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The mock rock documentary This Is Spinal Tap is being re-released in theatres and new special editions are being released on DVD and VHS. We feature interviews with co-writer and co-star Christopher Guest. (INTERVIEWS ARE REBROADCAST FROM 9/14/89 AND 2

Most events at the Olympics are timed to one-hundredth of a second, some even down to one-thousandth of a second. Robert talks with Tom Westenburg about how they determine athletes' finishing times so precisely. Westenburg is an electrical engineer in the Sports Science Division of the U.S. Olympic Committee. He is working with the Organizing Committee for the 2002 winter games.

Satirist Harry Shearer offers his version of a rote television Olympics feature profiling the "courageous young athletes" that compete.

Noah interviews Dr. Spotswood Spruance, Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, about of two major tests he and others conducted on a vaccine to protect against genital herpes. To the surprise of researchers, the vaccine appears to work only on women who have never had cold sores.

NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports on the public transit strike in Los Angeles. The shut down of bus and rail service has turned the city's already difficult commutes into a real mess.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on the practice of prescribed burning as a means of preventing catastrophic wildfires. It's been controversial, but is gaining acceptance, especially after this summer's record wildfire season.

David Brower of member station KRWG in Las Cruces, NM reports on efforts made to find markets for small trees. Many agree that these trees must be cleared from forests to prevent destructive wildfires, but without a market for the small timber, logging companies can't afford to cut them.

Meet the Slow Cities League, a band of about 30 Italian towns that are saying "no" to fast food, and other signs of globalization. These cities are hoping to preserve the easy going pace of small town life.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports on the declining Euro, the single European currency. The Euro fell to new lows against the dollar, adding yet another cloud over the European unification process

NPR's Jack Speer reports on the changes taking place in the multi billion dollar grocery business in the united States. It has become increasingly difficult to differentiate between grocery stores and department stores because of mergers that have eliminated smaller regional supermarkets.