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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. (This week's on-air player is Jack Huberman from ew York, NY. His public radio station is WNYC, also out of New York.)

Liane Hansen speaks with record producer Phil Ramone, who as departed from pop music to produce a new CD by the symphony orchestra f the renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia (EMI Classics). amone has worked with Billy Joel, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra, among thers, and is acknowledged for both his technical skills and creativity.

Ani DiFranco [AH-nee dih-FRANK-oh] is a 25-year-old musician who has released seven albums on her own label. With her company based out of her family home in Buffalo and her apartment in New York City, she has built a solid following, selling more than 200,000 units. And Benjamin Shapiro reports that she's done it with songs that are sometimes very frank, addressing sensitive issues like politics, abortion, the intimate details of personal relationships.

SCOTT COMMENTS ABOUT REVELATIONS THIS WEEK THAT OUR UNIVERSE IS MUCH LARGER THAN WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT

Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page and Business Week ashington news editor Owen Ullmann discuss with host Liane Hansen a number of ssues in the news including the budget imbroglio in Congress, President linton's upcoming State of the Union address, the death of Rep. Barbara Jordan D-Texas), and baseball.

We hear comments and read letters from our listeners.

there is no hell after all.

Noah talks with participants and producers of the CD "Deep

NPR's Renee Montaigne visits the International Banana Club, the world's only banana museum. The creator and proprietor, Ken Bannister, boasts that the Altadena, California museum houses 17-thousand banana-related items.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Harrisburg resident Thelma Ziegler. Ziegler's house was flooded, and she was evacuated Saturday morning. She also survived the floods of 1936 and 1972, and prepared for the blizzard of 1996 by selling off much of her furniture in the last few weeks.