and his relationship with his family and society.

Traders on prediction markets bet on nearly anything. One made more than half a million dollars betting on the U.S. strike against Iran. But should people wager on human suffering?

Sydney Peterson is among the U.S. athletes heading to the 2026 Winter Paralympics. A neuroscientist in training, Peterson is studying movement disorders, similar to her own condition.

Many tribes are encouraged by Trump's choice of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, a member of the Cherokee nation, as the new DHS Secretary. ICE agents have been accused of racially profiling Native Americans.

Iranians are streaming across the border with Turkey, fleeing constant bombardment. But some are also going the other way -- returning to Iran out of worry for loved ones they can't otherwise reach.

The war in Iran has roiled energy markets. Oil has spiked, natural gas is soaring in Europe and Asia, and gasoline prices have seen their highest one-week jump in years.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the director and producer of "Andre is an Idiot," a new irreverent documentary about one man's battle with terminal colon cancer.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Thomas, CEO of Cleanview, about his new report on tech companies' plans to build their own off-grid power plants to provide energy for data centers.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Gin Phillips about "Ruby Falls." Her new novel begins in 1928 Chattanooga when a man discovers a mysterious underground cavern with a massive waterfall.