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Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has expressed his intention to resign. Scott speaks with NPR's Eric Weiner.

Scott discusses The System, a high-scoring, high-tempo coaching strategy employed by Grinnell College Men's Basketball Coach David Arseneault.

Jeff Lunden reports from New York that the previously unheard songs of a great Broadway lyricist are appearing in a new musical. A Class Act is the story of the life and songs of Ed Kleban, lyricist of A Chorus Line.

Scott talks with NPR's Ketzel Levine about some outstanding plants that have been recognized for their achievements in the garden. And Ketzel has an update on her garden fence. Visit Ketzel online by going to npr.org and clicking on "Talking Plants".

Scott reviews the news of the week with senior news analyst Daniel Schorr.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the anniversary of the NASDAQ's all-time high. A year ago, the index hit 5,048. Yesterday, it finished at 2,052 -- leading tech investors to wonder what happened.

Linda Wertheimer talks with David Richardson, a farmer from County Carlow, Ireland, about the measures being taken to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease. There has been only one case of foot and mouth disease in Ireland.

NPR's Ivan Watson reports on vigilante justice in southeastern Nigeria. A provincial government has hired a machete-toting militia called "The Bakassi Boys" to deal with a spate of armed robberies. The results have been bloody but immensely popular, and the crime rate has dropped sharply.

Taliban leaders recently ordered the destruction of two ancient statues of Buddha, carved into a mountain in the third and fifth centuries. The monuments are considered offensive to Islam. But commentator Andrew Lam knows smashing a physical statue will not erase the spiritual message of Buddhism.

In the third part of his series on the oil century, John Burnett reports that high technology has reinvented the oil and gas industries. Companies can now find oil in places once considered impossible, such as deep beneath the ocean. They also can use high-tech instruments to find oil in spent and all but forgotten places, such as the Spindletop oil field. The new wildcatters say oil supplies may be finite, but the reach of knowledge is infinite. (12:30) More information and previous audio segments can be found on our Spindletop feature page, which accompanies this series on the oil and gas industry.