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As millions of dollars flow into aid organizations helping the victims of the tsunami, newspapers and Web sites continue to list mostly the largest and most reputable relief organizations. But some people have begun to suggest donations to smaller, indigenous grassroots organizations. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

NPR celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with the 13th annual "A King Celebration" — a musical tribute featuring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Morehouse and Spelman Glee Clubs. NPR's Fred Child hosts.

Fred de Cordova is a former executive producer of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. We listen back to a 1988 interview with de Cordova. Johnny Carson, the host of The Tonight Show for 30 years died Sunday at the age of 79. The cause was emphysema.

The traditional order of corporate America, with younger workers reporting to older bosses, is often turned on its head these days. The trend is the spark for the comedy In Good Company. As NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, the phenomenon isn't merely in the movies.

A new post-election poll finds that people regard the overall election campaign in a favorable light, and that more Republicans than Democrats were satisfied with the candidates. Robert Siegel talks to Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

The Film Crew members Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy and Michael J. Nelson prove that daily life could be just like the movies -- if you had your own personal soundtrack. Their group includes former members of the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Creating a nest egg is considered key for people trying to beat poverty. An experimental program called IDAs -- individual development accounts -- helps low-income people save money. The program matches savings twice -- up to $2,000 -- by the federal government and a community- based non-profit. From San Francisco member station KALW, and New California Media, Holly Kernan reports.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Kinsey, the film starring Liam Neeson as the famous Dr. Alfred Kinsey who conducted the first scientific studies on human sexual behavior.

The lame duck 108th Congress will come back to Washington and go into overtime. Unfinished business includes intelligence reform, raising the debt ceiling and passing most of the spending bills that keep the federal government operating.

We take a look at under-the-radar musical gems. The Beach Boys released the potential hit "Till I Die" in 1971, but chances are this is the first you've heard about it. The book Lost in the Grooves details this and other instances of albums and artists that should have been famous.