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Commentator Lisa Jones says she's always been attracted to biologists, but put off by their often too-pure, "back-to-nature" lifestyle. But then she meets the biologist of her dreams...

Linda talks to Savita Deva, a resident of Bangalore, India, where the kidnapping of an Indian movie star has sparked riots. Schools and other buildings are shut down, and Savita says buses are burning.

Quinn Klinefelter of member station WDET reports that the big three American automakers, Ford, GM and Daimler-Chrysler sold fewer cars in July of this year than July of last year. In contrast, foreign automakers like Honda, BMW and Volkswagen posted gains of at least 10-percent in their US sales.

Host Alex Chadwick talks to Burdett Loomis, professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas about yesterday's vote of the state school board. Candidates for the Kansas Board of Education who support new science standards that de-emphasize evolution trailed or lost in three GOP primaries races.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that the role of delegates has been greatly reduced this year at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Delegates at this convention are a little more than props, but they hardly notice because they're so busy celebrating.

San Francisco's high rate of pedestrian street deaths. The city has more killed than any other city in the nation, twice the rate of New York City. Councilwoman Mabel Teng issued a report on Monday with recommendations on how the city can combat the problem.

Commentator Katherine Mieszkowski talks about websites like CaringSuggestions.com that offer the "service" of delivering helpful hints you'd be embarrassed to deliver in person. An unsigned note can tip-off a co-worker to bad breath, or a neighbor to his unkempt yard. Mieszkowski thinks this new channel for anonymous advice is the perfect vehicle for the cowardly or vindictive.

Most Americans come to France expecting to see the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower. Commentator David Sedaris describes his experiences in the City of Lights from his preferred venue: the inside of a movie theater.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Paris that investigators say it's too early to tell what exactly brought down the Concorde supersonic jet that crashed last week. The Accident and Inquiry office says investigators have identified a fuel leak as one of a number of problems with the plane.

Orla Guerin of the BBC reports on a United Nations effort to raise money to restore the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.