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California's energy crisis is having significant repercussions in the Northwest, and maybe renewing old animosities, as Tom Banse reports, from Olympia, Washington.

MILES remembers Chech musician Milan Hlavsa leader of the band The Plastic People of the Universe. He died on Jan 5th from cancer.

Rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and Guitarist Barbara Lynn. The left-handed guitarist was one of the first female practioners of the instrument. Her signature song is the 1962 hit Youll Lose a Good Thing. The Rolling Stones recorded her song Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Going) in 1964. After a lengthy hiatus to raise a family, Lynn made a come back in 1986. Her new album is Hot Night Tonight (Antone Records).

President-elect George W. Bush will be inaugurated a week from tomorrow, and the city of Washington is getting ready for a larger number of protests than is usual. Robert speaks with Terrence Gainer, Deputy Chief of Police for Washington D.C. about the preparations.

Minimalist Composer Steve Reich on his composition Its Gonna Rain inspired by the Cuban Missle Crisis.

Environmental groups opposed to the nomination of Gale Norton as Interior secretary joined their voices in protest today. They say Norton, the former attorney general of Colorado, expounds theories of land use well outside the mainstream of contemporary legal thinking. But Norton has the backing of conservatives who say she simply follows a strict interpretation of the Constitution and the intent of the founding fathers. NPR's David Welna reports.

Sheehan reviews 13 Days the new film about the Cuban Missle Crisis starring Kevin Costner.

Robert talks to Adam Eidinger, an organizer with the Justice Action Movement, which will be taking part in protests against the inauguration of George W. Bush. Justice Action Network has been a part of large protests around the country against the World Trade Organization and World Bank and International Monetary Fund. Eidinger supported Ralph Nader in the November presidential election, and believes Bush's presidency is illegitimate.

Commentator Kelly Beatty says we all should look to the skies for one last glimpse of the Russian Space Station, Mir which is being retired after over a decade in space.

Former Soviet Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Dobrynin. He was a key diplomat in many US/Soviet conflicts including The Cuban Missile Crisis.