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On March 2, 1962, a giant rolled into Hershey, Pa., and rolled up 100 points on the New York Knicks. The giant, of course, was the legendary Wilt Chamberlain, the center for the Philadelphia Warriors. He was a player who changed the NBA forever.

Iranian voters go the polls to choose a successor to outgoing president Mohamed Khatami. Mike Shuster discusses the election and its possible impact on U.S.-relations.

The Department of Health and Human Services releases results from the first major national study of abstinence-only education programs.

One of the biggest unanswered questions facing the Supreme Court is whether Chief Justice William Rehnquist, or any other court member, will retire this year. The 80-year-old Rehnquist is battling a serious form of thyroid cancer. NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg talks about who might succeed the chief justice.

Want to have a private chat in public? Our Day to Day technology correspondent reports on a new technology that can protect conversations in a small, otherwise open space from eavesdroppers -- get the buzz on Babble.

Preston, Idaho, has seen tourism boom since the film Napoleon Dynamite became a cult hit. The town is about to hold its first Napoleon festival. Scott Simon talks with organizer Penny Christensen.

North Korea's official news agency says nearly 190,000 people are being isolated for treatment across the country.

States such as Louisiana have seen high rates of recidivism among young people and young adults. Some blame the juvenile justice system, in which young offenders convicted of minor offenses such as shoplifting are imprisoned with kids who've committed serious crimes such as murder. Guests debate whether the system is broken, and what might be done to lower the number of repeat offenders.

DJ Kool Herc is known as the father of the DJ breakbeat, part of the foundation of modern hip-hop. He also wrote the introduction to the recent history of hip-hop, Can't Stop Won't Stop. Kool Herc kicks off Fresh Air's Hip-Hop Week. (This interview originally aired March 30, 2005.)

Marty Stuart was on the road at age 12. He played with Lester Flatt, Doc and Merle Watson, and Johnny Cash before launching a solo country career. A new CD reflects his roots in gospel music.

The Base Closure and Realignment Commission overturns the Pentagon's recommendation to close Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The decision preserves the state's second-largest employer.

Hundreds of women are taking part in a revival of one of America's most violent sports: roller derby. Alex Cohen of NPR station KQED, and a member of the L.A. Derby Dolls league, reports.

Commentator Ruth Levy Guyer, a biologist, ponders the uncertainties inherent in some professions, and the kinds of minds that appreciate those uncertainties.

The great fear of many experts is that Hurricane Katrina may drive the waters of Lake Pontchartrain over levees and into the city, overwhelming an elaborate pumping system. The potential exists for the worst flood damage in U.S. history.

A draft Iraqi constitution appears ready to put to voters in a referendum this October. But Sunni leaders have denounced the document, and may try to block its passage. Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate military affairs writer Fred Kaplan.

As Hurricane Katrina pummels New Orleans and surrounding areas, host Neal Conan checks in for the latest developments.

Gospel star Yolanda Adams returns to the scene after a recording hiatus with her new CD, Day by Day She talks about the project and her upcoming tour.

The commentator recalls his childhood battles with musical instruments. Regardless of whether it was wind, brass, piano or percussion, practice did not make perfect.

With the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza complete, attention turns to plans for redevelopment in the area. Nigel Roberts of the World Bank tells Renee Montagne about rebuilding prospects and obstacles to economic recovery.

Civil War historian and novelist Shelby Foote died Monday night at age 88. He is best known for his three-volume, 3,000-page history entitled The Civil War: A Narrative, and for narrating Ken Burns' 11-hour PBS series The Civil War. We rebroadcast an interview with Foote from July 27, 1994.

"I'm asking for justice," says Peter Lyoya, whose son Patrick Lyoya, 26, was fatally shot by Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, 31, during a traffic stop last month.

One of the founding members of the kung-fu-meets-hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, The RZA also has written film scores, including those for Kill Bill and Ghost Dog, and a book called The Wu Tang Manual. (This interview originally aired March 7, 2005.)

The White House announces that it is embracing dozens of recommendations from a presidential commission on intelligence and weapons of mass destruction. The approval comes after a three-month review of 74 specific changes in U.S. intelligence-gathering.

Actor Tom Cruise's rushed engagement to actor Katie Holmes has flummoxed tabloid editors who usually count on a long lead time to such big events. Alex Chadwick talks to Slate media critic Jack Shafer about celebrities and their love-hate relationship with the tabloid press.

When they spot a predator, black-capped chickadees vary their alarm cries. The warnings help flock mates grasp the relative threat posed by the predator, researchers report in this week's issue of the journal Science.