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REPORTER SUE SIMPSON REPORTS ON THE CHANGE IN THE AIR -- OR MORE CORRECTLY THE AIRWAVES-- IN SOUTH AFRICA. WITH BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS ALLOWED TO OPERATE COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS, THEY'VE DISCOVERED A NEW TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING.

JERRY YANG is co-founder of YAHOO, a directory to the World Wide Web. YAHOO has an on-line site, as well as a companion book. YAHOO is one of the most popular sites on the Web. Users can access YAHOO, once in the Web at http://www.yahoo.com. Their new book is YAHOO! Unplugged (IDG

Robert talks with Charles Lewis, the executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, about his book, "The Buying of the President." Lewis' book traces campaign contributions for current presidential candidates as far back as 1979 and identifies the top 10 "career donors."

Alan Cheuse reviews English writer Iris Murdoch's latest novel. The book, "Jackson's Dilemma," is a love story. Cheuse finds it reminiscent of a Shakespearean comedy. (Viking)

NPR's Richard Harris reports that astronomers have, for the first time, seen features on the surface of a nearby star, Betelgeuse (BAY-dull-juwz). Until now, all stars other than our sun have appeared simply as points of light, even through the best telescopes. Now the Hubble Space Telescope has shown that Betelgeuse, in the constellation of Orion, has a mysterious bright spot on its surface.

Actor/director/writer SEAN PENN. The "reluctant actor" is starring in the new film "Dead Man Walking" directed by Tim Robbins, co-starring Susan Sarandon. (It's based on the book, of the same title, by Sister Helen Prejean). PENN has moved away from acting in favor of writing/directing: the 1991 film "The Indian Runner" which he wrote based on a Bruce Springsteen song, and last year's "The Crossing Guard" starring Angelica Huston and Jack Nicholson. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

SCOTT HAS A DISCUSSION WITH MARTIN GOLDSMITH, HOST OF PERFORMANCE TODAY, ABOUT PERFECT PITCH -- WHAT IT IS AND IS IT REALLY IMPORTANT FOR MUSICIANS? THEY ARE JOINED BY A SPECIAL GUEST WHO HAS PERFECT PITCH.

Noah talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten in Sarajevo about a glitch in plans for a prisoners-of-war exchange, which was agreed to by all sides under the Dayton peace accords. The Muslim-led Bosnian government now refuses to free Serb prisoners, insisting the Serbs first account for thousands of Muslims which Bosnia charges are still being held prisoner.

2: Writer JON KRAKAUER. JON KRAKAUER is a contributing editor for Oustide magazine, and the author of "Into the Wild" . "Into the Wild" tells the story of a young man's rash and tragic journey into the Alaskan wilderness. Christopher Johnson McCandless gave away all his money to charity, abandoned his car and possessions, hiked into the woods and within four months had starved to death.

SCOTT REPORTS ON A WALL IN CHICAGO WHICH MEMORIALIZES THE VICTIMS OF GANG VIOLENCE. THE NAMES OF THOSE VICTIMS ARE PLACED ON THE WALL BY SOME OF THE GRIEVING MOTHERS, AND IT'S GIVEN THEM A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

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