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Weekend Edition guest host Don Gonyea speaks with Silvio Pietroluongo of Billboard Magazine about the recent changes to the formula for the "Hot 100" chart. Billboard now incorporates the number of views on YouTube to determine the top songs in the country.

An eastern bongo at the Los Angeles Zoo birthed the first bongo to be born at the zoo in more than 20 years. Bongos are native to Africa and have stripes, big ears and horns.

March Madness is set! The men's and women's collegiate basketball brackets were unveiled on Sunday. We discuss the surprises and who didn't make the cut.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Harry Litman, a law professor and former DOJ official, about the upcoming hearings from the committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Some Republicans are on the defensive about what they said or wrote privately after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. NPR's Michel Martin discusses that with Harvard professor Steven Levitsky.

Also: Pressure builds on Egypt's Morsi; Snowden seeks asylum from more than 20 countries; accused Fort Hood shooter expected to plead guilty; former Rep. Bill Gray, D-Pa., dies; and Apple's iWatch trademark filings are spotted.

Also: Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition; Apple has some announcements to make; and was the Tony Awards' opening the best ever?

Also: An American woman is reportedly gang-raped in India; wildfires continue to test firefighters in Southern California; the president is expected to fill some key court vacancies; and Turkey braces for more protests.

Also: New data confirm the economy isn't growing as fast as hoped; Syria's Assad says Russian missiles have been delivered; singer Miranda Lambert fights through tears during benefit concert for victims of the Oklahoma tornado.

Also: Students stopped Texas stabbing suspect during Tuesday's attack; Connecticut women win eighth basketball championship; former N.Y. Rep. Anthony Weiner eyes a comeback.