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Comedians Iliza Shlesinger and Margaret Cho, from the film Good on Paper, have a lot of different interests. So, in this game, they're tested on all of them!

A cultural exchange program that left some foreign students marooned in a hotel for weeks and sent another student home for complaining has lost its State Department license. But it's still bringing foreign students over to the United States under a system that critics say is ripe for abuse.

President Bush addressed a convocation of students, faculty and families at Virginia Tech today, as thousands of people gathered to mourn the killings of 32 people by a gunman Monday. The gunman, Seung-Hui Cho, killed himself just as police were arriving on the scene.

The New Year is upon us, and as the days slowly get longer, the next edition of Homespun shines a light on The Gibson Brothers., Full Cord, Big Maceo, Ray Bonneville, The Mild Carton Kids, and much more! Tune in on Saturday evenings at 6pm!

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rev. Eugene Cho, president and CEO of Bread for the World, about the charity's decision to ask Rep. Ted Yoho to resign from its board.

His rich baritone and gift for melodies made him one of the most popular artists of the 1970’s. On Homespun this week we’ll celebrate the life of Gordon Lightfoot who passed recently at age 84. We’ll hear songs performed by him and covered by Ian & Sylvia, The Country Gentlemen, Tim O’Brien, Marty Robbins, Tony Rice, and others who were influenced by him and he by them! Tune in Saturday at 6PM!

Homespun this week covers a myriad of topics-Trees, Love, Home, Weather, and other topics! All provided by Laurie Lewis, Kody Norris, Sara Watkins, Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones, plus more!

On this week’s archive edition of Homespun, we celebrate our nation’s independence with the music of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash, Simon & Garfunkel, along with a track each from the debut recordings of Sara Watkins and Lynn Morris!

Some tunes sound even better for summer afternoons, like "Whisper Not" by Benny Golson. For the mix this week on The Beat, Bobby Shew's version is on the playlist, along with some other laid back tracks, from Michigan artists, Rick Roe and Paul Vornhagen a classic pairing of Brubeck and Armstrong, Kenny Barron, and Stix Hooper!

Join David Nicholas for The Beat every Saturday from 1-4 -- this week, new CDs from vocalist Ben Black, pianist David Friesen, drummer Phil Parisot and The Jim Knapp Orchestra. Plus vintage live dates from the Village Vanguard with Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans , and from this week in 1961 -- John Coltrane.