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NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Dr. Elizabeth McNally talks about a study, published in today's New England Journal of Medicine, about a four-year-old boy born in Germany who was born with well-defined muscles. The child can lift seven-pound weights over his head.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts about the political impact of Ronald Reagan's presidency and whether he could have the same influence today as he did two decades ago.

NPR's Jim Zarroli talks to NPR's Alex Chadwick about the Group of Eight summit in Sea Island, a resort community on Georgia's Atlantic coast. Topics under discussion Wednesday include Iraq and the future of democracy in the Middle East.

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and The Washington Post senior editor Steve Coll about the future of the CIA after the agency's embattled director, George Tenet, abruptly announced his resignation. Tenet is expected to leave the post in mid-July.

The U.S. Department of Labor announces the addition of nearly 250,000 new jobs in April, marking the ninth sucessive month of U.S. job growth. The Bush administration hails the numbers, but Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry calls the job growth too slow, and notes the nation's overall unemployment rate did not change. Both Democrats and Republicans are touting their rival plans for job growth as the election nears. Hear NPR's Jim Zarroli.

All Things Considered remembers Loyd C. Sigmon, who in 1955 invented the "SigAlert" system of messages that warn Southern California motorists about freeway traffic jams. The alerts were meant to draw more listeners to the radio station where he worked. Sigmon died at age 95 on Wednesday.

In the hours just after sunrise, Earth's neighboring planet Venus was visible as it passed directly between our planet and the sun. The occurrence is called "transit," and the last time Venus's orbit crossed this route was in 1882. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dave Eicher, amateur astronomer and the editor of Astronomy Magazine. He traveled to Luxor, Egypt, to get the most prolonged view.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reads from listeners' comments. Many wrote in about our report on the discovery of a "bad hair" gene.

NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with historian Robert Dallek, who recalls the memorable events of Reagan's inauguration in 1981. American hostages held by Iran during the last days of the Carter presidency were released as Reagan prepared to enter the White House.

This week, a presidential panel will release a report on how to implement President Bush's plans for a moon base and a manned mission to Mars. Numerous experts endorse the idea of a Mars mission, but are sober about its near-term prospects. Representatives of foreign nations say funding for an international effort will be difficult to come by, and public support for the project is mixed. Hear NPR's David Kestenbaum.