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A report from Baltimore's annual Kinetic Sculpture Race, in which Lisa helped pedal a 14-and-a-half-foot pink poodle around the Inner Harbor. All vehicles in the race have to be human-powered, and they have to go on land and in water. The race provides hundreds of contestants and spectators an opportunity for ingenuity and zaniness.

Lisa talks with longtime comedian George Carlin about his brainy, acerbic style, and his latest book Napalm and Silly Putty. (Hyperion Books: ISBN: 0786864133)

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports from South Africa on the new challenges facing AIDS activists there, now that pharmaceutical companies have agreed to allow the sale of cheaper AIDS medications.

Scott talks with Lee Sullivan, the Mayor of Panama City Beach Florida. Reporters, posing as representatives of Prince William, tried to convince the Mayor that the Prince was coming for a spring break visit. Fortunately Mr Sullivan discovered the ploy -- and turned the joke around.

Scott speaks with Phil Jackson, coach of the LA Lakers and former coach of the Chicago Bulls, about Michael Jordon, basketball, philosophy AND his new book, "More than a Game." (Seven Stories Press).

In the first piece of a two-part series, NPR's Robert Smith reports on a new survey conducted by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. The poll examines the sector of Americans who earn enough to put them above the federal poverty line, but still struggle to make ends meet. (7:23) Check out the NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll .

Iranian filmmaker Bahman Farmanara. He began making films 30 years ago in his native country. Recently he returned to Iran after many years living in Canada, running a film festival and teaching. Hes also returned to filmmaking. His new film Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine is his first in 20 years. He also stars in the film about a fictional film director making a film about his own death.

Noah Adams and Linda Wertheimer read from some of this week's listener letters. (3:45) Send letters to Letters, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC, 20001. Or send e-mail to atc@npr.org.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on the future of a Clinton administration regulation that limits road-building and subsequent logging in 58 million acres of National Forest land. Today, the Bush administration is expected to announce that it intends to modify the so-called "roadless rule" to allow state and local officials to challenge the restrictions on a case-by-case basis.

From member station WNYC in New York, Annie Cheney has the story of the Hudson Hotel. Once a haven for low income New Yorkers, the Hudson has gone way upscale. The long term tenants are staying on too, but the hotel is taking pains to make sure the two classes of tenants never meet.