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Host Liane Hansen speaks with techno-culture commentator Rich Dean bout the issue of pornography on the Internet. This past week FBI officials ade twenty arrests following a sting operation that uncovered online trade in hild pornography, and the use of "chat rooms" to meet and lure minors into exual liaisons. The discussion focuses on chat rooms and basic rules for hildren to follow, the prevalence of child pornography on the internet, and ttempts from Congress to control the internet.

TV Critic DAVID BIANCULLI previews a two-part documentary titled "The Private Life of Plants." It will be featured on cable TV''s TBS network tonight and tomorrow night. Bianculli says its the best documentary he''s seen this year.

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SCOTT SIMON VISITS THE MARIO LANZA MUSEUM IN PHILADELPHIA. HE ALSO SPEAKS WITH A MAN WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SINGING SON OF THE GREAT TENOR.

NPR'S JOHN BURNETT REPORTS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON THE CLEAN-UP EFFORT IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE OPAL.

Liane Hansen speaks with Steven Stark, Weekend dition's popular culture analyst, about some aspects of the Simpson case and ow perceptions might change because of it. Included are discussions of lawyers, udges, media, celebrity, and Colin Powell.

NPR's Daniel Schorr analyses the American obsession with uba 36 years after the revolution on the Carribean island nation.

VIRGINIA LAW: THE FAMILY OF A WOMAN KILLED FOUR YEARS AGO RECEIVES COMPENSATION BASED ON A LAW THAT DATES BACK TO 13TH CENTURY ENGLAND.

Daniel talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten who is at the site of the Bosnia peace talks near Dayton, Ohio. Bosnia's warring factions may be close to an agreement. The talks are scheduled to end tomorrow morning.

SCOTT SIMON AND KEN BUNTING, MANAGING EDITOR OF THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, DISCUSS THE WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH JOURNALIST/PRODUCER HEDRICK SMITH ABOUT HIS PBS DOCUMENTARY "ACROSS THE RIVER." IT'S ABOUT THE POOR, PREDOMINANTLY BLACK WASHINGTON, D.C. NEIGHBORHOOD OF ANACOSTIA, WHERE HEDRICK SMITH HAS FOUND MANY "LOCAL HEROES," RESIDENTS WHO'VE WORKED TO BETTER THEIR OWN COMMUNITY -- A COMMUNITY THAT'S TOO OFTEN STEREOTYPED AS ONE OF LITTLE HOPE.