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Host Bob Edwards talks to technology writer Lauren Weinstein about "smart antennas." These are a new kind of antenna that may soon be on the market. They get better reception than traditional antennas, and are much less obtrusive.

Noah talks with Frankie Andreau, a bike racer on the US Postal Service Team in the Tour de France, about his role in the race. Team work is crucial in the Tour de France and bikers are assigned different roles, like sprinters, climbers and overall workers, who support one or two leaders. Lance Armstrong is the leader on Andreau's team. The rest of the team is always working to conserve Armstrong's energy. Andreau is considered a worker, who may sprint to the front to protect Armstrong from the wind or who may drop back to get something Armstrong needs.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, on this, the 35th anniversary of the Medicare program. They discuss how Medicare has changed over the last three decades and what challenges are ahead for the system. Secretary Shalala makes the case for the Clinton administration's proposal that prescription drugs be covered by Medicare. About 39 million Americans receive Medicare benefits.

Noah talks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the US Olympic Track and Field trials in Sacramento, California. There will be eight days of competition over the next ten days. Track is gaining popularity as the Summer Games approach, and nearly 20-thousand spectators are expected for the trials. Stefan talks about some of the athletes that we'll be hearing about in the competitions.

Pat Dowell reports on a small movie amid the big blockbusters this summer, a Canadian film called The Five Senses. The movie focuses on the interrelated lives of five people whose characters are linked to each one of the senses.

Jacki talks to writer Jim Knipfel about his memoir, Quitting the Nairobi Trio, (JP Tarcher 2000). The book is a darkly comic story about Knipfel's time spent in a Minneapolis psychiatric ward.

Noah talks with Betsy Broder, Assistant Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection. She oversees the Identity Theft program, and talks about what steps people can take to protect themselves against this type of crime. (4:00) More information on the web at http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft. The FTC's ID Theft Hotline is 1-877-ID-THEFT.

'Have you seen my wallet? I can't find her anywhere.' In the second part of a series on life in Paris, commentator David Sedaris struggles to master the gender of French nouns, and in the process, learns some interesting things about the French language.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports that Augusto Pinochet may now face charges for crimes committed during his dictatorship. The former dictator had been given immunity, but yesterday Chile's Supreme Court confirmed a decision to revoke that privilege.

Howard Berkes talks with author Stephen Pyne about a series of wildfires that burned through the rockies in 1910.