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Minor league baseball players make very little money. Congress has locked in those low wages by exempting Major League Baseball from federal wage and overtime rules. Some players are fighting back.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz challenges listeners to puzzles and word ames. This week, Will joins us by phone from Stamford, Connecticut where he's residing at the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. 6:59 This week's on-air player lives in Concord, California and listens to K-Q-E-D, an Franc

Actor JASON ALEXANDER. He's best known as George Constanza on the NBC series "Seinfeld", where he plays Jerry Seinfeld's best friend. Alexander won a Tony Award in 1989 for his performance in "Jerome Robbin's Broadway." (REBROADCAST FROM 6/

NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the $8-billion project to restore Everglades National Park. The effort in Florida will be the largest environmental restoration project in the nation's history, but there are serious questions about whether it can work. (6:00)

Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports on an investigation by New York City and by the state that shows how the case of abused-to-death 6 year old Elisa was bungled...and how other cases have also slipped through the social welfare cracks.

Bobby Hill reviews Casandra Wilson's current cd New Moon Daughter. It is a collection of songs by contemporary songwriters done with a hushed dirgeful voice. (6:30) THE CD IS CALLED NEW MOON DAUGHTER BY CASANDRA WILSON ON BLUENOTE RECORDS. (IN S

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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.

Consumer prices jumped 8.6% last month compared to the same time a year ago.

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)