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NPR's Tom Goldman reports from New York on the end of the World Series. The Yankees finished off the Mets last night with a 4-2 win in the five-game series. Their victory left half the city to party, and the rest to mourn.

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Sheehan reviews the new film Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.

NPR's Robert Siegel reports from Madison, Wisconsin on efforts by Al Gore and Ralph Nader to woo the same left-wing voters. Wisconsin has been solidly Democratic in the last three presidential races. But there, as in a handful of other states, the three-to-five-percent of the vote that polls show Nader may win could be enough to give George Bush a victory. Siegel talks to people in both the Gore and Nader camps, as well as Democratic voters who turned out to hear Al Gore yesterday and Nader supporters who turned out to protest Gore's appearance.

Commentator Meghan Daum says she has trouble figuring out the meaning behind the finger wave...a polite, one-digit salute given by one Midwestern driver to another as they pass on the highway.

He started the band in 1964 with his brother. They are said to be the pioneers of the rowdy garage band genre of rock music. Just released is the new CD The Kinks: Come Dancing: Best of the Kinks 1977-1986 (Koch). This 18-track retrospective covers the most commercially successful era of British band, and features songs hand-picked by Ray Davies. Among the tracks are Come Dancing, Catch Me Now I'm Falling, Rock and Roll Fantasy, and Living on a Thin Line, with live versions of their two most classic numbers, Lola and You Really Got Me Now. (originally aired 10

A strong man who has overcome such ordeals as a drug addiction, self immolation, and six marriages, Pryor is determined to overcome his most recent battle with multiple sclerosis. We replay this interview in conjunction with the October 17 release of the Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992).

Anne Sutton from member station KTOO reports on a tax revolt of sorts in Alaska. The state has the lightest tax burden in the nation. But property owners say they still suffer under the weight of excessive property taxes...They've successfully placed an initiative to cap property taxes on next month's ballot. (4:53).

NPR's Margot Adler talks with J-K Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. Rowling is still surprised by the success of her series. Millions of Harry Potter books have been sold in more than 25 countries and her characters have been used to name everything from city streets to winter storms. Book five is on the way.

Host Bob Edwards talks with commentator John Feinstein about the highlights of last night's game, and the Yankees ever-more impressive legacy.