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Satirist Harry Shearer offers his version of a rote television Olympics feature profiling the "courageous young athletes" that compete.

Noah interviews Dr. Spotswood Spruance, Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, about of two major tests he and others conducted on a vaccine to protect against genital herpes. To the surprise of researchers, the vaccine appears to work only on women who have never had cold sores.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on the practice of prescribed burning as a means of preventing catastrophic wildfires. It's been controversial, but is gaining acceptance, especially after this summer's record wildfire season.

Commentator Nick Gillespie says all the concern this week about the marketing of violence flies in the face of reports showing a decline in violent crime by youth and a decline in birthrates among teens. If rap music, TV and movies are such a danger to our kids, Gillespie asks, then how can their behavior be improving?

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the latest fund-raising investigation by the Justice Department that may have implications for the Gore campaign. The New York Times reported this morning of a 1995 discussion in which Vice President Gore was asked to make a fundraising call to a Texas trial lawyer -- around the time President Clinton was preparing to veto GOP-passed tort reform legislation that would limit lawsuit awards. The White House says Gore never made the call, but documents show a marked increase in contributions to the Democratic Party by the lawyer and his law firm since Mr. Clinton vetoed the bill. George W. Bush, campaigning in California, said Gore "may have crossed a serious line" with his actions.

NPR'S Melanine Peeples reports on dire conditions following three years of severe drought in the southeastern United States.

NPR'S Jennifer Ludden reports on the revival of a radio program in Israel that seeks to reunite Holocaust survivors. "The Department for Seeking Relatives-The Next Generation" is enjoying phenomenal popularity since it was launched earlier this summer.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with Richard Kingsmill, a disc jockey for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Kingsmill's programs are heard nationally on "Triple J," an ABC station that specializes in home-grown Australian pop music. Kingsmill plays some tunes for us.

NPR's Steve Inskeep and Anthony Brooks speak with host Jacki Lyden about the Gore and Bush campaigns this week. They answer questions from our listeners about candidates' positions on issues not mentioned during campaign appearances.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Perkins, the first African-American mayor of Selma, Alabama. The defeated mayor, Joe Smitherman, was the man who called out the National Guard on civil rights protesters in 1965.