• A 90 percent pay cut for bailed-out executives? Alan debates the issue with CapitalistPig.com’s Jonathan Hoenig.

• He’s doing what?!? Alan evaluates the recent career detour of former President George W. Bush.

• BunnyRanch owner Dennis Hof and “working girl” Cami Parker sit down with Alan to discuss the latest season of HBO’s Cathouse.

• If a new law in Oklahoma takes effect, detailed information about women who get abortions will be published online. Is it a violation of privacy? Alan asks the bill’s co-sponsor, State Senator Todd Lamb, how he can defend it.

• Guess who’s back? Alan examines tonight’s Obama-bashing diatribe by former VP Dick Cheney.

• Think you can survive the cut? It’s Sudden Death Radio!

• Alan and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose latest book is To Try Men’s Souls, debate the role of government in health care reform.

• What century is this? Alan judges the latest comments from the Justice of the Peace who refused to marry an interracial couple.

• Would dressing as an “illegal alien” for Halloween be in poor taste? Alan dares to discuss this costume controversy.

• Balloon Bust: We’ll deliberate the proper punishment for the weather wackos who turned out to be full of hot air.

• Is the anti-Obama lawmaker who wore a hat reading “OPOSSUM the other dark meat” a racist, or just misunderstood? Alan gives Kansas state Rep. Bill Otto an opportunity to defend his actions.

• Health Care Hogwash: Alan debunks the right-wing myth that the American people oppose a public option.

• Does “Balloon Dad” Richard Heene put his desire for attention ahead of his children’s safety? Scott Stevens, a former friend and co-worker of Heene, shares his suspicions with Alan.

• Should health care workers be forced to get flu shots? Alan speaks with nurse Suzanne Field, who is suing to overturn New York’s vaccination requirement, and her attorney Patricia Finn.

• It’s the Friday Night Free-For-All!

• Alan shares his thoughts on the fascinating story of the boy who was thought to have disappeared after climbing into a homemade helium balloon – and then was found safe at home.

• Legendary White House reporter Helen Thomas, whose new book is Listen Up , Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do, tells Alan what America really needs in a Commander-in-Chief.

• A personal foul? Alan examines the fallout from Rush Limbaugh’s failed bid to buy the St. Louis Rams.

• Turnover: Alan weighs in on the reported removal of Rush Limbaugh from the group seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams.

• Alan confronts New York Muslim activist Yousef al-Khattab, whose website posted a prayer calling on God to “Kill the Jews.”

• Legendary DJ “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, author of the new book Rock & Roll: …And the Beat Goes On, discusses his journey through Rock history.

• We’ll debate the impact of today’s key Senate Finance Committee vote in favor of health care reform.

• David Letterman’s longtime band leader Paul Shaffer, whose new book is We’ll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives, shares a behind-the-scenes look at his life in showbiz.

• Spiritual guru Deepak Chopra, author of Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul, reveals his secrets for slowing the causes of aging, infirmity, and disease.

• Should Christopher Columbus be remembered as a hero or despot? Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, a Keetoowah Cherokee Indian descendant who is author of Living in Color: Embracing God’s Passion for Ethnic Diversity, discusses Columbus Day with Alan.

• Georgia bar owner Patrick Lanzo attempts to defend his controversial sign that uses the N-word to protest President Obama.

• Time Out! Alan weighs in on the furor surrounding Rush Limbaugh’s efforts to buy the St. Louis Rams.

• Sen. Bob Dole stirs up the GOP. The former Republican Senate Majority Leader and presidential nominee tells Alan why he supports health care reform.

• A socialist speaks out: NYU Politics Professor Bertell Ollman joins Alan to explain why he takes exception to critics labeling President Obama a socialist.

• It’s the Friday Night Free-For-All!