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Noah talks to Katy Daley, an on-air personality at commercial radio station WMZQ in Washington, DC, about John Duffey, founder of the bluegrass group "The Seldom Scene." Duffey died yesterday at age 62 after a heart attack. Duffey was also in "The Country Gentlemen", an earlier group that helped popularize bluegrass. He played mandolin and sang in a high, tenor voice.

Actor JOHN RITTER. He is probably best recognized for his role as Jack Tripper, the token male roommate on the sitcom –Threes Company.— He acted on that show from 1977 to 1984, winning two Emmys for –Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.— He has acted in over 50 television and movie spots since, including –Slingblade— and –Bride of Chucky.— He appears in the movie –Panic,— showing in theaters now.

He is the author of the bestseller Boy Still Missing, which is now available in paperback. He relates the saga of getting his photograph taken.

We mark the life of Lewis, who died Oct. 28, by listening to archival interviews with his sister, pianist/singer Linda Gail Lewis, and with Myra Lewis Williams, who married Jerry Lee when she was 13.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports that, more than nine months after explosion destroying the federal office the mystery of John Doe #2 remains. Immediately after the explosion, the FBI release two sketches, one was ID'd as John McVeigh and, despite a massive manhunt the other was never found. Some federal prosecutors hint that there was no John Doe II, but NPR interviews five people who believe they saw him with McVeigh, and the other defendant, Terry Nichols. (12:30) CUTAWAY 1C 0:59 1D 7. AFRICA POLICY - Linda talks with Thomas L. Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times, about his recent trip accompanying Madeleine Albright to African nations on a mission of "preventive diplomacy." Albright is the U-S Ambassador to the United Nations. One country they visited of particular concern is Burundi, where Tutsis have been persecuting Hutus. The Hutu tribe makes up 85 percent of Burundi's population and the Tutsi, 15 percent. The Tutsi control the army and the government. Many observers fear an explosion of violence similar to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.

He the New York Times Foreign Affairs Correspondent. He's just returned from three weeks in Iraq. He's reported from North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

Jacki talks to Lynda MacCartney, the curator of the C.I.A. exhibit centre in the C.I.A. HQ in Langley Virginia about the new exhibit on the film director John Ford. Ford, who received a total of 6 oscars, worked for the Office for Strategic Services, the precursor to the present-day C.I.A. during World War two. During his work with the OSS Ford pioneered aerial camera techniques that saved many lives and pushed the medium of film in new directions..

Actor John Spencer. He plays Leo McGarry, the Chief of Staff to the President in the tv series The West Wing. The show won the coveted Peabody Award in its first season. This week it began it's second season. The show is set in the Whitehouse, and concerning a fictional democratic President and his staff. In the first season of the show, Spencer's character has had to deal with his former alcoholism becoming a matter of public scrutiny. Spencer previously was a regular on L.A. Law and began his career on The Patty Duke Show.

The Broadway musical Hairspray was the big winner this week at the Tony Awards. It won awards for best direction, score, book and costume. Hairspray is based on Waters' 1988 film of the same name.

Filmmaker JOHN WATERS. We replay one of his earlier conversations with Terry, shortly after he made the cult film "Polyester," starring Divine and Edith Massey. "Polyester" was Waters' first studio film, and the first of his movies that didn't carry a self imposed X-rating. Prior to this July 1985 Fresh Air interview, Waters also wrote, produced and directed other sleaze classics such as "Multiple Maniacs," "Pink Flamingoes," "Mondo Trasho," "Female Trouble" and "Desperate Living." Waters made all his trashy films on location in his hometown of Baltimore

John Malkovich is more than just a big-screen baddie -- and he's more than just an actor. He talks about being misunderstood as a performer and about his dual role as actor and producer in his latest film, the black comedy Art School Confidential.

His new film is the military thriller Basic, which reunites him with Pulp Fiction co-star Samuel L. Jackson. Some of Travolta's other films include Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Urban Cowboy and Get Shorty.

Sheryl Lee Ralph opens up about how she rediscovered her ability later in life, playing Barbara Howard in Abbott Elementary, and how she thinks about her success later in her life.

Fraser Smith and WYPR's John Lee talk about maneuvering in Baltimore County to repeal the storm water management fee.

Fraser Smith and John Lee, of the WYPR news team talk about former Mayor Sheila Dixon's corruption plea and how her opponents in the race for mayor are...

Fraser Smith and WYPR's John Lee talk about efforts to increase the size of the Baltimore County Council.

NPR's John Ydstie (IDD-stee) reports from Lyon (lee-OHN), France, where the leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations met to discuss economic issues. President Clinton resolved to put anti- terrorism measures on the agenda, though...and was successful.

Fresh Air's rock critic reviews Revival, the new solo album from the onetime Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman. It's out Oct. 2, with 12 new originals from the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer.

He's reprising his role as Chili Palmer in the new film Be Cool. He first played Chili in the film Get Shorty. Both are based on novels by Elmore Leonard. Travolta's other films include Saturday Night Fever, Pulp Fiction, Basic, Face Off and A Civil Action. This interview originally was broadcast on April 10, 2003.

Filmmaker JOHN WATERS. His latest film is "Cecil B. Demented" about an underground filmmaker and his cult following who declare war on bad cinema by kidnapping a starlet and forcing her to star in their own film. WATERS other movies include, "Pecker" about a young amateur photographer who becomes the darling of the New York art world; "Cry Baby," a juvenile delinquent love story set in the 1950's, which brought together such performers as Patty Hearst, Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, David Nelson, and Polly Bergen. WATERS is known for his independent, off-beat films, such as "Pink Flamingos," "Female Trouble," and "Polyester." In 1988 WATERS entered the mainstream with his popular film, "Hairspray." (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12: