We kick off this week's podcast from a new report on the state of the world's oceans from the AAAS conference in Boston. Then, on to the Balkans for a report on couchsurfing.com. From there, we hop to London for a look at a website that allows people to exchange the fresh fruits and vegetables that they grow. And we'll end in Los Angeles, which recently played host to the world's first speedcabling championship. Fear not, all will be explained.

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with French singer Jil Aigrot about the parallels between herself and French musical legend Edith Piaf. Aigrot has recorded a CD of Piaf songs. She also lent her voice to "La Vie en Rose," a movie about Piaf's life.

Virtuoso violinist David Garrett fell down a flight of stairs while carrying his instrument after a performance. He was fine...

Reporter Catie Talarski of station WNPR in Connecticut profiles the Trinity College squash team. The team is ranked number one in the United States, in large part because of the efforts of its many international players.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with paleontologist Paul Sereno from the University of Chicago about his discovery of a new kind of dinosaur fossil. The discovery took place in Africa's Sahara Desert -- which is the answer to today's Geo Quiz.

Our daily geography puzzler.

President Bush embarks today on a 5-country tour of Africa. For the most part, he's expecting a warm welcome. Though that won't be the case everywhere. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with two African journalists who cover events in Washington DC. Yvonne Msemembo is from Tanzania and hosts a weekly news program The Diplomat. Constance Ikokwu is Washington Bureau Chief for the Nigerian newspaper This Day.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the president of Lithuania about his concerns over tensions between neighboring Russia and the West. President Adamkus wants to diffuse talk of a possible new Cold War, but admits there are those who welcome it.

Kosovo is expected to declare its independence soon...a move supported by the US and most of the European Union. But Russia fiercely opposes it. The World's Jeb Sharp examines why.

Anchor Marco Werman tells us that Japanese car giant Toyota is hoping to win the Daytona 500 this weekend, after 3 Toyotas placed among the top 6 qualifiers.