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A new paper in the journal Science reports that families tend to grow and prosper when they're led by big old females who can hear trouble coming when it's still miles away. We're talking about elephants, of course. NPR's John Nielsen has more on a study with important conservation implications.

Scott speaks with NPR's Don Gonyea who is in Quebec City at the Summit of the Americas.

Dan Schorr discusses the week's events in the Middle East with Shibley Telhami, who holds the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, and Robert Satloff, who directs the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the inexact science of audio recovery and storage.

Scott talks with history professor and FDR biographer Patrick Maney about the enormous number of songs that were written for Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt during their time in the White House. (12:00) For more on this story, visit our FDR music feature page.

Thousands of protestors have gathered in Quebec City to demonstrate at Summit of the Americas. In recent years, activists have created a network of volunteer first aid crews. North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann met with a team of "street medics" as they prepared to cross the border.

Scott talks with Jon Sandys, founder of the web site movie-mistakes.com. According to Sandys there are over one hundred "mistakes" in the Oscar award-winning movie, Gladiator -- and even a few faux pas in such classics as Casablanca and Star Wars. (3:00) Note: Web site will open in new browser window.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the NBA playoffs, which begin this weekend.

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

Richard Nixon's White House tapes are now available for the public to copy. The National Archives is allowing people with their own tape recorders to make copies.