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Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Exotica."

SCOTT SIMON HAS SOME THOUGHTS ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMAL IDENTIFICATION OF V-1 AND V-2 ROCKETS, OR BUZZ-BOMBS, THAT RAINED DOWN ON LONDON DURING WORLD WAR II.

AILEEN (eye-LEAN) LeBLANC OF MEMBER STATION WHQR IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, REPORTS ON "VANISHING POINT," A SERIES OF VIRTUAL-REALITY RADIO PLAYS FOR THE MTV-GENERATION.

SIMON/LETTERS: SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.

On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that February had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the last 4 years. But that's not necessarily good news for everyone... Daniel talks to two brothers, both economics professors, who sit on either side of the issue. Robert Gordon from Northwestern University in Illinois and David Gordon from the New School in New York.

The film "I am Cuba" is a Soviet propaganda film made in 1964 that is being shown for the first time in the United States. Daniel talks to film director Martin Scorcese who is presenting the film and Russian poet Yevgeny Yevteshenko who wrote the script about the film's artistic and cultural value.

Joe talks with Jon Miller, play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles and for E-S-P-N. Miller is an announcer without a team as his employer, the Orioles, is refusing to field a team of players to replace those who are on strike. The Orioles are the only major league team to not field a replacement team, so Miller is waiting and wondering if he'll be working.

The Didgeridoo is a musical instrument that was invented many thousands of years ago by the Aborigines of northern Australia. A branch of a eucalyptus tree hollowed out by termites, this unusual looking and sounding instrument has become increasingly popular outside of Australia. Daniel talks with Nomad, an Australian musician who has just released a CD in which he combines the digeridoo with other musical forms from Africa and from Native Americans. Nomad introduces us to the digerdioo and tries to explain the specific technique used in playing it. (12:00) (The CD is called "Nomad" and is on the label AMI, Australian Music International, 253 West 18th Street NY NY 10011).

The biggest welfare state in the country turns out to be a commonwealth, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where nearly sixty percent of the population receives some form of welfare. Danny visits the island and examines why welfare is so widespread...it's linked to federal tax breaks that companies receive as an incentive to do business there. And he talks to Puerto Ricans about the impact welfare has had on the commonwealth's psyche.

Shirley Jahad reports on a Chicago ordinance that bans the sale of spray paint and thick markers. The measure was passed in an effort to reduce the city's graffitti problem. The paint industry has been challenging the law, which a Supreme Court justice this month refused to overturn.