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Consumer confidence has been plummeting since Sept. 11. NPR's Juan Williams talks with some employees at an electronics retailer in Virginia to see how they feel about the economy.

Two Kinder products in the U.S. are being recalled due to an outbreak across Europe. The manufacturer has suspended operations at the Belgian plant where the outbreak is believed to have originated.

Host Noah Adams talks to Eef Barzelay, singer and songwriter for the band Clem Snide. He and his colleagues were contacted by the producers of the NBC television show Ed to write a new theme song. Barzelay talks about three different songs he quickly wrote, plays them for us, and talks about how writing for a group of producers relies on so many unseen forces. He says it was hard to read people's minds, and sometimes what he thought was a perfect verse or chorus was outright rejected by the show.

Junoon may be the biggest band you've never heard of. The Pakistan-based trio is the hottest band in South Asia, mixing Western rock with traditional folk stylings and Islamic Sufi mysticism. Weekend All Things Considered talks to songwriter Salman Ahmad about fanaticism, peace and the unifying force of rebellious music.

Beneath the permafrost of northern Alaska, petroleum deposits fuel a political debate revived by the White House and stoked by the events of Sept. 11. Allison Aubery reports.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the anthrax incidents and FBI security warnings, many Americans are looking for a little comfort. Close family, a warm fire and a bowl of something yummy sometimes helps. Host Linda Wertheimer talks with the authors of three new cookbooks about the comfort food they're cooking up this fall.

An appreciation of author and cultural icon Ken Kesey, who died this morning at the age of 66 in California. Kesey's 1962 book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and his psychedelic exploits as one of the Merry Pranksters became emblems of the age.

Food writer Patricia Wells has lived in Paris for 20 years, dining in the city's finest restaurants. Now she has a cookbook showcasing those restaurants' recipes. All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer talks to Wells about her new Paris Cookbook. (5:15) The publisher is Harper Collins; ISBN # 0060184698.

Sun Records recording legend Sam Phillips says "the great association between country music and black blues" struck a chord that led to his success.

The lowly sheep may be getting a bad rap -- thats the conclusion of a new study that finds the easily herded creatures may be smarter than originally thought.