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NPR's Renee Montagne talks to members of the North Mississippi Allstars about their new CD Shake Hands With Shorty. (8:34) North Mississippi Allstars latest CD is titled Shake Hands With Shorty, Uni/Tone Cool; ASIN: B00004T0EE, www.tonecool.com

Meredith Ochs reviews American Roots Music, a four-CD box set of American country, blues, gospel, folk and other genres. (4:30) The compilation is inspired by last year's television documentary series of the same name. Copyright 2001, Palm Pictures. See palmpictures.com.

Music reviewer David Greenberger tells us about the new CD from Los Lobos, Good Morning Aztlan. He says the album displays the five band members at their best — working together, as they have for 30 years. (4:00) The CD is on Mammoth Records. See http://mammoth.go.com/loslobos/.

Voting concludes Tuesday in the Illinois primary elections. Notable primaries include governor, U.S. Senate and congressional district races.

The genealogy Web site Ancestry.com is making millions of U.S. military records available online. The free access allows people to search through indexed databases of draft cards, POW records and other information in search of family history.

Film critic David Edelstein presents his top ten movies of 2006, and also discusses the best of the holiday options.

Critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire came to its close earlier this year; its fifth and final season was released on DVD on August 12. Creator David Simon talks about the show, his career, and the city of Baltimore.

Yodeling is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. It is back on the radio, and even available as a cell phone ring tone. A couple of yodelers are doing their best to fan the flames of popularity.

Festival-goers saw e-scooters as toys — the law sees them as motor vehicles. Police say about 250 people, who drove the scooters while under the influence, had to give up their driver's licenses.

They say their six-year-old son ordered nearly $1,000 worth of takeout while playing with their phone. Some of the orders were stopped by the bank.