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The Museum of Jurassic Technology is located in Los Angeles. It is the creation of a visionary named David Wilson---who for the past decade has been displaying exhibits that stretch the boundaries of imagination and reality--the horn of a woman from the year 1688, a bat which can supposedly pass clean through solid objects, microminiature sculptures...including Snow White and her Seven Dwarfs on the shaft of a needle. Each exhibit is documented---and Wilson appears to believe that all of it is absolutely genuine and the stories surrounding them are true. Our guide through the museum is New Yorker Magazine writer Lawrence Weschler (WESH-lurr)---who chronicled this museum in his book Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders ---his audio portrait is produced by David Isay.

to eradicate its population of rats.

of the NTSB hearings on the crash of Valujet Flight 592, which crashed in the Florida Everglades last May.

NPR's Mandelit Delbarco reports that the plaintiffs have rested their case in the civil trial of OJ Simpson, accused of the "wrongful deaths" of his former wife, Nicole, and her friend Ronald Goldman. The final witness for the plaintiffs was Fred Goldman, father of victim Ron, who testified to the tremendous pain his son's death has caused him. Now, the defense will take over, and is expected to focus on demonstrating flaws in police work following the murders.

NPR's Noah Adams talks to Chris Douridas-- who has a radio program Morning Becomes Electric on our member station KCRW in Santa Monica. Douridas talks about how everyday he gets around 50 CDs and tapes from musicians who want to be on the radio. He listens to all of them and today introduces us to the gentle giant of Hawaiian song -- he weighs some 700 pounds, but plays the ukelele gently and beautifully with incredible precision. Douridas introduces us to this artist's rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

to Russian President Boris Yeltsin's dismissal of his security chief, Alexander Lebed.

Noah speaks with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of "Certain Poor Shepherds", a fictional account of the first Christmas and the travels of a dog and goat drawn by the star over Bethlehem. The question, "Do animals have a sense of divinity?" was raised, and Thomas, who also wrote "The Hidden Life of Dogs", says they do.

Robert Carruthers about a football game that won't be played. Carruthers canceled the school's game with the University of Connecticut because several players were charged with assault and vandalism at a fraternity party.

are limiting the number of new homeowner policies they write in coastal communities because of recent hurricane-related losses.

on the second presidential debate held in San Diego last night.

and Cokie Roberts about last night's presidential debate.

On the first anniversary of the Million Man March, Minister Louis Farrakhan spoke before a large crowd of supporters in front of the United Nations building in New York. Farrakhan called the event the World Day of Atonement, and asked the United States and the United Nations to lift sanctions on Libya, Cuba and Iraq.