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John Cho and Kal Penn, the two stars of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, talk about breaking stereotypes but getting laughs in their new movie.

Graham Allison is an expert on nuclear weapons and national security. In his new book, Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe, he argues that avoiding a catastrophic nuclear event needs to be a higher priority for the U.S. government.

First Lady Laura Bush is defending the current administration against charges of stymieing stem-cell research. How many stem cell lines are actually available to scientists? And how might the issue play in this year's election?

All Things Considered talks with visitors at the National Museum of American History's exhibit of Julia Child's actual kitchen, taken from her home in Cambridge, Mass., and reassembled in Washington, D.C. The visitors comment on how practical the kitchen appears to be, and how the famous gourmet touched their lives and influenced their relationship with food and cooking.

Commentator Elvis Mitchell joins NPR's Scott Simon to discuss a recent cinematic trend: movies that take a political stand. The Manchurian Candidate, Farenheit 9-11 and Outfoxed are among them.

Supporters of same-sex marriage suffer a legal setback as the California Supreme Court annuls more than 4,000 marriage licenses issued to gay couples in San Francisco this spring. But gay couples and rights activists say they will continue their fight for recognition of the marriages through the courts. Hear NPR's Richard Gonzales.

World-renowned master chef Julia Child died Thursday at the age of 91. She spent three decades explaining the mysteries of classic French cuisine to modern American audiences. Child hosted several cooking shows on public television, earning Peabody and Emmy Awards in the process, and wrote nine cookbooks.

He warned that the Biden administration "plunges this country into a recession."

Great Plains poet Ted Kooser of Nebraska will be the next poet laureate of the United States. Kooser's poems reflect the sweeping spaces and small-town life of rural America.

Day to Day cracked reporter Brian Unger looks back at the Democratic National Convention, and has some advice for Republicans, who hold their own convention at the end of the month.

The American Heart Association issues an advisory that taking antioxidant supplements has no preventive effect on heart disease and may be harmful in some cases. The association advises that people instead get the antioxidants they need from whole foods. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

A new law is taking hold in many states, requiring owners of new homes to hold off suing the builder for repairs until they give the builder a chance to fix the problem. Homebuilders say it's only fair. Some owners of new homes say it's not fair to them and they want it repealed. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

Tom Ridge on Thursday again emphasized that his agency has credible evidence of al Qaeda activity in the United States, and that it may strike to upset U.S. elections. The warning, however, did not include an upgrade of the nation's color-coded alert level. Administration critics say the White House is trying to maintain a national sense of fear to provide a boost for President Bush this November. NPR's Tony Cox speaks with experts on the topic: James Bamford, author of Pretext for War, and Juliette Kayyem, who served on the National Commission on Terrorism and now lectures on counterterrorism at the Kennedy School of Government.

Car bombings outside five Christian churches in Baghdad and Mosul leave several people dead and dozens wounded. Authorities say the series of explosions may be the most highly coordinated attack since the insurgency began 15 months ago after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about an overall dip in mortgage rates since the Federal Reserve raised interest rates last week.

Commentator Walter Mosley reflects on the friends he's had and lost over the years.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with Nadya Labi, senior editor of the magazine Legal Affairs, about the "transport" industry -- professionals hired by parents to take difficult teenagers away to reform schools or residential treatment centers. We also hear the personal story of Kelly Lauritsen, who describes her experience being transported to a reform school in Mexico four years ago.

At the start of the pro baseball season, stories about steroid use among ballplayers made headlines. Now those concerns seem to have drifted away -- and if attendance figures are any indication, fans are enjoying the games and forgetting the controversy. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis.

Former Enron CEO and Chairman Kenneth Lay pleads not guilty to federal charges that he participated in a scheme to deceive investors and government regulators about his company's financial health. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.

The Pride of Baltimore, a tall ship built for the American Bicentennial, sank in a storm in 1986, killing four people. Eight others survived. Author Tom Waldron tells the story in his book Pride of the Sea.

Walter Cronkite's survey of the events that led up to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 continues in its second part.

The new film, I, Robot, starring Will Smith, is loosely based on Asimov's short stories. The author wrote about space walks before man landed on the moon but didn't particularly care for commercial plane travel. He died in 1992. (First broadcast Sept. 9, 1987.)

This week, the Sept. 11 commission is expected to call for a new chief to coordinate the nation's intelligence agencies, including the CIA. The panel's report has not been released yet, but acting CIA chief John McLaughlin has already criticized the recommendation. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts.

A Senate Intelligence Committee report issued Friday suggests that the global intelligence community, in investigating whether or not Saddam Hussein's government had access to weapons of mass destruction, suffered from a "collective groupthink," which led them to misinterpret "ambiguous evidence." All Things Considered explains the term "groupthink."

In the worst violence since Iraq's new government took over two weeks ago, a car bomb was detonated at the entrance to the interim governments offices, killing 10 and wounding 40. Soon after, insurgents ambushed the governor of Mosul's convoy, killing the governor and two bodyguards. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.