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Film critic Bob Mondello reviews The Five Senses, a drama from director/screenwriter Jeremy Podeswa. The movie follows five story lines -- one for each of the five senses -- which all interconnect.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports on the historical decision in Florida smokers' class action lawsuit against the nation's top five cigarette making companies. The jury hit the companies with a $145 billion punitive damages verdict, -the largest civil jury award in history.

A jury in Waco, Texas found that the federal government is not responsible for the deaths of 80 Branch Davidians in 1993. The decision came as blow to the surviving Davidians who had hoped that the civil action who hoped the civil action might serve some vindication of their claims of persecution at the hands of the government. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.

Scott Simon talks to Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about track star Marion Jones. Jones has declared that she will win five gold medals in this year's Olympics. Ron is author of the Marion Jones biography, See How She Runs: The Making of a Champion. (Algonquin)

Scott speaks with Shibley Telhami about the Middle East peace talks at Camp David. Telhami holds the Anwar Sadat Chair for Mideastern studies at the University of Maryland.

Scott Simon talks to Gary Dahl who won the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Dahl also happens to be the inventor of the Pet Rock.

Daniel Schorr is away. Sarah Fritz of Congressional Quarterly reviews the week's news.

Scott with some thought about kids, sports and their parents.

Yesterday marked the end of the week-long international AIDS conference in Durban, South Africa. Many called the event historical. NPR's Joe Neel reports.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on how Vladimir Putin's actions as president have stoked the flames of an age old rivalry between St. Petersburg and Moscow.