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Children's horror author R.L. Stine is wildly popular with schoolchildren...and a popular target of parents, who want his books off the shelves of elementary school libraries. John Biewen of Minnesota Public Radio reports on a debate that illustrates what some see as a gray zone between selection...and censorship.

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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's news, including audio from the National Weather Service hotline in North Dakota; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga); and President Bill Clinton.

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- Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with N-P-R's Andy Bowers about the latest plan for peace in the separatist Russian republic of Chechnya. Earlier, Russian security chief Alexander Lebed announced that the war between Russia and Chechnya was over. This was after he bartered an agreement with Chechen officials not to seek independence for five years.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post reporter T.R. Reid about why the world loves caffeine. His article and a photo essay on the subject appear in this month's National Geographic Magazine.

NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) about the approaching elections, the composition of the U.S. House and Senate and recent ethics violations brought against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX).

Commentator T.R. Reid discusses his Election Day ritual -- the reading of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "The Poor Voter on Election Day."

Enjoy a 750-song playlist full of rock and roll, a bit of jazz, R&B and soul — and even some of our favorite one-hit wonders.

R&B singer Bobby Brown tells Ed Gordon about the price of fame, his relationship with wife Whitney Houston, and his new reality show, Being Bobby Brown.

Hear two songs from the R&B and jazz artist's debut EP, Rachel.

Scott Aiges reviews the latest CD from Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who mixes up blues, jazz, R&B, and Afro-Caribbean funk. It's called Creole Moon. The label is Blue Note.

Producer Jake One guided the hydra song through many hands before it landed on Nothing Was the Same.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporters Sandy Tolan and Euclides Cordero Nuel about the ban on Dominican sugar from Central Romana, based on information that the company uses forced labor.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Congressmen Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) about the U.S. role in fostering a relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

He was known as "The Storyteller" for his unadorned yet incisive lyrics. Hall composed hundreds of songs and sang about life's simple joys as country music's consummate blue-collar bard.

Counterfeit products, especially medicines and safety gear, can be dangerous. Here's how to spot them on e-commerce platforms like Amazon.

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen electrified Washington on Tuesday with testimony about how the company knew about potential harm to users and decided to hide that information.

Challenging perceptions of the US-Mexico border: A new Texas art project uses music, photos and storytelling to highlight the the rich cultural tapestry beyond headlines of migration and enforcement

Also: The Twitter Fiction Festival launches; Mindy Kaling is writing a second book; the creators of HBO's Game of Thrones series say they know how George R.R. Martin's series will end.