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2: British Journalist TIMOTHY GARTON ASH. George Kennan has compared GARTON ASH's powers of political observation to those of de Toqueville's. ASH's beat is Eastern Europe, and he has been on hand to chronicle the popular disavowal of Communism there (GARTON ASH'S classic account of the Prague Uprising in 1986 is "The Magic Lantern"). His most recent book concerns the German Re-Unification, and what Germany's role will be in the new Europe: "In Europe's Name: Germany & the Divided Continent" (Random House).

Author JOHN CAVANAGH (Pronounced "cav-AN-ah"). CAVANAGH is a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Wahsinton DC. He is the co-author with Richard Barnet, of "Global Dreams: Imperial Corporations & the New World Order" (Simon & Schuster), which examines the growth of multi-national corporations. They profile five of the world's most powerful corporations, and show how they are less accountable to public authorities, are paving the way for future political conflict, and are "stimulating political and social disintegration".

2: DAVID DELLINGER is a long-time peace activist, editor and author. He was jailed for civil disobedience a generation before Daniel and Philip Berrigan. He was part of the "Chicago Seven," the group of seven antiwar demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic National Convention which erupted into violence between demonstrators and police. DELLINGER has written six books. His latest is an account of his spiritual journey, "Fram Yale to Jail." (Pantheon).

SIMPLE.Robert talks with Tom Oschenslager,(OSH-EN-SLANHG-ER), is a tax partner the accounting firm Grant Thornton in Washington DC. He spoke to us from his office. 3. LIGHT & LAG. Noah talks with Dr. Charles Czeisler (SIZE-ler), Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and senior author of a new study on human response to light. The study, published today in the journal Nature, shows that normal levels of indoor light, not just bright light, can reset the human biological clock. Czeisler says that, thanks to Edison, our bodies are in a permanent state of jet lag.

Linda talks with James Stewart, whose new book "Blood Sport" chronicles the Whitewater affair. Stewart has been criticized by some for the "novelization" of this story. Assertions like "Jim McDougall thought" and "Mrs. Clinton presumed" left many wondering how based in fact his account really was. Stewart defends his work, and concludes that the entire Whitewater affair raises questions about how Mr. and Mrs. Clinton could have better dealt with the situation, without letting it cast a shadow on his administration and without hurting many eager public servants who came to Washington from Arkansas and were inevitably burned by Whitewater.

The Supreme Court has ruled that a federal whistleblower law protects not just the employees of a public company, but also company contractors, like lawyers, accountants, and investment funds.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in the news this ast week, including Senator Bob Packwood's (R-OR) resignation on the floor of he U.S. Senate; former LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman pleads the 5th; white eparatist Randall Weaver testifies at Senate subcommittee investigation of the 992 Ruby Ridge, Idaho shootout with federal agents; BBC reporter John cIntyre's account of tear gas used against anti-nuclear protesters in Tahiti; aseball great Joe DiMaggio on Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken; Ripken omments on his appearance in 2,131 consecutive games.

HELEN PREJEAN (pray-ZSAHN). Prejean is a Roman Catholic nun. Her book, "Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States" (Random House, 1993) details her experience working with death row inmates in Louisiana. It's been made into a new film, starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. Prejean has come to believe that the death penalty is not only ineffective as a deterrent, but that the government can't be trusted to decide who should live and who should die. (REBROADCAST from 7

2: Writer JOE KANE talks about his book "Savages." (Knopf 1995) It's his first-hand account on the confrontations between Amazonian warriors and multi-national oil companies, environmentalists and missionaries. Kane writes about the Huoarani (Wow-rahn-nee) tribe's fight for its culture and environment. Kane's earlier book "Running the Amazon" was a 1989 New York Times best-seller. (re-broadcast from 11

2: From Australia, writer and adventurer ROBYN DAVIDSON. Her book "Tracks" (paperback, Vintage) was the account of her 1,700 mile journey across Australia with four camels and a dog. It won the 1980 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. Her next adventure was a trip across the Indian desert with nomads, which she chronicled in the new book "Desert Places." (Viking). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES AFTER THE 1:00 FL