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Linda Robinson talks about her new book Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces. Robinson has analyzed the increased use of Special Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and the war on terror. Hear Robinson and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

If you're a fan of Broadway musicals, this is your week. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, PBS TV stations air Broadway:The American Musical, a six-hour documentary charting the history of the Great White Way. Bob Mondello says the series is packed with rare footage and even rarer insights.

Author Marina Lewycka discusses her debut novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian. The novel, about Ukraine's dark political past, has made the shortlist for the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction.

The latest intelligence report, leaked to the press Wednesday, highlights failures that led up to the Iraq war. Our senior news analyst says that failures like these have happened many times before in U.S. intelligence-gathering history.

Brothers Eddie and Frank Thomas spent three years traveling Highway 61 between Memphis and New Orleans studying the history of the music created along that stretch of road. Then they recorded their interpretations on location at significant spots along the way. For Weekend Edition Sunday, Liane Hansen talks with the brothers about the resulting collection of songs, Angels on the Backroads.

Former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling are on trial in Houston for one of the biggest corporate upsets in U.S. history. A look at key witnesses in their trial.

Madeleine Brand looks at the history and contemporary controversy over the paparazzi — photographers who pursue shots of celebrities trying to go about their everyday lives.

A federal judge approves Enron Corporation's reorganization plan. The move clears the way for Enron to emerge from bankruptcy before the end of this year. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in December, 2001. At the time it was the largest such filing in U.S. history. The firms' creditors will get about 18 to 20 cents on the dollar.

Host Scott Simon speaks with German chanteuse Ute Lemper about the comparisons between her and Marlene Dietrich, about German history, and about her new album But One Day..., which for the first time includes songs she wrote the music and lyrics for herself. But One Day is on the Decca Records label.

The Children in Room E4 is a new book chronicling the ups and downs of an urban school with a history of low performance, and the occasional bright spot.