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Reporter Elizabeth Kaye writes for "The New York Times." Recently she wrote a column on the new birth control device known as the female condom. That''s what her commentary is about too. This is her first commentary with Fresh Air.

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the sequel to "Prime Suspect," the miniseries on PBS a year ago about a woman who becomes chief inspector, played by Helen Mirren. "Prime Suspect 2" begins tonight. Rev.: Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews a new album by Guy Clark, "Boats to Build." Clark is a songwriter whose songs have been recorded by many other country artists, but hasn''t had so much success doing them himself.

Speech Therapist SAM CHWAT. Chwat's "New York Speech Improvement Services" attracts 200 to 250 clients a week. He taught Robert DeNiro how to gain an Appalachian accent for his role in "Cape Fear." Julia Roberts sought him out to relearn her southern drawl for "Steel Magnolias." He helped another southerner, Andie McDowell, after her lines for "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan" were dubbed by Glenn Close. In addition to the stars, Chwat assists people in business, politics, and communications to lose their accents and or to learn Standard American English. (Rebroadcast. Originally aired 6/27/94.

Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews the new recording of ballads by trombonist J.J. Johnson. It''s "Vivian" on the Concord Jazz label.

2: MIKE HUDSON is a contributing editor for "Southern Exposure," a public policy magazine. This past fall, HUDSON wrote a series of stories on the "poverty industry"-- how pawn shops, finance companies, and rent-to-own stores charge high interest rates, sometimes as high as 35%, to people who can almost never pay them back. His articles placed "Southern Exposure" as a finalist for this year's National Magazine Award for Public Interest reporting.

Actor MICHAEL J FOX. He got his start on the hit TV show "Family Ties." He went on to star in a number of films, including the "Back to the Future" series. He's also starred in "Casualties of War," and "Doc Hollywood." His latest project is called "For Love or Money," a comedy about a concierge who's trying to raise money to run his own luxury hotel

Altm Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF has a review of "Ready To Wear," Robert an''s ensemble film about the Paris fashion shows.

2: Interview with musician GARY BURTON continues.

At the recent Public Radio Conference in San Antonio, Texas, three Fresh Air arts reviewers swapped stories at a critics forum. Rock critic, KEN TUCKER; commentator and book critic, MAUREEN CORRIGAN; and TV critic, DAVID BIANCULLI, offered their thoughts on issues such as media hype and how to deal with it. They shared anecdotes about angry subjects of negative reviews who seek revenge against the reviewer. That panel discussion will be aired today.

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews two new comedy shows-- ABC''s "She TV," and Showtime''s "National Lampoon''s Attack of the 5 Foot 2 Women."

2: REBROADCAST of an interview with singer/songwriter Carole King. In the 60s, she wrote hit songs like "Up on the Roof" and "Will you still love me tomorrow?" But in the 70s, she achieved lasting fame with songs like "Natural Woman" and her album "Tapestry," Best-selling album of the decade. Carole King has a new album, "Colour of Your Dreams," (King's X Records) (Originally aired 6

3: MICHAEL DENNENEY is currently an editor at Crown Publishers. He worked with many gay authors in his 17 years at St. Martins Press, where he had his own imprint, Stonewall Editions. INTERVIEW FOURPoet DAVID TRINIDAD. His latest book is "Answer Song" (High Risk). He and Dennis Cooper are co-editing a volume of selected poems by Tim Dlugos called "Powerless" (High Risk, Fall 1995).INTERVIEW FIVEPlaywright TONY KUSHNER. He's the author of "Angels in America," for which he won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for Best Play. The play is a two-part "seven hour epic about gays, AIDS and Reaganism" (New York "Newsday"). KUSHNER is also the author of "A Bright Room Called Day," an adaptation of Pierre Corneille's "The Illusion," and "Slavs!"