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Robert talks with Mark Johnson-Williams, one of the designers of the Tickle Me Elmo toy. Johnson-Williams tells how the FBI investigated him for 6 months as one of the UNABOMBER suspects.

Robert Siegel talks with E.J. Dionne, a columnist for The Washington Post and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and with David Brooks, senior editor at The Weekly Standard. They discuss the highlights of last night's election results. (6:00)

John talks with NPR's Ketzel Levine about plants that do well in offices. While many plants will shrivel under fluorescent light, plants that are suited to irregular care and indirect light can thrive. Listeners can follow along on Ketzel's web site, Talking Plants. (6:30)

Robert reads from listeners' letters. Topics include moving to small towns and last week's blue moon. Letters should be addressed to LETTERS - All Things Considered. 6-3-5 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington D-C 20001. Or by E-Mail ATC@NPR.ORG. (5:00) (***STER

Nick Spitzer reviews the latest CD from Johnny Cash. It's called "Unchained" and features Cash at his most rocking ever. (STATIONS: "Unchained" is on the American Recordings label, catalog number 9-43097-2) (6:00) ((ST

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a congressional race in Alabama pitting a longtime Democratic state senator against a Republican businessman who's never held elected office. (6:00) [outcue: "... affecting the balance of power in the House next year. I'm Peter Kenyon reporting."

After a year when NASDAQ tech stocks finished off nearly 40 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 6.2 percent, economic advisor Owen Ullman looks ahead.

Scott Simon talks with Librarian Dolores Schuller about Thomas Drey, the retired school teacher who left an estate of $6.8 million to the business branch of the Boston Public Library. It's the library's largest donation from an individual.

Dangerfield died Tuesday at the age of 82. He recently published a book about his life, Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me. This interview was originally broadcast on July 6, 2004.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses updates in the Justice Department investigation into the January 6, 2021 insurrection and more.