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Father and daughter Mike and Ellis Greer join All Things Considered for the latest installment of the "What Are You Listening To?" series. They recommend music from Cream, Savage Garden and the Black Eyed Peas.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Ed Siegel of Solana Beach, Calif. He's on a mission to get the nation to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in a lower, more people-friendly key.

James Lee Burke made his name as a mystery writer with detective Dave Robicheaux... a character a lot like James Lee Burke. His daughter Alafair Burke writes crime fiction starring a deputy district attorney who closely resembles... Alafair Burke. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to both writers about their craft.

A report issued by the Ruderman Family Foundation found a third to half of all fatal police interactions involve a person with a disability.

A grand jury in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday will consider whether artist Steve Kurtz should be prosecuted on bioterrorism charges. Last month, authorities found scientific lab equipment while responding to a 911 call at Kurtz's house. Now Kurtz is being investigated for having biological agents. Kurtz often uses his art to raise concerns over issues such as biotechnology and genetic engineering. NPR's Karen Michel reports.

Danish directors Lars von Trier and Jorgen Leth team up on The Five Obstructions, a 90-minute rumination on the nature of cinema and creativity. Von Trier challenged Leth, his mentor, to remake Leth's 1967 film The Perfect Human five different ways. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan has a review.

NPR's Neda Ulaby reports on the makers of one of the finest DVD collections in the country. Criterion has a reputation for elaborate appreciations of exemplary films.

Day to Day remembers the life and memorable songs of musician Ray Charles, who died today at the age of 73 after a long battle with cancer.

Before vacationers head to the beach to laze away their hot summer days, many will head to the bookstore to pick up some summer reading. NPR's Susan Stamberg talks to three independent booksellers about their suggestions for the leisurely months ahead.

An uncut version of the 1954 Japanese sci-fi movie Godzilla is finally premiering in U.S. theaters. The original film was in part a meditation on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But its American distributors, who wanted to emphasize the film's monster-movie aspects, cut out 40 minutes and added new scenes starring American actor Raymond Burr. David D'Arcy reports.

Indian actor Roshan Seth's latest role is in the short film Cosmopolitan, broadcast this month as part of the PBS series Independent Lens. Seth plays the part of a first-generation Indian living in the New York suburbs. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Seth.

In an effort to encourage a broader range of entries from American composers, administrators of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize have decided to expand their definition of "serious" music. Since 1943, the Pulitzer Prize for music has been awarded exactly once to either a jazz composition, musical drama or film score. Hear NPR's Steve Inkseep and Pulitzer Prize Administrator Sig Gissler.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the dedication of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Comedian Billy Crystal is known for his gift for improv and impersonation. He credits his ease with riffing to lessons he learned as a child from jazz greats. For Intersections, a series on artists' influences, NPR's Susan Stamberg reports.

Jeff Lunden samples the opinion of hotel concierges in New York's theater district about the shows up for Tony Awards.

NPR's Tavis Smiley kicks off his biannual Motivation Series with motivational speaker and best-selling author Les Brown. We also hear from listeners about how they are doing on their New Year's resolutions.

Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the movie Mystic River, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon and Lawrence Fishburn.

The 2003 Nobel Prize for literature is awarded to South African novelist J. M. Coetzee. He's the fourth African writer to win the prize in the last 40 years. Hear NPR's Neda Ulaby.

A manuscript donated to the Library of Congress sheds new light on the last days of Nathan Hale, an American spy hanged by the British during the American Revolution. Penned by a writer sympathetic to the British, the document suggests Hale inadvertently revealed his mission to a British spy. Hale was executed on Sept. 22, 1776. Hear James Hutson of the Library of Congress.

This year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature will be announced Thursday by the Swedish Academy. NPR's Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks with Michael Gorra, professor of English at Smith College. Gorra theorizes that Nobel Prizes for Literature are given in cycles to vary those of different genres, abilities and geographical areas.

"It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members," the 50-year-old rapper and mogul said.

British rock singer Robert Palmer dies of a heart attack while vacationing in Paris. He was 54. Palmer is perhaps best known for his 1980s hits "Addicted to Love" and "Simply Irresistible." NPR's Bob Edwards reports.

Dutch architect and Pritzker Prize laureate Rem Koolhaas's first U.S. project opens to the public Saturday in Chicago. The student center at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) campus has bright orange glass and a stainless steel tube on top that the Chicago elevated train passes through. Edward Lifson of Chicago Public Radio reports.

The line-up of new television shows for the fall season is heavy on sitcoms and light on reality TV -- a departure from the trend of the past few years. Hear USA Today television critic Robert Bianco.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week issued new guidelines to try to limit the kind of campaigning that often goes on as members lobby for Academy Awards. NPR's Bob Edwards reports.