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Hyde is one-half of the English electronic dance duo Underworld. On his solo debut, Edgeland, the musician and composer takes a turn for the personal — even addressing a near-death experience from his own life.

In the 1880s, it took a German immigrant to change America's pastime forever. Chris Von der Ahe founded the St. Louis Browns and later helped form a new baseball league. Author Edward Achorn recalls baseball's early days in his new book.

For people like Marco Polo Santiago who grew up in Los Angeles, getting back to his Mexican roots happens partly by making music with a quijada — the skeleton of a donkey jaw.

In several recent cases, Speaker John Boehner's problem hasn't been the Democrats as much as members of his own party, backed by conservative outside groups. But those groups say they could be allies with the House leadership, if only it would push conservative policy.

The Canadian crooner says he misses the pure sound of classic pop and swing — though he's willing to adopt a modern touch once in a while. His eighth studio album is called To Be Loved.

Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with Daphne Murphy about her experience living in temporary housing post-Superstorm Sandy. Murphy has been living in shelters and hotels since the storm struck last September.

Given the realities of the federal budget, how should younger workers factor in future benefit cuts when they plan for retirement, and how should they be saving? We hear from people in Nashville, Tenn., about their plans, and Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with Ben Birken, a certified financial planner, about saving.

Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mike Pesca about how the NFL draft is not sports or news; it's entertainment. Plus a curve ball about how the Oklahoma City Thunder get their fans to color-coordinate their clothes.

We finally know what the inventor of the telephone sounded like. Last week, the Smithsonian unveiled recordings of Alexander Graham Bell's voice from 1885. It's the first known recording of him speaking.

World music DJ Betto Arcos returns to weekends on All Things Considered to share what he's been spinning on Global Village, the show he hosts on KPFK in Los Angeles.