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Dan Savage has made a career offering advice on relationships and sex in his nationally-syndicated column, "Savage Love." Now he's taking his act on the road for his new show, Savage U, in which he travels to college campuses across the country giving students advice on sex and relationships.

These days, music for Hanukkah means more than just singing about dreidels. Singer and guitarist Adam Gardner, a founding member of the band the LeeVees, knows how to make the Festival of Lights.

He's the creator and producer of NBC's new series Mr. Sterling, about a freshman senator on Capitol Hill. O'Donnell was a writer and producer for the first two seasons of NBC's The West Wing. Before his television career, O'Donnell was in politics himself. He was Democratic chief of staff of the United States Senate Committee on Finance from 1993 to 1995. Prior to that he was senior advisor to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan D-NY from 1989 to 1992. Currently O'Donnell is also senior political analyst for MSNBC.

In these stories — three novels and two works of nonfiction — a history teacher, a wry angst-filled teen, a budding celebrity chef, an intrepid spice hunter, and Ernest Hemingway himself whisk you to vacation spots around the world.

It just wouldn't be Christmastime without hearing three particular works: Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Amahl and the Night Visitors, by Giancarlo Menotti, and Handel's Messiah. Although there are hundreds of performances of these pieces each December, many people have managed to miss them. So as a public service, Jeffrey Freymann Weyr packs the season's best into just a couple of minutes.

More schools closed in the U.S. Monday in an effort to reduce the spread of swine flu. Included are 24 schools in a district west of Detroit where a high school student may be infected with the new H1N1 flu strain. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is considering making guidelines on school closures more flexible.

The Beauty Shop ladies discuss Olympic athlete Lolo Jones' announcement that she's a virgin at age 29. They also weigh in on the latest with the Catholic Church's ongoing fight over contraception coverage. Host Michel Martin checks in with columnist Mary Kate Cary, TV critic Mekeisha Madden Toby, and bloggers Viviana Hurtado and Danielle Belton.

The New Yorker's classical music critic answers questions about his job and his daily routine.

A draft report released Friday warns that climate change could threaten the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the decades to come. The international panel of scientists predicts drought and drying in many regions, including the American West.

The main sorting center for United Parcel Service in Louisville, Kentucky, won't be hiring seasonal workers this year. Host, Bob Edwards, explains a machine is expected to handle increased demand without more workers. Before Christmas, the company makes an addition four to five million deliveries.