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Commentator Andre Codrescu says it would be a lot if we could just plant v-chips in people's brains...rather than TVs. That way we could all have a sunny outlook on life--all the sex and violence could be scrapped off by the government and destroyed.

Voters in California's primary tomorrow will be asked whether they want to repeal special protection for the big cats. Two deaths and numerous sightings in recent years have created not only concern but a political fight involving hunters, biologists, and animal lovers. Chris Arnold reports on the political contretemps.

Music critic Tom Manoff reviews Das Jahr (DAHS YAHR) a

Linda talks with Joe Mahood (MAY-hood), chair of the science department at Aragon High School in San Mateo, California, about the ideas being discussed at the education summit in New York.

Jyl Hoyt recently visited Peru, and prepared this piece about efforts there to legalize the coca leaf. Coca, which produces the base substance of cocaine, is banned by the United Nations. Farmers in Peru argue that the leaf itself is no more addictive than a couple of cups of coffee. They say they ought to be able to use the leaf in products like tea or toothpaste, and if coca were legalized, they would no longer have to sell the leaf illegally to drug dealers.

LONE STAR LEGEND: Essayist Mike Renfro remembers "Happy" Shahan, ho built a movie set in the middle of the Texas desert that attracted some of ollywood's biggest stars for over 30 years. Shahan died last month at his ranch n the small town of Bracketville, Texas.

The BBC's Richard Downs attended a meeting at which the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, met with Zulu leaders to try to find a way to bring about peace in their part of the country. One hundred people a month are dying of poltiical violence - disputes between Zulus and member sof Mandela's African National Congress.

Commentator Malcolm Mackinnon takes us through the frustration of fishing on the net, as he tries to track down the source of a famous quote. With all the patience of a fly fisher standing in a stream, Mackinnon lays out his line, time and time again, only to catch nothing, or the wrong thing. A local librarian comes to the rescue.

that it may not be completely certified as fully cooperating with the U.S. in the war on drugs. Each year, by law, the White House must present to Congress a report on how well, or how poorly, several nations are doing in the fight against the production and trafficking of narcotics.

NPR'S ELIZABETH ARNOLD REPORTS ON A NEW VIEW OF SENATOR BOB DOLE AS HE VISITED HIS HOMETOWN OF RUSSELL, KANSAS.