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NPR's Kate Seelye in Amman reports Arab leaders denounced Israel at the conclusion of a two-day summit conference in the Jordanian capital. The summit approved $240 million in new aid for the Palestinians. But the meeting failed to reach consensus on a demand by Iraq for an end to the United Nations economic sanctions that were imposed after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

NPR's Kate Seelye reports from Bahrain, on the steps the emirate is taking towards democracy. Last month the country approved a new charter rearranging the government into a constitutional monarchy. While the empire has gained a great deal of popularity from the move, past attempts at democracy in this state have met with conflict.

London cabbie, Will Grozier, offers some book recommendations. Included are: The Wild Places, by Robert Macfarlane; Sepulchre, by Kate Mosse (due out in April); and Drop City by T.C. Boyle.

American and other western residents of Saudi Arabia are increasingly jittery amid the looming prospect of war in neighboring Iraq. Many fear new terrorist attacks by Islamist militants outraged over the U.S. invasion of another Muslim state. NPR's Kate Seelye reports from Riyadh.

Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives in Damascus, Syria. He's expected to press Syrian leaders to drop support for for Palestinian and Lebanese militant groups that the Bush administration views as terrorist organizations. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

This week's episode features Kris Drever, the Kate McNally Trio and Antoni O'Breskey.

In this music parody game, Reggie Watts and Kate Berlant listen to alternative 1980s songs about things that happened in the 80s — of other centuries.

Jonathan Coulton sings songs by Freddie MERCURY with lyrics changed to be about elements on the periodic table. Cecil Baldwin and Kate Jones compete to find out who is Queen of the Noble Gases.

Liane speaks with newspaper editors from around the country about how President Bush's first week in office is playing outside the Beltway. Included in the discussion are Bert Robinson, City Editor with the San Jose Mercury News; Kate Nelson, Columnist and Editorial Board member with the Albuquerque Tribune; and Candace Page, Political Reporter with the Burlington Free Press.

Kate Seelye in Beirut reports the U.N. Secretary General is expected in Lebanon soon to discuss efforts to arrange the release of 3 Israeli soldiers, captured by Hizbollah guerrillas during a border clash last Saturday. Hizbollah wants to swap the Israelis for Arab prisoners held in Israel, but the exact terms of the exchange are far from clear.