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Host Liane Hansen speaks with composer John Luther Adams bout his new CD, "Earth and the Great Weather - A Sonic Geography of the rctic." (New World 80459-2) Through a combination of on-site nature recordings, uman voices, and chilling musical arrangements, Adams has succeeded in creating unique sound landscape in celebration of Alaska's beautiful and shockingly tark environment. His previous CD, also inspired by the great white north, is alled "The Far Country" (New Albion NA061CD).

Craig speaks with military sociologist David Burrelli about the longstanding rule prohibiting the use of umbrellas by men in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps (women are allowed to use umbrellas). Some in the Army are trying to change this rule. Burrelli is a Specialist in National Defense at The Congressional Research Service (CRS/Library of Congress). In this capacity he studies military personnel issues.

LIANE HANSEN EWSCASTERS: MICHAEL LELAND & LAURA KNOY

Liane Hansen speaks with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dean of he Annenberg School for Communication, about how new Speaker of the House ewt Gingrich is using the media to his advantage, plus a preview of President linton's State of the Union address this Tuesday.

McLean County is now considered an area of high COVID transmission as children lead the way in new coronavirus cases.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past eek's news, including survivors of the devastating earthquake in Kobe, Japan, ouis Farrakhan denying responsibility for the assassination of Malcom X, House epresentatives Carrie Meek (D-FL), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Harold Volkmer D-MO), and the House Presiding Officer from the chaos in the House over peaker Newt Gingrich's book deal, as well as a comment from Gingrich himself

As part of the NPR series, "The Subject is Sex," NPR's ynn Neary explores how pre-marital sex is viewed by organized religion.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on a bombing which has left at least 18 people dead outside of the town of Netanya. Today's bombing coincides with the the first-ever government discussion on the issue of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories.

Jacki talks to Marin Hopper, a fashion editor at Elle magazine, about the return of the spike heel. Hopper says that very high heels are very flattering to the leg and are very glamorous, but they take a lot of energy to wear and can be bad for your feet.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE FILMS THE OSCAR COMMITTEE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IN THEIR NOMINATIONS.