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Over two years, author Po Bronson interviewed more than 900 people who had weighed what Bronson calls "the most obvious and universal question on our plates as human beings." Bronson turned the interviews into a book, "What Should I Do With My Life?" On Morning Edition, he describes what he learned; and in an exclusive interview with NPR Online, he shares some life-change revelations, including his own.

Hot Tuna began as a side project for Jefferson Airplane musicians Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen. Long after the band that made them famous broke up, Hot Tuna is still touring. Casady and Kaukonen talk with Morning Edition host Bob Edwards and play their signature folk-and-blues tunes. Exclusive to npr.org, hear full-length cuts of three songs, recorded live in Studio 4A.

Weekend Edition Sunday essayist Andy Borowitz acknowledges Time magazine's naming of three whistleblowers as persons of the year by providing a list of his own.

In the second of three reports, NPR's Joe Palca examines why Britain is eagerly pursuing embryonic stem-cell research, while the United States hesitates. Parliament has consistently supported Prime Minister Tony Blair's position that stem-cell research holds the key to cures for various diseases. There are far fewer religious and moralistic impediments in Britain, compared to the United States, where the Bush administration has reluctantly agreed to allow limited, privately-funded research to go forward.

He got his start with the 1970s rock group Roxy Music. He has a solo career now and his most recent album is Frantic. [The audio for this segment is unavailable due to Internet rights issues.]

Host Liane Hansen speaks with comedian Jake Johannsen about some of the events from 2002 that made it into his stand-up routine.

NPR's Joe Palca reports on the challenge of proving a company's claim that a cloned baby girl has been born. The proof will require DNA samples. And the trickiest part may be ensuring that the samples truly come from the baby and her mother.

For the first time in 30 years, streams and wetlands throughout the United States could lose Clean Water Act protections under a proposal expected this week from the Bush administration. NPR’s John Nielsen reports.

Researchers announce this week that orangutans have culture. The evidence: tree-riding games, leaves used as gloves, and sputtering "raspberry" sounds that may mean "good night." Until now, only two other species on the planet qualified as having socially-transmitted behavior: chimps and humans. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

He created model-animation and composite-cinematography techniques. His trademark Dynamation method made possible a whole genre of science fiction and fantasy films. His work include The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans.