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The Elements - Satirist Tom Lehrer's recitation of all the names of the chemical elements to the tune of I am a Very Model of a Modern Major General. (1:00) The song The Elements is from the CD The Remains of Tom Lehrer, on Rhino Records, www.Rhino.com.

Robert talks to Jacob Weisberg, Chief Political Columnist for the on-line magazine Slate, about the final round of political ads before this year's election. (5:30) Slate magazine can be found on the internet at http://slate.msn.com

Lisa talks with Senior Editor Locke Peterseim of Britannica.com, the Web site for the Encyclopedia Britannica. Peterseim writes the Annotated Dennis Miller, which tries to explain all of the strange and curious observations of the comedian's commentaries during ABC-TV's Monday Night Football broadcasts.

In his career as a Republican political consultant, commentator Jay Bryant had a lot of experience with going negative in a campaign - and he'd like to pass along some of what he learned. Jay Bryant writes online at theoptimate.com.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Paul Eisenstein, publisher of the Internet magazine TheCarConnection.com, about how surging gas prices are affecting American's car purchases.

Jennifer Wing of member station KPLU in Seattle, Wash., reports on a Web site for school children across the country -- RateMyTeachers.com -- that allows them to "grade" their teachers.

Prisoners at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in New York train guide dogs for the blind. The program has been in place since 1998. NPR's Margot Adler reports. (9:00)Find out more at: www.puppiesbehindbars.com.

Kathy Baron reports some of the wealthiest moguls of the dot-com revolution are turning their money and entrepreneurial skills to reforming American education. Their wide range of projects includes conferences for school principals, teacher training programs, and charter schools.

Matthew Algeo of Maine Public Radio reports on the financial problems at Broadcast-America-dot-com, the world's largest Internet broadcaster. The company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because advertising revenues aren't keeping up with expenses.

Linda speaks with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, of the rock band Steely Dan, about their first new album since 1979: "Two Against Nature." They discuss why they took such a long break, and talk about their website, www.steelydan.com.