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Essayist Bonny Wolf grew up in the Midwest, where it wasn't always easy to find oysters for Thanksgiving. She tries to eat them every chance she gets, holiday dinner or not.

Laura Bush is seen as a serene and supportive presence in the White House. On the other hand, she is not given to adoring gazes, as first lady Nancy Reagan was. Within the constraints of her life in the White House, she seems very much her own woman. During this election year, Mrs. Bush campaigns across the country, sometimes making several speeches a day. NPR's Linda Wertheimer has been listening.

Hidden deep inside New York's famed Belmont racetrack, below the grandstand and past rows of betting windows, is a plain sign tucked almost out of sight, which reads, "Barbershop." There, inside a cavernous cinder-block room with three old-fashioned barbershop chairs, you'll find the incomparable barbers of Belmont: Sal, Tony and Uri.

Rick Peckham teaches guitar at the Berklee School of Music — and he plays a mean Telecaster himself. Now his trio — with Tony Scherr on bass and Jim Black on drums — has released a CD called Left End.

Explorer Robert Ballard has never stopped his efforts to uncover the secrets that lie deep below the ocean's surface.

Probes of the nation's insurance industry widen, as California joins New York in investigating insurance sales practices. California's insurance commissioner plans to ban brokers from steering customers to certain policies in exchange for hidden commissions. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Changes at the Central Intelligence Agency show no sign of subsiding. Some former intelligence officials say the changes being pushed by new CIA director Porter Goss will harm the agency. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

The Vietnam War documentary Hearts and Minds is back in theaters, marking its 30th anniversary. It was not a hit when it debuted, and earned mixed reviews, but it won an Oscar and is now considered a classic. David D'Arcy reports.

With just eight days left in the presidential campaign, President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry begin their last frantic week of campaigning. Addressing voters in Florida, Kerry speaks openly about his religious faith, a subject the president has long spoken about. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson.

What do Miles Davis, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Bugs Bunny have in common? They're all hip, says John Leland, the author of a new history of that coveted but elusive quality.