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Scott Simon speaks with independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who covers national security, about the latest developments in the Jan. 6 insurrection trial.

Host Bob Edwards talks with sports commentator John Feinstein about the college basketball season. Louisville's coach, Danny Crumb is under pressure to retire, and speculation is already high about his replacement. With the ensuing NCAA tournament, Feinstein says the ACC will have at least five bids, though Stanford is the favorite to win.

Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump, is the latest White House staffer to test positive for coronavirus.

Iraqi's interim Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari is at the center of a growing struggle to lead the country's new government. While Jaafari is the chosen leader of the Shiite that won the most votes in Iraqi elections, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is vying to keep his post.

Ten is an arbitrary number, so NPR's entertainment critic Bob Mondello offers his top 24 movies of 2002. Mondello says 2002 was a record year for box office sales and a better year than 2001 for movie quality. His list ranges from blockbuster adventure to documentary.

Playboi Carti's supersized blockbuster MUSIC holds at No. 1 in its second week of release. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1and Morgan Wallen charts a fifth top 10 hit from an album that isn't even out yet.

The joint interview comes as both the White House chief of staff and Trump's chief strategist have tried to tamp down on reports of dissension between them.

A Russian named Grigory Perelman, is credited with helping solve a famous 100-year-old math problem. Both the problem and the man who solved it are a bit of a puzzle.