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Bianculli reviews the season opener of The Sopranos on HBO Sunday night.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on a delay in a preliminary hearing for accused FBI spy Robert Hanssen. He'll have a detention hearing Monday at which federal authorities will ask a judge to keep him in jail. But they won't file an indictment until at least May 21, giving both sides more time to prepare. People experienced in espionage cases say the delay helps the defense, but also gives prosecutors more time to absorb the information they have so far, and work on ways to use evidence without revealing secret sources.

Host Bob Edwards talks with sportswriter and former minor league pitcher Pat Jordan about 21-year old St. Louis pitcher Rick Ankiel, who is struggling with his control. Jordan approves of the advice Kevin Costner's character gave a young pitcher played by Tim Robbins in the movie Bull Durham -- Don't think. It can only hurt the ball-club.

Davis talks about his experiences, growing up a hearing child with deaf parents. He had a complex and sometimes difficult relationship with his deaf, working-class Jewish immigrant parents. Its the subject of his memoir My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood With Deafness). Davis is head of the English Department at the University of Illionis, Chicago. He has written several books and published essays in The Nation, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and other publications. He also published Shall I Say a Kiss: The Courtship Letters of a Deaf Couple , a compilation of his parents love letters.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports that the Miss USA pageant is landing in an unlikely venue this year -- Gary, Indiana. The city, infamous for its murder rate, is hoping a beauty pageant will be the beginnings of an image makeover.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Samantha Newport, a freelance reporter for the Washington Post and BBC World Service; she is in Quito, Ecuador. Newport talks about the release of the foreign oil workers who had been kept hostage in the Amazon for four-and-a-half months. One hostage was killed three weeks ago when the ransom demands were not met. The remaining seven were released after their companies paid the $13 million ransom. Four of them are from the United States.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports that the ruling Taliban of Afghanistan is destroying ancient Buddhist statues and artifacts in the country. In recent days, there has been a world-wide public outcry at the destruction of these centuries-old relics.

George is the name of a four-foot tall wild turkey living in a Newtonville, MA neighborhood. Because of him, mail delivery in the area has become a bit of a problem. Turns out George doesn't like the mail carrier all that much. Tim Hoban is the man who draws George's ire. The bird lunges, squawks and pecks at Hogan while he travels his daily route. He won't attack other carriers, just Hogan. Robert talks with postman about the foul fowl.

Italian singer and songwriter Paolo Conte is a former lawyer from the small northern Italian town of Asti. He went from being an admirer of music to a musician in 1974 when he recorded his first album. He has since made a total of 11 albums.

The United States Olympic Committee plans to drug test high profile pro athletes like NBA Dream Teamers up to a year before the Olympics, just like it does to all other U.S. Olympians. Olympic team members from glamour sports like basketball, baseball and hockey are presently tested just before the games begin. The professional leagues, which have less stringent testing procedures than Olympic sports, aren't happy about the change.