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Critic MILO MILES reviews "Blues, Rags, and Hollers," a reissue of a 1963 debut album of Koerner, Ray, and Glover (Red House Records Elektra).

Halloween's a few days away, and that gives us an excuse to find out what exactly happens to your body when you're scared out of your wits. Danny talks with Dr. Antonio Damasio of the University of Iowa medical school.

Lynn Terry (f) reports on efforts in France to save the 'Baguette'. In recent years, the French have turned their tastes towards other kinds of breads and the traditional baguette along with local bakeries are slowly but surely diminishing.

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Liane Hansen speaks with Jon Nelson, trumpeter and ne of the founding members of the Meridian Arts Ensemble. The brass group plays verything from music to the renaissance to thorny 20th century works. Their new d, "Prime Meridian" features the music of Igor Stravinsky, Milton Babbitt, rank Zappa and Captain Beefheart.

The 'surbahar' is a bass cousin of the Indian musical instrument the sitar. Jacki talks with Shuba Shankarin who is one of, if not the only woman in the world who performs this instrument on stage... She brought the surbahar into our studio at NPR for a demonstration.

JULIE BURSTEIN REPORTS ON THE CLOSING OF BETHLEHEM STEEL'S FLAGSHIP PLANT.... WHICH - FOR NEARLY 150 YEARS - HAS PROVIDED THE MATERIALS USED TO BUILD MUCH OF AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE.

NPR'S DAVID WELNA REPORTS ON HAITIAN PRESIDENT JEAN-BERTRAND ARISTIDE'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE MIGHT KEEP THE PRESIDENCY FOR THREE MORE YEARS -- SOMETHING HE PROMISED NOT TO DO WHEN HE WAS RESTORED TO OFFICE WITH THE HELP OF U.S. TROOPS.

Mary Stucky has a report about a St. Paul, Minnesota foster care program that mentors entire families: parents and kids included.

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ABC News political and media analyst JEFF GREENFIELD. He appears regularly on Nightline and World News Tonight. He also has a weekly column on World News Sunday. He's just written his first novel about presidential politics and the electoral college, The People's Choice: A Cautionary Tale, (G.P. Putnam).

Jazz Critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews a cd featuring Carl Stalling''s cartoon music. From 1936 to 1958 Stalling composed music for Warner Brother''s cartoons including: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the Road Runner. The title is "The Carl Stalling Project, Vol. 2, Warner Bros." REV. : Film Critic Stephen Schiff reviews Spike Lee''s new film "Clockers." Then we heard an excerpt from a 1993 (?) interview with novelist Richard Price who wrote "Clockers."