Today, our Washington, D.C. reporter -- Joel Southern -- appeared on NPR's Talk of the Nation, specifically in the "Political Junkie" segment with NPR political analyst Ken Rudin.The topic? Senator Ted Stevens, of course. Also mentioned: Governor Sarah Palin, Congressman Don Young, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, and Presidential candidate Mike Gravel.You can listen to a streaming version of the entire program here at NPR's site. For your convenience, we've excerpted just the audio from the chat with Joel and attached it to this post.