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Scott Simon talks with Georgia Tech Transportation Professor Lawrence Frank. Frank is the author of two studies linking suburban sprawl to obesity.

Scott talks with William 'Woody' Woodworth about the death of his friend, 'Fast Eddie' Parker, who claimed to be the inspiration for The Hustler's Fast Eddie.

Scott talks to Coach Russ Gray of Georgia's Glascock County High School Panthers basketball team about what it took to break a 62-game losing streak.

Simon/Ketzel: Scott talks to our gardening guru, Ketzel Levine, who's attending Seattle's annual Northwest Flower and Garden Show. The show, which is bursting with the latest in floral design, is a reminder to frustrated gardeners that spring is just around the corner.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the NBA All-Star game, which marks the halfway point of the basketball season.

Kate Seelye reports 10 years after the fighting ended, Beruit appears to be thriving, although things are far from perfect.

Noah talks with American University Law Professor Peter Jaszi, who specializes in copyright, contract, and intellectual property law as it pertains to the Internet, about the Napster ruling.

Rachael Myrow of member station KPCC in Los Angeles reports that a major California utility lost its bid to have a federal judge to lift caps on the rates it charges its customers. Southern California Edison will not drop its effort, but will pursue its case through the courts.

NPR's Renee Montagne reports on a group of six Thai elephants that have been honing their musical abilities. They just released their first CD. Hear a song from that CD entitled Temple Music. You can find out more at www.mulatta.org. (6:43-8:20)

Russell Lewis of member station KPBS reports from San Diego on how the new administration and its promises of more pay are being received by the troops.