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Former war correspondent Aidan Hartley on this edition of Fresh Air. In the 1990s he covered Ethiopia, Somalia, Rwanda and the Congo for Reuters. Three of his colleagues were killed by a mob in Somolia rebelling against the presence of U.S. forces, and he witnessed the atrocities in Rwanda.

Former head of Ethics & Responsible Business Practices consulting services for Arthur Andersen, Barbara Ley Toffler and British filmmakers Dan Gordon and Nick Bonner on this edition of Fresh Air. Barbara Ley Toffler is the co-author of the new book, Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed, and the Fall of Arthur Andersen. Toffler writes about life inside the firm. She left before it collapsed in the wake of the Enron scandal.

Performance poet Sekou Sundiata and his manager Katea Stitt on this edition of Fresh Air. Sekou Sundiata's one of New York's notable spoken word artists. He blends lyrics of urban dwelling with music. Born in Harlem, Sundiata is a professor of English Literature at The New School for Social Research.

Actress Angie Dickinson and Professor Gerald Early on this edition of Fresh Air. Angie Dickinson played an undercover cop in the TV series Police Woman from 1974-78. Her film roles include Dressed to Kill, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Pretty Maids all in a Row, and Ocean's Eleven which she made in 1960 with the Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.

Actress Ellen Burstyn and Tejano musician Ruben Ramos on this edition of Fresh Air. Ellen Burstyn's up for an academy award for her portrayal of the mother of a drug addict who is also an addict herself in the film Requiem for a Dream. This is her fifth nomination and could be her second win.

Journalist James Bennet on this edition of Fresh Air. Bennett has been in the Middle East covering how the crisis there is affecting Israelis and Palestinians. He's been reporting on both sides of the conflict for The New York Times. (Broadcast Date: March 19, 2002)

Hear singer Pegi Young and book critic Maureen Corrigan on this edition of Fresh Air. Pegi Young has just released a self-titled debut album after singing backup for her husband, Neil Young, for many years. Pegi wrote many of the songs on the album. Her main focus in life has been on the creation of the Bridge School for special-needs children, like her son, Ben, who was born with cerebral palsy.

Two reports from Iraq on today's Fresh Air with National Security Correspondent Jon Landay and The New York Times' John Burns. Jon Landay works for the Knight Ridder Newspapers. At the time of the conversation he was about 30 miles from the city of Kirkuk in Northern Iraq. But he's not one of the embedded reporters.

Because Audible was not granted digital audio rights to today's issue of Fresh Air, we have selected a great interview with record producer and songwriter Neil Innes and actress Joan Cusack for this edition of Fresh Air. Neil Innes is a founding member of the comedy-rock group "The Bonzo Dog Band". He's also a member of "The Rutles", the band that he and Eric Idle of Monty Python created as a spoof of the Beatles.

Terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna and writer James Gavin on this edition of Fresh Air. Rohan Gunaratna's new book is Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror. Gunaratna spent five years conducting interviews with Al Qaeda, doing field research and monitoring the group's infiltration in communities in North America and Europe. He is a research fellow at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, University of St. Andrew's, Scotland.

Professor of Islamic law Khaled Abou El Fadl and English professor Leo Litwak on this edition of Fresh Air. Khaled Abou El Fadl is the professor of Islamic law at the University of Southern California at Los Angeles. He's also the author of a number of books including, Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam a collection of essays about the problems and challenges that confront Muslims in the contemporary world.

Sexologist Leonore Tiefer on this archival edition of Fresh Air. Tiefer's book, Sex Is Not a Natural Act, looks at our society's anxieties and ignorances towards sex. She also questions what is "normal" sex and how people are to know how to have sex if no one talks about it. Tiefer received a Ph.D. in physiological psychology with a dissertation on hormones and mating behavior of rats. But she came to realize she knew nothing of the social norms of sexuality and questioned how sexual norms evolved.

Hear director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody on this edition of Fresh Air. They are behind the new film Juno about a tough, sardonic 16-year-old girl who gets pregnant and gives the baby up for adoption to a couple she finds in the Pennysaver. Reitman also directed the film Thank You for Smoking. Cody is the author of the memoir Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper.

Building demolition experts Stacey and Doug Loizeaux and remembering newspaper editor and anti-apartheid activist Donald Woods on this edition of Fresh Air. Stacey and Doug Loizeaux are niece and uncle and are part of the family-owned demolition company, Controlled Demolition, of Maryland.

Journalist Owen Bennet Jones and Brazilian songwriter Caetano Veloso on this edition of Fresh Air. Owen Bennet Jones is the author of the new book, Pakistan: Eye of the Storm. In the book he examines the turbulent 55-year history of the country. He'll discuss the country's history and its current relationship with the United States. Jones is based in England.

Studio drummer Hal Blaine and an archive interview with journalist James Fallows on this edition of Fresh Air.

Surgeon Kenneth Kamler, M.D. on this edition of Fresh Air. Dr. Kamler is a surgeon who also climbs mountains. He was team doctor on three expeditions to the top of Mount Everest, including the disastrous 1996 trip during which six people died. Kamler is both storyteller and advisor in his book, Doctor on Everest: Emergency Medicine at the Top of the World - A Personal Account Including the 1996 Disaster.

World War II combat veteran Robert Kotlowitz and former fighter pilots Ed Mechenbier and Ron Bliss on this edition of Fresh Air. Robert Kotlowitz has written about his experiences in Before Their Time: A Memoir. Kotlowitz was part of a platoon that was ordered to charge the German front, an order that killed all but three men.

Investigative reporter Lowell Bergman on this archive edition of Fresh Air. His work exposing the tobacco industry became the hit film The Insider. He was portrayed by Al Pacino. Bergman is a contributor to The New York Times. Last year, he produced a PBS Frontline documentary called Blackout. The documentary aired last year and reveals the story behind California's energy crisis and rolling blackouts.

Hear journalist Linda Greenhouse and rock historian Ed Ward on this edition of Fresh Air. Greenhouse, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times, will tell us about the current Supreme Court, including issues facing the court and cases coming up in the future. She's been covering the court since 1978. Then, rock historian Ed Ward profiles songwriter Doc Pomus (1925-1991). Born Jerome Solon Felder, he wrote hits for Ray Charles and Elvis Presley.