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Commentator Al Lubrano hits a trendy New York bar with none other than Eric Weber, author of How To Pick Up Girls. The book, written in 1970, is now in its 42nd printing, and Lubrano wants to find out if some of the lines from back then still work today.

Scott Simon has an appreciation of the movie Airplane! which is celebrating its 20th year.

Mark Roberts reports on questions about the safety of the nation's pipeline system in the wake of last week's explosion in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Eleven campers were killed when a natural gas pipeline ruptured near their campsite.

Host Jacki Lyden talks to travel writer Chris Elliott about airlines' efforts to crack down on fliers who buy tickets for "hidden cities." Some travelers are finding it cheaper to buy tickets for longer flights, and then get off in a connecting city, or to pay a lower round-trip fare for a one-way flight. Airlines say that's costing them money.

On the 37th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, Nancy Marshall reports on today's "Redeem the Dream" march in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators are demanding an end to racial profiling and police brutality.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including the announcement that Richard Hatch is the winner of the $1 million prize on the CBS program Survivor; Attorney General Janet Reno, announcing that she won't appoint a special counsel to investigate Al Gore's statements about campaign fundraising; National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jim Hall on the TWA 800 crash; President Bill Clinton in Nigeria; and Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore speaking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Milwaukee.

The Master Musicians of Jajouka are Moroccan tribesmen with a thousand year old tradition of making music. Talvin Singh (rhymes with calvin / sing) is Britain's hottest young dance music producer - winner of last year's Mercury Music Prize. They've collaborated on a new recording due out this week. (Point Music/Universal Classics 2 464 536-2) (10:00).

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Susan McVetty from Guildhall, Vermont. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WVPR, Windsor, Vermont.)

Frank talks with NPR's Mike Shuster, who is covering President Clinton on his visit to Nigeria. Today, the President will tour a village outside the capital, and is expected to visit a women's development center before departing for Tanzania.

The announcement is the latest development in Jeopardy!'s troubled search for a new host following the November death of longtime presenter Alex Trebek.

Frank talks with Tom Boatner, Fire Management Officer for the Bureau of Land Management in Montana and the Dakotas, about the wildfires that continue to burn throughout the west. Some 20 million acres have been closed to the public in Montana, as firefighters and military personnel battle high winds and dry conditions, which only worsen the fires.

New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen kept a high profile at the Democratic National Convention, where she made a key speech and was considered as a running mate for Vice President Al Gore. But upon returning to the Granite State, Shaheen finds herself facing a strong challenge -- from her within her own party. Av Harris of New Hampshire Public Radio reports.