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Ratings for the XFL are dropping fast. The new football league's viewership is down 63 percent since its debut on NBC. Linda talks with Time magazine staff writer Joel Stein, who suggests some reasons for the XFL's problems.

When 91-year-old Ezell Holley checked in a budget motel due to Texas' storms, he made the most of it — calling it the "Waldorf Astoria." The real hotel in Rome invited Holley to stay at their venue.

Whitehead reviews The Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan-Wayne Shorter Sessions on the Mosaic box label.

President Bush is meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Camp David today. Defense policy is on the agenda, including the allied stance toward Iraq and U.S. plans to develop an anti-missile defense system. Noah Adams talks with NPR's Pam Fessler about the meeting.

Ken Tucker, a critic for Entertainment Weekly, offers a review of Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. The four-hour miniseries is scheduled to air on Sunday and Monday on ABC Television.

Scott talks to NPR's Barbara Bradley about the case against Robert Hanssen for spying. The 25-year FBI veteran is accused of spying for Russia.

A row between the Prime Minister and President of Turkey, this week, sparked a financial and political crisis. Scott speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Hugh Pope, who is in Istanbul.

Commentator Kim Lane, in Austin, Texas, offers a cynics critique of the bull riding scene in Texas.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports from San Francisco that the State of California will buy power transmission lines owned by one of the state's largest electical utilities. This is a breakthrough in California's energy crisis.

Guitarist John Fahey died yesterday at the age of 61. He was often called the inventor of American primitivist music. He established a record label in 1963, signing musicians like Leo Kottke, Peter Lang and George Winston. Host Noah Adams speaks with Fahey's friend and fellow guitarist Leo Kottke. (4:30) The song heard during this interview is called Sligo River Blues. It's from John Fahey's first record, Blind Joe Death, recorded in 1959.