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Secreatry of State Warren Christopher chairs a eeting of middle east leaders here in Washington today. NPR's Jon Greenberg eports the meeting is expected to offer insight into the Clinton dministrartion's middle east policy.

Liane Hansen speaks with modern mandolin virtuoso Radim enkl (rah-deem ZENG-kell), who performs for us from the studios of QED in San Francisco. His new CD is called "Czech It Out", on David risman's Acoustic Disc label (Acoustic Disc #ADC-12).

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on how Italy's fascist party has renamed itself, shedding it's legacy of Black Shirts and stiff-armed salutes, in hopes of attracting a new generation of supporters.

2: Writer LES ROBERTS, author of eleven detective books featuring Cleveland private eye Milan Jacovich or L.A. actor/detective Saxon. The most recent, "The Lake Effect" (St. Martin's Press), is a Milan Jacovich mystery. ROBERTS also produced episodes of "The Lucy Show," "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," and "The Andy Griffith Show," and was the first producer of "The Hollywood Squares."

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports on the controversy over a federally mandated water filtration system in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Officials there say that the 3-million dollar system is unecessary because their water is already clean.

WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN TUG YOURGIAU (YOUR-gow) RETURNS TO HIS NATIVE LAND AFTER DECADES IN EXILE IN THE UNITED STATES. HE TRAVELS TO A MEN'S HOSTEL WHERE HE IS THE JUDGE FOR A MUSIC CONTEST.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Before Sunrise."

Drummer ARTHUR TAYLOR. He died Monday at age 65. TAYLOR played with Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. His recent book "Notes and Tones: Musician-to-Musician Interviews" (Da Capo Press) was a new expanded collection of interviews he''s done with fellow musicians: . It was one of the few books about black jazz musicians by a black man, and because of that TAYLOR''s subjects were able to talk freely about the role of black artists in white society. It includes interviews with Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Betty Carter, Thelonious Monk and others. (REBROADCAST FROM 2

Professor MICHAEL KAZIN. His new book, "The Populist Persuasion: An American History" (Basic Books) explores the rise and change of populism an its effect on the political structure. He examines populism's roots as a leftist, liberal movement and how populist ideas came to be used as rhetoric of conservative Presidents Nixon and Reagan.

WEEKEND EDITION SENIOR NEWS ANALYST DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH LAWRENCE DiRITA (dih.REET.ah), DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY AT THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION, AND LAWRENCE KORB, SENIOR FELLOW IN THE FOREIGN POLICY STUDIES PROGRAM AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY REVITALIZATION ACT, WHICH PASSED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIS WEEK.

SCOTT SIMON SHARES SOME THOUGHTS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RATINGS AND EXPLOITATION OF THE NEWS.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH ANNE HAWLEY, DIRECTOR OF THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM IN BOSTON, ABOUT THE LARGEST ART THEFTS IN HISTORY, WHICH TOOK PLACE AT THE MUSEUM 5 YEARS AGO TODAY AND HAS NEVER BEEN SOLVED.