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Journalist and professor FRED HALLIDAY. He's a professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, and has written extensively on the Cold War and the Third World for "The Nation," and "The Middle East Report." He also writes for the British newspaper, "The Guardian." He'll talk about the possible threat of another military showdown in Iraq.

New York Times reporter JOHN DARNTON. This past Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, DARNTON published a series of articles in the Times about the current state of Africa. He was the Times' Africa correspondent in the 70s. This 3-part series is his return to see how conditions have changed. He reports that living standards have declined far below the rest of the world, with most African countries in economic turmoil, replete with famine, war and drought. He says the World Bank has become the new superpower of Africa with the post-cold war pullout of the U.S. and Russia. And desipte economic collapse, he writes that countries are proclaiming democracy throughout Africa: the era of president-for-life is ending. "But," he writes, "political liberalization may be widening ethnic cleavages.

Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews the reissue of "True Blue," by the late Tina Brooks.

KEN TUCKER reviews ZZ Top''s new record "Antenna" (RCA).

Terry Gross speaks with Wilbert Rideau, an inmate serving a life term at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. As a special correspondent for Fresh Air, Rideau reports on various aspects of life, culture and rehabilitation at the penitentiary. In this segment, we focus on the issue of literacy, education programs and self-education at Angola.

Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews Stephen Sondheim''s "Passion."

2: Jazz vocalist BETTY CARTER. Her last album in her four decade career is "It's Not About the Melody," on the Verve Record Label. Carter signed to Verve in 1988, and released her Grammy-winning debut, Look What I Got, that same year. She has another album coming out in October called "Feed the Fire." She's often been called jazz's preeminent female singer. (REBROADCAST from 11

Musician BOOTSY COLLINS got his start with James Brown, where he "defined the finger-popping funk bass style" (Rolling Stone). He went on to work with George Clinton as part of the Parliment-Funkadelic tribe, before forming Bootsy's Rubber Band. On stage, he created alter egos, including Bootzilla, Boot-Tron, and King of the Geepies. He's put out more than 30 albums, and has just released "Blasters of the Universe" (Rykodisc), with a new band.

Commentator and city-dweller Maureen Corrigan on venturing carless into the suburbs.

Rock historian ED WARD has a review. INT. 2: DANIEL SCHORR is the Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio. Previously, he was the CBS Chief Watergate Correspondent. After ending up on Nixon''s "enemy list," SCHORR resigned from CBS in 1976, and wrote a book about the Watergate scandal called "Clearing the Air." Before joining CBS, SCHORR was a foreign correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. Recently he narrated a five-part BBC documentary on the Discovery channel, "Watergate." (REBROADCAST from 8/3/94)REV. 2: World Music Critic MILO MILES has a review. Subject TBA.

Country singer CHARLIE RICH. He got his start working with the Sun record label in the late 50s, writing tunes for Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash. From there he began making records himself. In the 70s his songs "The Most Beautiful Girl," and "Behind Closed Doors" were big country-pop hits. During the '80s he dropped out of sight. But he released a new album last year, "Pictures And Paintings," featuring jazz and blues standards (Sire/Warner/Blue Horizon). (REBROADCAST FROM 9

Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "Monster," the new release by R.E.M. (Warner Brothers). REV. 2: Commentator MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Modern Age" by Harold Bloom (Harcourt Brace).