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Vaccination rates in much of rural America remain low. But there's one consistent holdout demographic: seniors, many of whom remember lining up eagerly as children to get the polio vaccine.

Thousands of livestock continue to be incinerated in Britain as agriculture officials confirm 18 new cases of the infectious disease. Host Lisa Simeone talks with NPR's Julie McCarthy in London about the political ramifications of the outbreak.

Host Bob Edwards reads from listener letters.

NPR's Renee Montagne highlights moments from last night's Academy Awards ceremony. Gladiator won best picture, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won best foreign language film. (6:35) Check out the complete list of Oscar winners.

NPR's David Welna reports on the two very different proposals for U.S. energy policy being put forth by Republicans and Democrats.

NPR's David Molpus reports on the practice of parish or congregational nursing, where RN's make housecalls to offer medical as well as spiritual care.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports on a domain in cyberspace where options on Hollywood are traded and Oscar winners are predicted with accuracy. For more information, visit the website The Hollywood Stock Exchange.

John reads mail from listeners.

mRNA vaccines are groundbreaking—but the mRNA inside them is fragile. Kathryn Whitehead explains how scientists have created the right "packing material" to safely deliver these to the right cells.

100 years ago, Booker T. Washington's autobiography, Up from Slavery was published. Soon after that, another dominant black intellectual of the day, W.E.B. DuBois offered a differing view on how African-Americans should define their new role in society. Liane Hansen speaks with historian Douglas Brinkley and DuBois biographer David Levering Lewis about the legacy of Up from Slavery.