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(A) Writer WALTER MOSLEY. This interview took place after the publication of his book, Devil With A Blue Dress, a hard boiled detective story about a black gumshoe, Easy Rawlins, up against white prejudice. It's just been made into a film starring Denzel Washington. (REBROADCAST from 6

Daniel talks with a new young poet - Matthew Rohrer - whose first book is called "A Hummock in the Malookas" (W. W. Norton and Company). Rohrer's surrealist poetry gives life to the thoughts and feelings of inanimate objects - like a bridge, a fork, a mop. Following the Rohrer interview is a song by the Baltimore group 'Three Pigs Cafe' called 'The Thank-you Song'.

Former U.S. President JIMMY CARTER and his daughter AMY CARTER. The two have collaborated on a new children's book, The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer (Times Books). The story is one that CARTER made up, and told his children when they were young. AMY CARTER illustrated the book. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

Kansas City pianist-vocalist-bandleader, JAY MCSHANN. Last night he received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation in Washington, D.C. We'll rebroadcast a 1987 interview with MCSHANN. (from 10

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr discusses the relationship of money and politics on the media. He notes that TV stations stand to make some 600 million dollars from the sale of political ads this year, and reminds us of the million dollar rights fee paid by ABC to Monica Lewinsky for her interview during the impeachment scandal.

Linda's interview with former Tennessee senator Howard Baker continues. The political difficulties faced by the Majority Leader are, he feels, no different now than when he was in the Senate but one of the dangers of running for the presidency as Senate Majority Leader is looking vulnerable if you have difficulty keeping your troops together.

We remember tenor sax player Eddie Harris with the eprise of an interview we first broadcast in l992. Harris was the first to roduce a gold-selling jazz record and also recorded an historic jam session at ontreux (MON-trow) with Les McCann that produced the song "Compared to What". arris died in Los Angeles on November fifth.

Opera soprano DAWN UPSHAW. She has a new recording called "Dawn Upshaw sings Rodgers and Hart." We'll hear a sample from the cd and an excerpt of an 1994 interview with Upshaw. Monday on Fresh Air we'll feature Dawn Upshaw in a concert recorded at WHYY

Talking about racial relations in America can often be a minefield of misunderstanding. But for comedians, it can be a goldmine -- an endless source of great material. In the first of a three-part series, co-host Michele Norris talks with Margaret Cho. Hear an extended version of Cho's interview, and learn more about the series.

NPR's Scott Simon reads letters from listeners about his interview two weeks ago with Dame Edna Everage, and mentions an npr.org Valentine's Day offer in partnership with "Annoying Music" man Jim Nayder.