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John talks with NPR's Ketzel Levine about plants that do well in offices. While many plants will shrivel under fluorescent light, plants that are suited to irregular care and indirect light can thrive. Listeners can follow along on Ketzel's web site, Talking Plants. (6:30)

Host Madeleine Brand talks with the Tucson-based band Calexico, who try to capture the spirit of their region in music - a soundtrack to the Southwest. (6:30) {Calexico, Even My Sure Things Fall Through. Quarterstick Records, Chicago, IL: 1998-2001}.

Robert reads from listeners' letters. Topics include moving to small towns and last week's blue moon. Letters should be addressed to LETTERS - All Things Considered. 6-3-5 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington D-C 20001. Or by E-Mail ATC@NPR.ORG. (5:00) (***STER

Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports on an investigation by New York City and by the state that shows how the case of abused-to-death 6 year old Elisa was bungled...and how other cases have also slipped through the social welfare cracks.

Nick Spitzer reviews the latest CD from Johnny Cash. It's called "Unchained" and features Cash at his most rocking ever. (STATIONS: "Unchained" is on the American Recordings label, catalog number 9-43097-2) (6:00) ((ST

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a congressional race in Alabama pitting a longtime Democratic state senator against a Republican businessman who's never held elected office. (6:00) [outcue: "... affecting the balance of power in the House next year. I'm Peter Kenyon reporting."

After a year when NASDAQ tech stocks finished off nearly 40 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 6.2 percent, economic advisor Owen Ullman looks ahead.

No. 22 seed Frances Tiafoe defeats Rafael Nadal to end the Spaniard's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.

The administration says 940,000 people signed up in February for a total enrollment of 4.2 million. The White House is hoping for 6 million by the end of this month.

Grocery shelves are sagging with every kind of beer imaginable, in taste and appearance. With the help of beer expert Michael Jackson, Michele Norris and Robert Siegel take stock — and taste — of some of the world's finest (and most expensive) beers.