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Writer WALTER KIRN. He was raised a Mormon on a Minnesota farm. He has been an editor for "Vanity Fair" and "Spy" magazines. His first collection of stories, "My Hard Bargain," was published two years ago. Kirn now freelances as a media critic for magazines such as Mirabella and GQ. His most recent book, "She Needed Me," is about religion and redemption and is now out in paperback from Simon & Schuster. (REBROADCAST FROM 9

One of the most respected war surgeons, DR. CHRIS GIANNOU (YAH-new). He was Director of surgical operations in Somolia with the International Committee for the Red Cross, from February 92 until Jan 93. He helped set up field hospitals, taught war surgery, and performed surgery. Before that GIANNOU spent over two years in a Palestinian Refugee Camp, which was under constant seige. GIANNOU wrote a book about it, "Besieged: A Doctor's Story of Life and Death in Beirut." (Published by Olive Branch Press). (This interview is extended into the second half of the

2: Writer THOM JONES was a boxer in the Marines in the mid-1960s. He was supposed to ship out to Vietman, but he suffered an epileptic seizure, which he believes was caused by too many punches to the head. So instead of shipping out, he was thrown out. The rest of his unit did go to Vietnam, where they were ambushed and killed. Jones turned to writing, but couldn't get anything published, so he became a high school janitor. He is finally experiencing literary success this year with the publication of his collection of short stories "The Pugilist At Rest" (Little, Brown). His stories revisit worlds Jones has known: that of the boxer, the Vietnam-era soldier, and the alcoholic.

Journalist and professor RANDALL BALMER. He hosted the PBS series, "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America," which aired in 1993. There's also a companion book to it, the same title (published by Oxford University Press in 1989). BALMER is Associate Professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University. In 1995 BALMER's book "History of Religion in America" will be published also by Oxford University Press. (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 7

Musical theater historian ROBERT KIMBALL. Kimball compiled and edited The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin (Knopf) and is artistic advisor to the estate of Ira Gershwin. Kimball knew Ira Gershwin and his wife Leonore. He also edited The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter

2: CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY has just written a new political satire, "Thank you for Smoking" (Random House), which pokes fun at everything and everyone associated with the tobacco industry-- from anti-smoking advocates to tobacco company executives. BUCKLEY was George Bush's speechwriter from 1981-1983 when Bush served as Vice President. The son of William F. Buckley, he is the author of other political and social satires, including "The White House Mess" and "Wet Work." He is the editor of "Forbes FYI" magazine. (Rebroadcast. Originally aired 6/

JAMES FARMER, co-founder of CORE, the Congress On Racial Equality and its National Director from 1961-1966. CORE was one of the Civil Rights groups of the 1960's which followed Gandhi's principles of non-violent resistance. CORE also helped organize the Freedom Rides -- multi-racial busloads of people travelling through the southern states making sure the Supreme Court's decisions on desegratiton were being enforced. FARMER's long life as an advocate of civil rights was detailed in in his autobiography, "Lay Bare the Heart" (Dutton). This interview was originally broadcast in 1985. BERNICE JOHNSON REAGON has sung freedom songs at civil rights marches and sit-ins, at organizing rallies, and in prison. She was a founding member of the Freedom Singers, who were affiliated with SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She's also a founder of the a cappella group "Sweet Honey in the Rock", which sings freedom songs, spirituals, and new songs that add to those traditions. She's currently the Host of NPR's African-American music program, "Wade in the Water". This interview was originally broadcast in 1988.

DR. DAVID HILFIKER is a physician who left a rural family practice in Minnesota to treat the urban poor. In his new book, "Not All of Us Are Saints: A Doctor's Journey with the Poor" (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux), he describes his frustration both with "the system" that allows people to live in poverty, and with the patients, who frequently flout his medical advice. HILFIKER's first book, "Healing the Wounds" won the "American Medical Writers Associatin" prize, and was named among the "Best Books of the Year" from the NYT book review. He is Medical Director of Washington's Community of Hope Health Services, and has recently founded a clinic for homeless AIDS patients.

2: Writer SHIRLEE TAYLOR HAIZLIP. Her book "The Sweeter the Juice: a Family Memoir in Black and White, (Simon & Schuster), chronicles her exploration of six generations of her multiracial family tree. HAIZLIP is a light-skinned African-American. Her father was a prominent black Baptist minister in Connecticut. Her mother was the descendant of an Irish immigrant and a mulatto slave. The lineage of HAIZLIP's mother's family was unclear because early in HAIZLIP's mother's life she was seperated from the rest of her family who "disappeared" into the white world.

British religious scholar, KAREN ARMSTRONG. She wrote the bestseller, "A History of God" (Knopf), now in paperback. In that book Armstrong says "All religions have been designed to help us touch the God in each other" Her research traces 4000 years of Monotheism in the form of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The author, a Catholic nun for seven years in the 1960's, left the order to take a degree at Oxford, and now teaches at the Leo Baeck College for the study of Judaism. (REBROADCAST. Originally broadcast 12

Comedian RICHARD BELZER. He talks with Terry about growing up Jewish. BELZER now stars in the TV series "Homicide." (Originally aired 12

Journalist STEVEN LEVY, author of "Hackers," is one of the premiere writers on technology. He writes The Iconoclast column for "Mac World" magazine, and is a contributor to "Wired," "The New Yorker," and the "New York Times Magazine." His new book is "Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, The Computer That Changed Everything" (Penguin Books). He talks with Terry today about e-money, the electronic money of the future. LEVY has an article in the December issue of "Wired" about the computerization of money.