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Cash-strapped schools across the country are staging swanky events to auction off everything from weeklong Italian vacations to an unwashed Lance Armstrong jersey, which sold for $110,000. "Probably the strangest thing," says one auction organizer, "was the vasectomy for you and your cat."

In this week's podcast of Weekends on All Things Considered:the complexity of being Pakistan's ally, schools using swanky auctions to raise money, Jodie Foster, and a soul singer from the Carolinas, Jar-E.

Diets and supplements that claim to cure inflammation from everyday aches and pains, heart disease, arthritis, Alzheimer's and cancer aren't supported by much scientific evidence. The biggest impact of any diet on arthritis pain may have more to do with calories than antioxidants.

Tattoos and permanent makeup are more popular than ever. Health officials are now looking at whether salons that do them are mixing their inks with harmful substances. The FDA also says it's starting to see an increase in consumer complaints about infections and other reactions to inks.

Drilling is set to begin this fall off Cuba's north coast, where geologists believe there could be nearly 5 billion barrels of oil. A significant find could affect the 50-year-old U.S. trade embargo, but it also may present new environmental threats for Florida.

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says it's time for Congress to seriously address the budget deficit. In an article for TheRoot.com, he writes that Republicans and Democrats' "wailing and gnashing of teeth" about spending, taxes and debt is dishonest. Host Michel Martin speaks with Steele about his take on deficit reduction.

Bradley Manning is the young man accused of the largest national security information leak in U.S. history. He allegedly turned over classified documents and videos to Wikileaks. Host Michel Martin speaks with Ellen Nakashima about her article about Manning in this week's The Washington Post Magazine.

As temperatures warm, more motorcyclists are travelling Kentucky Roads. Eastern Kentucky University played host Monday to the first International Rider…

On one flight, a man "began yelling and pounding on the cockpit door." In another, a man tried to open a door. In the third, a passenger says, a note with the word "bomb" was found.

In the first hour of Talk of the Nation: Who are the U.S. Special Forces, and the Opinion Page focuses on the legality of killing bin Laden. In the second hour, advice on how NOT to retire, and ongoing floods along the Mississippi River.