In this, the first week of the Biden administration, Harry brings us It’s a Smart World, Harry Reads the Trades, News of Bees, News of the Olympic Movement, News of NiceCorps, The Apologies of the Week and great music.

Plus, Harry debuts a new segment called "From The Annals of Pettiness" and then commemorates both Tom Brokaw’s retirement and the late Larry King.

This week on The Reading Life: novelist Ladee Hubbard, author of “The Rib King,” which tells the story of the patriarch of the family we met in her first book, "The Talented Ribkins." We'll also hear from Arthur Hardy, publisher of Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide, now in its 45th edition.

This Saints season brought more uncertainty than most, starting with whether we would even get one during the coronavirus crisis. But when it actually began I knew one thing for sure: The day after each game, I would eat red beans and rice while reading the sports page.