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2: History professor and author R. LAURENCE MOORE. His new book is "Selling God: American Religion in the Marketplace of Culture." (Oxford) MOORE explores the relationship between spiritualism and consumerism in this country over a two-century span. He develops his theses with examples from the lives as such American personalities as P. T. Barnum, Cecil B. DeMille and Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham cracker.

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Scholar and activist HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. He's Professor of English and Chairman of Afro-American Studies at Harvard and one of Afro-American studies most visible and controversial proponents. GATES believes that Black studies should be a methodology, not an ideology, and that you don't have to be black to teach African-American literature. He defended the rap group 2 Live Crew in court in Florida testifying that the group was "parodying stereotypes of blacks, following the old African-American tradition of 'signifying,' or humorous put-downs." GATES has a new memoir of his early years, "Colored People," (

2: BECK is a 23 year-old hip/hop folk rocker, who goes by first name only and whose single, "Loser" has become the anthem for the underachievers of Generation X. His music has been described as "triumphantly anti-professional, idiot-savant music in which a heartfelt solo can be provided by kazoo as easily as guitar." BECK was part of the Los Angeles underground, with songs like "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack." BECK's first album, "Mellow Gold," (released on DGC) was recorded at home on four and eight-track recording equipment. BECK's second album, "One Foot in the Grave," is due out June 14. (released independently: Box 7154, Olympia, WA 98507, (206) 786-1594).

2: Detective novelist JAMES CRUMLEY. It's been ten years since his last book. In CRUMLEY's fourth novel, "The Mexican Tree Duck" (Mysterious Press), redneck detective C.W. Sughrue (pronounced Shoog-rue) returns. CRUMLEY gets alot of materials for his novels hanging out in bars in his hometown of Missoula, Montana. CRUMLEY has written three other detective novels.

: Linguist GEOFFREY NUNBERG considers the use of language in the business world.REV. 2.: Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the debut album from JULIANNA RAY: "Something Peculiar".

We speak with JOHN BARTH, senior producer of Marketplace and former colleague from WHYY, about life in L.A. following this morning''s earthquake.

2: For over 15 years, LINDA FAIRSTEIN (FAIR-STINE) has directed the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit of the Manhattan D.A.'s office. The unit was the first of it's kind, and has become a model for others in cities across the country. When FAIRSTEIN began working there, rape cases were rarely tried in court, rape victims were sitigmatized, and there was little understanding about rape in society. Over the years, FAIRSTEIN and her colleagues have made great strides in combating such crimes, and improving conviction rates. FAIRSTEIN has written a new book about their work, "Sexual Violence: Our War Against Rape." (William Morrow &

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2: Journalist and former anchor of the CBS News, WALTER CRONKITE. Thirty years after Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech, CHRONKITE questions whether African-Americans choose to integrate into society or socialize primarily with each other. CRONKITE's newest project "The Faltering Dream," questions whether integration is still a goal or if a "equal but separate" is a more appropriate approach to race relations. In "The Faltering Dream," CRONKITE interviews notable black leaders including Reverend Jesse Jackson and Spike Lee. CRONKITE worked at CBS News for 31 years.

Lt. Gen. HAROLD MOORE and U.S. News and World Report Senior Writer JOSEPH GALLOWAY. On November 14, 1965 they were together at the site of one of the first and bloodiest major land battle of the Vietnam War, Ia Drang. MOORE was in command of the 1st battalion of the 7th Cavalry, and GALLOWAY, then a UPI reporter, accompanied them. MOORE and GALLOWAY have written a book about their experiences in the Ia Drang valley, "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young."(HarperCollins). (Rebroadcast from 11/11/92).

2: Comedy writer ALAN ZWEIBEL discusses his 14 year friendship with Gilda Radner. They met working on the original Saturday Night Live and teamed up to create such memorable characters as Roseanne Roseannadanna and Emily Litella. ZWEIBEL has written a new memoir about their friendship, called "Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner: A Sort of Love Story" (Villard Books).