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  • Belgian Post Office Sells Chocolate-Flavored Stamps
    The glue in the stamps is infused with cacao oil. It's a celebratory touch that makes sense given that Belgium is famous for its chocolate.
  • In <em>Robot & Frank</em>, a robot cares for an aging ex-burglar who has dementia. Frank Langella, who plays the burglar, says his character "becomes fond of the robot only because it is a tool for his wicked, wicked ways."
    Frank Langella: A Career 'Like A Chekhov Play'
    In the movie Robot & Frank, the actor plays an aging ex-burglar who learns to take advantage of his robot caretaker. Langella, 74, tells Fresh Air why he was drawn to the role, and discusses the ups and downs of his long career.
  • NPR To Drop Call-In Show 'Talk Of The Nation'
    NPR executives announced Friday that they will stop production of Talk of the Nation this summer. The call-in program will be replaced with Here and Now, a newsmagazine that will be a co-production of Boston member station WBUR and NPR.
  • Creating Church Music: You've Got To Feel It
    Earnestine Rodgers Robinson had no formal musical training. So when she volunteered to plan an Easter church program, she didn't realize it would lead to a successful career composing classical music. She talks to guest host Celeste Headlee about her life's work.
  • Should Adam Be Allowed To Marry Steve?
    The Supreme Court heard arguments over same-sex marriage this week, and the Barbershop guys have their own arguments to offer. Guest host Celeste Headlee checks in with culture critic Jimi Izrael, sports writer Pablo Torre, Kai Wright of Colorlines.com, and Republican strategist R. Clarke Cooper.
  • Rodney Ascher, director of the experimental documentary <em>Room 237</em>, leads an exploration of differing interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's classic horror film <em>The Shining</em>.
    Hunting For Secrets In 'The Shining's' Room 237
    A new documentary looks at obsessive fans of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. These fanatics look for hidden meanings in the movie, and while some of their theories sound outrageous, it's too simple to call such thinking deranged.
  • Home Depot is hiring 80,000 employees for its spring season. As the housing market picks up, other industry sectors — like gardening, construction and furniture — move upward, too.
    As Housing Industry Builds Up, Other Sectors Follow
    The housing recovery is well on its way, economists say, and Americans are becoming more comfortable spending on things like remodeling, moving, gardening and furniture. One economist expects increased housing wealth to boost consumer spending by $100 billion this year.
  • Prediction
    Our panelists predict how that 17-year-old British software engineer will blow the $30 million he just got from Yahoo.
  • The Secret Life Of the Sonoran Desert
    The Sonoran Desert, which spans some 100,000 square miles in southwestern North America, is one of the most diverse desert ecosystems in the world. Host Ira Flatow and guests discuss some lesser known desert creatures, and explore the secret life of that American southwest icon, the saguaro cactus.
  • Panel Round Two
    More questions for the panel: This Van Sucks, A Windows Update, and These Kids Today.
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