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The Kitchen Sisters explore lost and found film and the world of found footage and ephemeral films, and the people who make, archive and collect home movies and amateur films. A project of Lost and Found Sound.

His new film is Baadasssss! It's the story of the making of 1971 classic Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. In the film, Mario Van Peebles plays his father, director Melvin Van Peebles. Mario got his start directing and starring in the film New Jack City. Other acting credits include the role of Malcolm X in the film Ali, and a role in Ten Thousand Black Men Named George, about the unionization of Pullman train porters.

Tuesday morning marks the Transit of Venus. The mini-eclipse, occurring when Venus crosses between the Earth and the sun, has not taken place since 1882. In that year it was a momentous media occasion in the United States. In 2004, it will be visible to most Americans only in the wee morning hours. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Kelly Beatty, executive editor of Sky & Telescope magazine.

The humanitarian crisis continues amid violence in the western Darfur region of Sudan. Gun battles and ethnic cleansing have displaced villagers in the area, and many rapes have reportedly been committed by Arab militiamen on the fringes of refugee camps set up for black Africans. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and Washington Post correspondent Emily Wax.

Saddam Hussein and 11 senior officials of his deposed regime are transferred into the legal custody of the Iraqi interim government, though they remain guarded by U.S. forces. Saddam will appear in court Thursday, where he faces charges including war crimes and crimes against humanity. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

In five of the past seven years, a 3-year-old thoroughbred horse has won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, only to lose the Belmont Stakes and fail in the quest for racing's Triple Crown. This year, the talented and undefeated Smarty Jones has racing fans hoping and expecting that the jinx will be broken. No horse has won the Triple Crown since 1978. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

In the first of a two-part Worlds of Difference series, Vera Frankl reports about an economic revolution on Scotland's remote Hebrides Islands. While the semi-feudal farming system there slowly dies out, tenant farmers are fighting to preserve their ancient Gaelic culture.

In his new book The Irish Game: A True Story of Crime and Art, British journalist Matthew Hart pulls back the curtain on the world of international fine art thieves. He focuses on multi-million dollar heists in Ireland and Boston.

At a rally in Pittsburgh, Sen. John Kerry confirms his choice of North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as his vice presidential running mate. Kerry calls Edwards a man of "courage and conviction" who brings strong values of "home and family" to the Democratic ticket to "shape a better America." Hear NPR's Renee Montagne.

Suzanne is in her forties. She's single, not in a relationship. And she wants to have a baby. To make her dreams come true, Suzanne turns to assisted reproductive technology to become pregnant. This is the story of her quest for motherhood. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister have the story of Suzanne, told in her own words.