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Lewis Gould is a professor of American History at the University of Texas at Austin. He’s edited the new book, “Watching Television Come of Age” (University of Texas Press) a collection of the New York Times reviews by his father, Jack Gould who covered TV for the Times from 1947 until 1972. Jack Gould died in 1993.

Commentator Beth Lapides creates a crazy funny do-and-don't list for the Christmas and New Year's season. They are contradictory and arbitrary. She delivers them as if on speed. Among them: Slow down, eat everything in sight, do not watch Martha Stewart, and spend New Year's Day in bed.

Host Scott Simon talks with Nathan Banks, a student at Purchase College in Purchase, New York, about his art project in which he painted words on the sides of cows and watched to see what kind of poems the wandering herd might form.

Hes the host of NPRs Le Show. Hes also the author of It's the Stupidity, Stupid: Why (Some) People hate Clinton and Why the Rest of Us Have to Watch. (The Library of Contemporary Thought, The Ballintine Publishing Group) which came out earlier this year. Today he speaks on the outcome of the presidential election.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today that the central bank is being watchful for any signs that the economy is slowing sharply, suggesting that he may be willing to cut interest rates next year. As NPR's John Ydstie reports, stocks rallied sharply after Greenspan's speech. The Fed chairman indicated that he no longer sees higher inflation as the main threat to the economy.

Liane speaks with Fox Sports football commentator Tim Green about the NFL season so far. The surprising Detroit Lions were abandoned by their coach at mid-season, but they've been able to string together three inspiring wins since his departure. Green says they stand out as one of the teams to watch heading into the playoffs.

The world watches Ukraine. The U.S. knew Afghanistan's air force wouldn't last.

NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports from Moscow that Human Rights Watch is accusing Russia of doing little to crack down on hazing in the military. The watchdog group's report says new recruits face brutal violence, forcing some to desert.

When Ohio native Neil Armstrong landed on the moon 35 years ago this week, Americans gathered around their televisions to watch. John Smith was a teenager in the summer of 1969 and lived about 20 miles from Armstrong's family. He made an audio recording of the landing and offers a personal recollection.

Commentator Jim Infantino and his band, Jim's Big Ego, sang the national anthem at Fenway Park this year. It was a dream come true for Jim, who describes singing on the field with 30,000 people watching and listening. We'll hear the performance and learn how difficult it was to do.

Watching a quick video on CPR might save someone's life.

Many Texans watched Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate from an Austin movie house called The Alamo. Beer and food were served — and political conversation flowed, too.