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Fred Gilliam and Jerry Harris remember Vivien Thomas, who in the '60s ran a research lab at Johns Hopkins Hospital, helping invent surgical techniques — even though he didn't have a medical degree.

Milton Rogovin has spent more than 40 years photographing the denizens of the rough, forlorn neighborhoods that dot Buffalo's Lower West Side. For Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rogovin about a new retrospective of his work opening next week at the New York Historical Historical Society. See photos online.

About 10 years ago, Eric Royer gave up punk music for folk and set up shop on the streets of Boston. He started out playing just a banjo -- but the sound wasn't quite right. So he put a slide guitar on his lap, a harmonica around his neck. and at his feet -- a guitar operated by pedals. NPR's Chris Arnold says Royer has accomplished what few can pull off: a one-man band. Hear excerpts of his music.

In her third poetry collection, 2019 Pulitzer-finalist Jos Charles examines time and what it means to mourn — and how knowing that there is an "after" can teach us to embrace it.

YouTube, the wildly popular video-sharing Web site, was an underground phenomenon just a few months ago. Now, with millions of viewers and millions in venture capital, YouTube is entering into a deal with NBC to promote the network's programming on the site.

Commentator John McWhorter is the author of Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America. He thinks the new FX TV show "Black/White" is full of stereotypes and cliches about what life is like for black America.

Given time, even stubborn people can change their ways. It took 13 years and her son's imminent enrollment in kindergarten to change commentator Julie Zickefoose's outlook on owning a dog. Zickefoose, a writer and naturalist, lives in rural Whipple, Ohio.

A small trial using the drug dostarlimab yielded an unprecedented success rate in eliminating tumors.

Ian Parton used to be the band's sole member, but his love of horns, hip-hop samples and female singers means the group keeps getting bigger. Proof of Youth, the band's second album, is just as fun as Thunder, Lightning, Strike, but stronger and louder.

Lynne's latest album is a tribute to Dusty Springfield — nine covers and one song inspired by The White Lady of Soul. Lynne talks about her approach to the songs, her respect for Springfield, and how much whiskey she had to drink to take on songs originally recorded by her idol.