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The U.S. Justice Department has subpoenaed two reporters to find out how they got grand jury testimony surrounding the BALCO laboratories performance enhancing drug investigation. Michele Norris talks with NPR's David Folkenflik.

Director Tim Burton confesses that when it comes to confections, he likes "dark, bitter chocolate." His version of Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is dark, if not exactly bitter.

DJ Jedi (a.k.a. Terrence Cedricks) and his cohorts host probably the most vibrant "open mic" night on the West Coast, every Monday at a small cafe in Santa Monica, Calif.

As Democrats prepare to formalize John Kerry's presidential nomination in Boston this week, the race between the Massachusetts senator and President Bush continues to be a close one, according to the latest NPR poll. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This segment features Paula Coulahan.

When Betty Nash started in 1957, one of her favorite routes — New York to D.C. — cost just $12. This fall, the 86-year-old will count 65 years of securing passenger safety.

Singer-songwriter Luke Temple has drawn lofty comparisons during his career: Paul Simon, Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley have all functioned as reference points at some point or other. Hear an interview and in-studio performance with the songwriter.

After a couple of Broken Social Scene Presents... "solo" records, the long running Canadian band returns with a collective, collaborative effort in Forgiveness Rock Record. Hear an interview with founder Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin along with a studio session on World Cafe.

With two weeks left in the regular season, Judge is just one home run shy of bringing the American League home run record set by Roger Maris more than 60 years ago.

The all-female quartet from Los Angeles has quickly gained popularity by mixing dreamlike sequences of psychedelia, post-punk and funk. The group's debut full-length follows in the wake of the deafening buzz created by the 2008 EP Exquisite Corpse.