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JERRY YANG is co-founder of YAHOO, a directory to the World Wide Web. YAHOO has an on-line site, as well as a companion book. YAHOO is one of the most popular sites on the Web. Users can access YAHOO, once in the Web at http://www.yahoo.com. Their new book is YAHOO! Unplugged (IDG

Alan Cheuse reviews English writer Iris Murdoch's latest novel. The book, "Jackson's Dilemma," is a love story. Cheuse finds it reminiscent of a Shakespearean comedy. (Viking)

NPR's Richard Harris reports that astronomers have, for the first time, seen features on the surface of a nearby star, Betelgeuse (BAY-dull-juwz). Until now, all stars other than our sun have appeared simply as points of light, even through the best telescopes. Now the Hubble Space Telescope has shown that Betelgeuse, in the constellation of Orion, has a mysterious bright spot on its surface.

SCOTT HAS A DISCUSSION WITH MARTIN GOLDSMITH, HOST OF PERFORMANCE TODAY, ABOUT PERFECT PITCH -- WHAT IT IS AND IS IT REALLY IMPORTANT FOR MUSICIANS? THEY ARE JOINED BY A SPECIAL GUEST WHO HAS PERFECT PITCH.

Actor/director/writer SEAN PENN. The "reluctant actor" is starring in the new film "Dead Man Walking" directed by Tim Robbins, co-starring Susan Sarandon. (It's based on the book, of the same title, by Sister Helen Prejean). PENN has moved away from acting in favor of writing/directing: the 1991 film "The Indian Runner" which he wrote based on a Bruce Springsteen song, and last year's "The Crossing Guard" starring Angelica Huston and Jack Nicholson. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

Robert talks with Teresa Tritch, Washington bureau chief of Money magazine, about the economic premise behind the flat tax, an idea that figures prominently in some Republican presidential campaigns. Tritch explains who the winners and losers would be if such a tax code were implemented.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today on the all-male status of the Virginia Military Institute. The Clinton Administration wants state-supported VMI to open its doors to women. But an attorney for Virginia and the school say the school should be allowed to remain all-male. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports that the high court's ruling could set a precedent for women's rights.

TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICATION OF "A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS" OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. WE OFFER THE LATINO VERSION OF THAT POEM....READ BY NPR EDUCATION REPORTER CLAUDIO SANCHEZ. 2:30.

Poet Jack Perletsky offers his own thoughts about a special breed of bird: The Flying Hot Dog.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Steve Bauer, executive director of the non-profit Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund, based in Littleton, Colorado. He tells how applications for loans are flooding in from all over the country by employees hurt by the federal budget stalemate.