In this episode, Kamesa and Mark recap their week (she's done teaching summer school, he's back at work), both give their takes (and don't hold back either) on Congress voting to cut off funding for NPR and PBS as well as CBS ending Stephen Colbert's late-night TV show and the "reason" they give for it; both look back at the lives of poet Andrea Gibson as well as songwriter Alan Bergman and singer Connie Francis; the Trivia Question of the Week; the latest "Beyond The Gates" recap; another question/fact about Kamesa in her birthday month; the On-the-Spot Question; Mark recaps Nos. 151-157 in his countdown of the Top 250 Greatest Album Kickoff (lead singles) Songs Ever; And a look back at the Top 6 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 from this day in 1998.