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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Australian comedian Christian Hull about his popular TikTok videos in which he watches paint get tinted and guesses what color it will become.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that President Bush is traveling today to build support for his budget and tax plan before he submits them to Congress. The president is also stopping in states that voted for him in November to thank voters.

Robert Siegel talks with Robert P. Moses about Radical Equations, his new book that translates algebra into common English. Moses is using this method with African American children in the South as part of a contemporary civil rights movement based on education.

Bob Edwards talks with retired Rear Admiral Tom Evans about the USS Batfish, a nuclear attack submarine, andt how it tracked a Soviet sub for 50 days without detection.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on strategies European governments are considering to avert an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease. The ailment could wipe-out populations of sheep, cows and pigs across Europe, if left unchecked.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Samantha Newport, a freelance reporter for the Washington Post and BBC World Service; she is in Quito, Ecuador. Newport talks about the release of the foreign oil workers who had been kept hostage in the Amazon for four-and-a-half months. One hostage was killed three weeks ago when the ransom demands were not met. The remaining seven were released after their companies paid the $13 million ransom. Four of them are from the United States.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports that pharmaceutical company Merck has announced plans to distribute AIDS drugs in Africa at deep discounts. This is part on NPR's series on AIDS drugs and the Third World.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports that lawyers for the captain of a Navy submarine which struck a Japanese fishing boat took a defensive tack during a military inquiry yesterday. Attorneys for Captain Scott Waddle dispute testimony that the sub's crew was confused and rushed in the final moments before the accident.

Trish Anderton of New Hampshire Public Radio reports that as more disabled Americans enter the workforce some are experiencing harassment by their co-workers. In New Hampshire, a retarded man is alleged to have been abused by co-workers at an Olive Garden restaurant. He has filed a law suit against the restaurant chain.

Host Bob Edwards talks to actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee about their partnership, on and off screen. During 52 years of marriage, they've distinguished themselves as performers and civil rights advocates. Sunday night they'll receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.