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Daniel talks with Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa about the grueling and dehumanizing nature of campaigning in the presidential caucus in his state.

Actress Audrey Meadows, who starred with Jackie Gleason in the hit television show "The Honeymooners" died today of cancer. She was 71. We have this remeberence.

Danny talks with NPR's Lynn Neary, who attended a meeting of conservative Christian voters in Memphis, Tennessee today. All the presidential contenders from both parties were invited to attend, but President Clinton, and more interestingly, Bob Dole, did not show up. Lynn says that Dole, who said he had a scheduling conflict, may have stayed away because he is not terribly popular among conservative Christian voters...or because he may not believe he needs their support to capture the Republican nomination for presidency.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that the weather continues to plague parts of the country. Today is was flooding in Pennsylvania and Ohio, among other places; and sub-zero temperatures in northern states such as Minnesota.

IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH BRODSKY WHO DIED THIS WEEK, WE AIR A 1986 PROFILE OF THE POET BY KETZEL LEVINE, WEEKEND EDITION'S GARDENING CONSULTANT, WHO USED TO BE AN ARTS REPORTER FOR NPR.

Film critic Bob Mondello reviews Clifton Taulbert's film memoir, Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored. The drama chronicles Taulbert's coming of age in the segregated South.

NPR'S ELIZABETH ARNOLD HAS BEEN FOLLOWING NEWLY-HOT GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE STEVE FORBES AROUND IOWA. SHE FILES THIS REPORT.

Daniel talks wtih Dr. John Wennberg of Dartmouth Medical School about a recent study which found that medical care varies dramatically depending on what part of the country your in. The lesson, Wennberg says, is that America doesn't have a health care "system" and that many of the medical decisions made are due to supply and not demand.

SCOTT CELEBRATES COMEDIAN GEORGE BURNS' 100TH BIRTHDAY TODAY WITH FIVE FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO SHARE THIS BIRTH DATE.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu offers his thoughts on Harrah's Casino, now being built in the heart of New Orleans. Construction of the casino is snarling traffic, confounding politicians and, Andrei says, giving "the moralists among us a reason to shake our heads".