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Jacki visits the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada, a specialized museum containing 10,000 shoes from throughout history. Included in the exhibit is a 5,000 year old wood-shaped Egyptian shoe, and the shoes worn by former First Lady Pat Nixon to the 1973 inaugural ball. The museum's founder, Sonja Bata has spent the past 40 years collecting the majority of the shoes. She says on the surface footwear is an indication of personal taste and style but viewed chronologically shoes can hold the key to human identity.

Actress HELENA BONHAM CARTER. Bonham Carter grew up and lives in London with her mother and father. Never formerly trained as an actress, she first began at the age of 16 in the film "Lady Jane." Now, at age 30, she's been in a number of films, including "Room With a View," "Howard's End," and Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite." Her latest film, "Margaret's Museum," is a 1940's love story set in Nova Scotia.Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG comments on standard english. 12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next Fresh Air. . .actor and director VONDIE CURTIS HALL. He directed the film "Gridlock'd," a comedy about the troubles of two heroin addicted friends. Also, actress HELENA BONHAM CARTER talks with Terry about her new film "Margaret's Room." That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.

Lea Michele (Rachel), Cory Monteith (Finn) and Amber Riley (Mercedes) from the cast of Glee join David Dye to chat about the runaway hit show and its music in this session from World Cafe.

NPR's Jon Greenebrg brings us up to date on the progress in the investigation into the bombing in Oklahoma City earlier this week. The FBI continues a search for a second suspect known as John Doe #2 President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed the nation and the nation's children this morning to assuage their fears about the bombing.

that First Lady Hillary Clinton will testify before a federal grand jury in Washington on Friday. Her testimony was requested by Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. Mrs. Clinton is expected to answer questions about billing records from her Little Rock law firm. A Senate committee sought those records for two years before they suddenly turned up earlier this month.

Author, jazz writer and musician, STUART NICHSON. He is an expert on and biographer of late jazz great ALLA FITZGERALD. THrough interviews with those closest to her,. "Ella Fitzgerald: A Bioography of the FIrst LAdy of Jazz" (1994, Charlse Scribner's SOns) shows the public and private side of the media-shy legend. In her career of over 60 years, she gained the admirationof her contemporaries in the business. At the age of 79 and after years of suffering from diabetes, Fitzgerald died Saturday (JUne 15) at her home in California. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW

Music critic Josh duLac looks at some of this week's new releases, including albums from Lil Wayne, My Morning Jacket and Solomon Burke.

Nasty generalizations from a series of 19th-century children's guides to the world form the basis of Todd Pruzan's book. He sees the work of Mrs. Mortimer as "a snapshot of Victorian prejudice."

New Jersey is now the first Northern state to express official regret for its role in "perpetuating the institution of slavery." State Assemblyman William Payne, who sponsored the resolution, and Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll, who opposes the resolution, defend their conflicting views.

The monsoon season in India has officially ended. This year's rainfall is down on the average by nearly a quarter. Hundreds of millions of Indians depend on the rains. The country's meteorological department says India's enduring the worst drought since 1972, and that's taking a toll on the country's once booming economy.

His clothes may have been seen by more people than any other tailor on earth. And you probably don't know his name. On Tuesday, you'll get a chance to see his work, when the President of the United States gives his State of the Union speech in a hand-made suit from Georges De Paris. NPR's Kitty Eisele talks with the man known as "Tailor to the Presidents."

Esquire music critic Andy Langer looks at new records from Band of Horses, Kid Rock, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and Deana Carter.