Weekend Edition Saturday

Messaging from the Trump Administration over the war on Iran has been mixed and confused. There are tensions in the MAGA base over the war. Plus, a new Secretary of Homeland Security is in the works.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michael Wahid Hanna of the International Crisis Group about how the spillover of the war between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. into other countries might change regional dynamics.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum's return to the court from injury and the start of the World Baseball Classic tournament.

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 Erdinç Eçevit, the lead singer of the rock band Altin Gün, about his band's new album, "Garip," which pays tribute to the late Turkish folk singer Neset Ertas.

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.

Christians are in the season of Lent. Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting is a part of both faiths' observances. Other religions include periods of fasting as well. What accounts for fasting's longevity across religious traditions?

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Canadian singer/songwriter Julianna Riolino about her new solo, self-released album, "Echo in the Dust."

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.