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Many American soldiers spending the holiday on duty in Mosul are watching with detachment as the war in Iraq is debated back home. But some say they are a bit frustrated by calls for a swift pullout of troops.

Katherine Bright, manager of Amazon World Zoo Park on the Isle of Wight, discusses the case of Toga, the zoo's baby South African Jackass Penguin. Toga was taken from the zoo Sunday morning and is still unaccounted for. The zoo has offered a 1,000-pound reward for the bird.

Thousands of people are believed to died in Pakistan after a 7.6 earthquake hit the country Saturday. The quake also killed hundreds in neighboring India. Steve Inskeep talks to Alex Perry, Time magazine bureau chief in Kashmir, about rescue and recovery efforts.

Halloween, Alaska is a pop group from Minnesota, with an evocative sound that fits the bittersweet change of the seasons. Too Tall to Hide is their latest CD. The band's singer-guitarist James Diers and keyboardist Ev — just Ev — visit with Brian Naylor.

Steve Inskeep talks with David Wessel, deputy Washington bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal about what we can expect from Bernanke's confirmation hearings Tuesday.

Ben Bernanke, President Bush's pick to succeed Alan Greenspan as Federal Reserve chairman, tells lawmakers he would seek to maintain continuity with Greenspan's policies. Bernanke also said he would not pursue a specific inflation target without building consensus for change in the existing policy.

Advances in body armor and medicine are helping more American soldiers survive battle wounds. But disabled veterans face many obstacles when they return home. Ed Gordon speaks with retired Staff Sgt. Eugene Simpson Jr., who was badly injured in Iraq last year, and Joseph Violante, national legislative director for Disabled American Veterans.

British singer and songwriter Sandy Denny played a seminal role of the folk-revolution in the 1960s. From her solo work to songs like "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," recorded with Fairport Convention, Denny was loved for her wistful, honest singing style.

As even a cursory examination of the history of the laws of war shows, presidents from Washington to Reagan have long championed the idea of humane treatment of prisoners as a cornerstone of U.S. policy.

Jeff Hawkins created the PalmPilot and Treo smart phone. His new company, Numenta, is developing a type of computer memory system modeled after the human neocortex, what he calls the "the big wrinkly thing" at the top of the brain. He's also the co-author of the book On Intelligence, which details his vision of how the brain processes information.