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In New Orleans, music is a daily practice, a fantasy and forum for community building. In recent months, a sound-based art installation called The Music Box has been making those ideas into an experience.

Florida's controversial voter eligibility program is intended to purge non-citizens from its rosters. State election officials say it's necessary to protect the integrity of elections. But the U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit, saying eligible voters could get caught up. Host Michel Martin talks to Florida Governor Rick Scott.

Democratic critics say Florida's Republican governor is purging eligible voters to give his party an Election Day advantage. Scott denies the accusation in an interview with NPR's Michel Martin on Tell Me More. "Not one U.S. citizen has been eliminated from the voter rolls," he says. "Not one."

Audie Cornish talks to Travis Longcore, associate professor of spatial sciences at the University of Southern California, about bird collisions with communication towers. Longcore co-authored a study that found 6.8 million birds die each year in the U.S. because they fly into communication towers.

Will unmarried women, representing about a quarter of the nation's eligible voters, retain their ballot-box ardor for President Obama? And will their married counterparts give Republican Mitt Romney more electoral love than they gave John McCain in 2008? The answers could decide the election.

A new study shows that in coming years, the frequency of wildfires will increase because of climate change. Audie Cornish talks to Max Moritz, lead author of the study at University of California-Berkeley.

A father-son photography project helped Timothy Archibald feel like he was doing something. "We got to work as equals."

The band is currently on tour, celebrating its 50th anniversary and a new album called That's Why God Made the Radio. Hear an hour of highlights from several of The Beach Boys' recent shows.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has filed new charges against cyclist Lance Armstrong. Melissa Block talks with the Washington Post's Amy Shipley about the allegations and Armstrong's past doping fights.

The rapper and actor says he is paying a debt with his film about hip-hop. "Rap music saved my life," he says.