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During the Great Depression, the U.S. government began an unprecedented effort to record the sights and sounds of American folk life. Producer Barrett Golding uncovered a wealth of music and interviews from Florida in the 1930s, reflecting the culture of the Jim Crow South.

An estimated 20,000 children live on the streets of Romania. Some of them live underground in the subways of the capital, Bucharest. In the second part of our series of interviews with documentary filmmakers nominated for an Academy Award this year, Korva Coleman speaks with Edet Belzberg about her movie, Children Underground. The film, which follows five homeless Romanian children, airs on Cinemax in July. (8:30)

Actor Dominic Chianese. He plays Uncle Junior on the hit HBO series The Sopranos. He's had roles in TV shows such as Kojak, Law and Order, and films including Dog Day Afternoon, and The Godfather Part II. At the age of 70, he launched a singing career. His recent album is called Hits. He brings his guitar to the studio. This interview first aired August 22, 2001.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Judy Gail, daughter of recording producer Hecky Krasnow, about the popular children's recordings her father put out in the 1940s and 50s. His hits included "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman."

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Tobias Wolff, author of Old School. Set in a prep school attended by many young, would-be writers, the work raises themes of personal identity and literary integrity. It's the first full novel from the author of This Boy's Life.

NPR's Scott Simon interviews NPR's Bob Edwards, who is leaving as host of Morning Edition after nearly 25 years. They discuss Edwards' 12-year radio frienship with the late sports announcer Red Barber and some of his other favorite moments on the show.

Rock will host the 2005 Academy Awards, airing Sunday. The comedian spent time on the cast of Saturday Night Live and In Living Color, and his comedy TV specials include last year's Chris Rock: Never Scared and Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker. This interview was originally broadcast on Feb. 6, 1997.

Female rock legends Ronnie Spector and Patti Smith are among this year's inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. From the NPR archives come past interviews with both musicians.

He's reprising his role as Chili Palmer in the new film Be Cool. He first played Chili in the film Get Shorty. Both are based on novels by Elmore Leonard. Travolta's other films include Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction, Basic, Face Off and A Civil Action. This interview originally was broadcast on April 10, 2003.

- Today is International Women's Day, and Daniel speaks with Dartmouth College history professor Annelise Orleck about her new book, "Common Sense and a Little Fire," which addresses American women's struggle for workers' rights in this century. In the interview, Ms. Orleck describes the fight of women garment workers at the turn of the century. We also hear readings from the papers of women involved in the struggle.