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All Things Considered reported Tuesday that Ford pulled ads for some of its cars from gay magazines at the same time a conservative Christian group called off its threatened boycott of Ford. The show takes a brief look at recent boycotts -- from political to commercial -- and what makes them successful or not.

Filming Screening Tonight of "Voices Heard: African American Oral History in Lewes"

With the help of retired Navy Capt. Brayton Harris, who has written about the history of war reporting, NPR's Robert Siegel traces the ever-increasing speed with which news reports from the frontlines have been brought to the public. This week, Defense Sec. Donald Rumsfeld commented on the difference between today's satellite pictures of battle and the newsreels of World War II, which presented the week's news, not the moment's action. We follow war-reporting history from the Mexican War through the 1991 Gulf War.

Mike Dunn: Tensions Were Never Far from the Surface

The exodus of more than 210,000 people from Sudan to Egypt since the war began in April highlights the deep ties that bind the countries — and Egypt's mixed legacy in Sudan.

Also, Philosophy & A Group of 5th Graders

As Athens prepares for the upcoming Summer Olympics, archaeologists are exploring the thousands of years of history that lie just beneath the city's surface. Chris Joyce reports on findings about the civilization that created the first Olympics.

Local Artist Patrick Henry: Photos Speak to the Pride of a Community

The word filibuster goes back to a Dutch word for "freebooter," someone who took booty or loot. It came to mean a legislator who was "pirating" parliamentary proceedings.