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Harry Secombe died this week. He was 79 years old. Sir Harry was co-creator, along with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan, of the BBC's The Goon Show.

Lisa talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt about today's funeral in Cincinnati for Timothy Thomas, the 19-year-old black man who was shot by police a week ago. The city will be under a curfew for the third night in a row, as officials try to come to grips with recent rioting.

Lisa talks with NPR's Ivan Watson, who's in the West African country of Benin, about the anticipated arrival of a ship that's carrying around 200 children who've been taken as indentured servants.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports that, with tax day almost here, many Americans are still grappling with our complex tax code system.

Lisa talks with Huang Yasheng of Harvard University about the reaction of young people in China to the spy plane incident.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with J.D. McClatchy, the editor of a series of Random House audio books called The Voice of the Poet. The series includes never before released recordings of eminent poets. We'll hear Muriel Rukeyser, Gertrude Stein, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Randall Jarrell read their own works.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader, later this month. Whoever is selected will face a difficult task: trying to revive the Japanese economy. Japan is stuck in its worst economic downturn since World War II. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

Lisa talks with young fans at RFK Stadium, who are there today for the first game of the WUSA, the professional American women's soccer league.

NPR's Joe Palca traveled in Cambodia recently, and found a variety of ethnic food available in restaurants.

The National Science Foundation has decided to attempt an unprecedented evacuation. The resident physician at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station has been suffering from gallstones. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.