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Scott gets a voice lesson from the Miamians Men's Chorus voice coach Gene Cokeroft.

This week a bill directing millions to poor rural communities by way of the timber industry passed. Kristian Foden-Vencil of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.

Bellamy Pailthorp of member station KPLU in Seattle has a profile of 16 year old jazz piano prodigy Aaron Parks.

NPR'S Howard Berkes explores Australia's passion for swimming. In the first day of Olympic swimming competition, five world records fell. Australian talent Ian Thorpe thundered through the water with victories in single and relay events, stirring hopes that the Australians can replace America as the sport's dominant team.

The first medals of the Sydney Olympics were handed out...The first gold medal was won by a relatively unknown American... But it's swimming that is attracting the most attention right now. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

This week Chase Manhattan Corporation announced it would merge with J.P. Morgan and Company. Although the new company will be called J.P. Morgan Chase & Company, the merger closes a chapter on the storied history of the 150-year old Morgan bank. Scott speaks with Fortune Magazine's editor-at-large Joe Nocera about the end of banks as we know them.

NPR'S Jennifer Ludden reports on the revival of a radio program in Israel that seeks to reunite Holocaust survivors. "The Department for Seeking Relatives-The Next Generation" is enjoying phenomenal popularity since it was launched earlier this summer.

Another lawsuit against the gun industry has been dismissed in Illinois, NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Participants of a strange competition called the Eco-Challenge were exposed to leptospirosis, a rare bacterial illness. Scott speaks with Trisha Middleton is with Eco-Challenge Productions, which organized the event in Borneo.

Scott with some thoughts on how the presidential debates should be run.