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Journalist Barton Gellman and author Sylvia Nasar on this edition of Fresh Air. Barton Gellman of The Washington Post will discuss the Clinton and later the Bush administration's efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden and his network prior to September 11th. Gellman wrote a two-part series about it that ran in The Washington Post late last year. Sylvia Nasar is the author of A Beautiful Mind, the biography of mathematical genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash.

Author Philip Dray on this edition of Fresh Air. Philip Dray is the author of the book At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America. Dray chronicles the incidents of lynching: from 1882-85 the number of whites lynched exceeded the number of blacks. But after 1886 the number of blacks lynched exceeded that of whites. And not until 1952 did a year pass without a single recorded lynching.

Former CIA agent Milt Bearden on this edition of Fresh Air. Milt Bearden spent 30 years in the CIA. He ran the CIA's covert operations in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and helped train the Afghan freedom fighters. Bearden also was station chief in Pakistan, Moscow, and Khartoum. He received the CIA's highest honor, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal. Since the September 11th attacks, Bearden has been a frequent commentator on TV and in print.

Biographer Vicki Wickham and actor/producer Bob Balaban on this archive edition of Fresh Air. With writer Penny Valentine, Vicki Wickham recently published Dancing with Demons: The Authorized Biography of Dusty Springfield. Wickham was Springfield's close friend and manager for over a decade of Springfield's career. Actor and producer Bob Balaban has appeared in over 50 movie and television spots, directed for television, and produced three full-length films.

Librettist and New York University professor of theatre Larry Maslon and playwright and actor Vernel Bagneris on this edition of Fresh Air.

Writer Neil Baldwin on this edition of Fresh Air. Neil Baldwin is the author of the new book Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hate. In the book he details Ford's early obsession with moralistic writings condemning Jews for not accepting Christ. Shortly before World War I and continuing into the '30s, he wrote a series of venomous antisemitic essays in the newspaper The Dearborn Independent (which he owned).

Dr. Vjosa Dobruna, one of this year's recipients of the Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights, on this edition of Fresh Air.

Author Garry Wills on this edition of Fresh Air. Willis, a Pulitzer Prize winner for Lincoln at Gettysburg, has written a new book criticizing the Catholic Church, Papal Sin.

Founder and editor-in-chief of the online magazine Salon.com, David Talbot, Pat Davis, vice president of scheduling at America Movie Classics, and Charlie Tabesh, vice president of programming at Turner Classic Movies, on this edition of Fresh Air.

Actor Bill Paxton on this edition of Fresh Air. He made his directing debut earlier this year with the psychological thriller Frailty. It's now out on video and DVD. He co-stars in the film, with Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe. Paxton previously starred in the films Twister, A Simple Plan, One False Move, and Apollo 13. (Original Broadcast Date: April 29, 2002)

From The New York Times publisher, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and assistant managing editor Allan Siegal on this edition of Fresh Air.

Author Paul Feig and music journalist and film maker Robert Gordon on this edition of Fresh Air. Paul Feig is the creator of the now defunct TV comedy series Freaks and Geeks. He's just written a new book Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence. Feig was an actor before moving on to writing for TV and film. Robert Gordon has written a new biography of blues legend Muddy Waters who is credited with inventing electric blues and creating the template for the rock and roll band.

Actor Joe Pantoliano on this edition of Fresh Air. He plays Ralph Cifaretto on the HBO series The Sopranos. He has also appeared in more than 60 films, including Memento, The Matrix, and The Fugitive. He has a new memoir called Who's Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy. Pantoliano talks about growing up in Hoboken, New Jersey, and about his acting career. (Broadcast Date: October 1, 2002)

NPR foreign correspondent Tom Gjelten on this archival edition of Fresh Air. Gjelten's book is Sarajevo Daily. During the height of the Serbian siege on Sarajevo the city was in ruins but one symbol of hope remained constant for its people, Oslobodjenje the city's multi-ethnic daily newspaper.

Classical pianist and conductor Murray Perahia and film director and choreographer Stanley Donen on this edition of Fresh Air. Murray Perahia has a new CD: Chopin Etudes: Opus 10, Opus 26. He also explores the music of J.S. Bach in recent recordings, including Bach's Keyboard Concertos Vol. 1 which he recorded and conducted with the St. Martin in the Fields ensemble. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly co-directed and co-choreographed Singing in the Rain.

On this edition of Fresh Air, host Terry Gross and her guests Joseph Opala and Zainab Bangura discuss the controversial efforts to bring peace to Sierra Leone.

Author Phil Patton and singer Linda Thompson on this edition of Fresh Air. Phil Patton is the author of Bug: The Strange Mutations of the World's Most Famous Automobile. It's a cultural history of the Volkswagen Beetle, the most produced and best known car of all time. Patton writes for the New York Times, Esquire, Wired, and ID. He also wrote Dreamland: Travels inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51. Linda Thompson's back performing after a long hiatus.

Oscar-winning animator John Lasseter and singer/guitarist Jon Langford on this edition of Fresh Air. John Lasseter is the Executive Vice President of Creative for Pixar, Inc. and one of the founding members of the computer animated filmmaking company. He served as Director and Animator of the feature films Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and A Bug's Life.

Journalist M.J. Akbar. He is founder and editor-in- chief of The Asian Age, an English language newspaper published in India. He's a Muslim. And he's the author of five books, including his latest The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the conflict between Islam & Christianity. (Broadcast Date: September 17, 2002)

Cinematographer Gordon Willis on this edition of Fresh Air. Willis created the look of many of the most influential films of the 1970s: Klute, The Godfather I and II, The Parallax View, Annie Hall, and Manhattan. He's shot eight Woody Allen films, as well as the film Pennies from Heaven, and Presumed Innocent.