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As part of the Radio Expedition collaboration with National Geographic, NPR's Christopher Joyce travels to Asia to report on the damage done to tropical fish populations and the reefs they live on by divers filling the demand for exotic fish species.

The transfer of power to Iraq's interim government may impact the U.S. presidential race. Slate political analyst Will Saletan talks to NPR's Alex Chadwick about the domestic political implications of the Iraq situation.

NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with Jack Spencer, senior national security policy analyst with the Heritage Foundation, and Iraq scholar and author Phebe Marr, about the early transfer of power to the Iraq interim government -- why it happened ahead of schedule, and what the transfer means for the future of Iraq.

As Ukrainian Jews in 1942, the Stermer family faced a grim fate at the hands of advancing Nazis. To stay alive, they went underground -- literally -- living in a labyrinth of Ukrainian caves for over a year. NPR's Scott Simon talks to surviving family members and the American caver who unearthed their story.

President Bush joins world leaders to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. Bush began his remarks at the American war cemetery in France by noting the death of Ronald Reagan, calling the former president "a courageous man himself." French President Jacques Chirac said, "France will never forget what it owes America, its steadfast friend and ally." Hear NPR's NPR's Don Gonyea.

With only five days before the beginning of an Iraqi interim government and increased United Nations presence there, the United States is scrambling to find countries willing to send forces to protect U.N. representatives. President Bush asked European Union nations for troops Friday; he is expected to repeat his requests at NATO meetings this week. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

This week, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that enemy combatants have the right to be heard in American courts. Slate contributor Phillip Carter talks with NPR's Alex Chadwick about the practical effects of that decision for soldiers who are capturing fighters in Afghanistan and Iraq.

NPR's Juan Williams interviewed Bill Clinton last week in conjunction with the release of the former president's new autobiography. In this Reporter's Notebook, Williams explores Clinton's take on past political battles, and the 2004 election.

Saddam Hussein and 11 senior officials of his deposed regime are transferred into the legal custody of the Iraqi interim government, though they remain guarded by U.S. forces. Saddam will appear in court Thursday, where he faces charges including war crimes and crimes against humanity. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

The Kitchen Sisters explore lost and found film and the world of found footage and ephemeral films, and the people who make, archive and collect home movies and amateur films. A project of Lost and Found Sound.