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2: Actor John Goodman, who now stars as Fred Flintstone in "The Flintstones". GOODMAN may be best known for his role as Dan Connor, a.k.a. Roseanne's husband, on the hit TV show "Roseanne." But he's been able to do what most cannot--carry on a successful film career and TV role at the same time. GOODMAN has appeared as a back-slapping traveling salesman who's also a demonic murderer in "Barton Fink," and as home run king Babe Ruth in "The Babe." (Rebroadcast from 3/26/93).

City Clerk Linda Tyer beat out Pittsfield Mayor Dan Bianchi in the race for the city’s first four-year mayoral term Tuesday.Linda Tyer bested Mayor Dan…

Volcanologist and resident geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey DAN MILLER. He also heads the Survey's Volcano Disaster Assistance program which helps developing countries in the event of volcanic eruption. MILLER was part of the team of geologists who studied Mt. St. Helens and predicted a blast before the turn of this last century. Mt. St. Helens blew May 18th, 1980. His team studied the frequency and past characteristics of eruption in Mt. St. Helens and put together hazard assessments for local officials. MILLER and his team are profiled in the new book "Volcano Cowboys: The Rocky Evolution of a Dangerous Science" by Dick Thompson.12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

State Senator Dan Stec is sponsoring legislation that would prohibit dorms at State University of New York campuses from being used to house migrants.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports from East Texas, where President Clinton, with a comfortable lead over Bob Dole, has turned his attention to helping fellow Democrats in Congressional races. (3:30) [2] DAN THREE-WAY: Weekend Edition's Daniel Schorr speaks with Morton Kondracke, executive editor of "Roll Call" magazine and Thomas Mann, director of Governmental Studies at the Brookings Institution about the interplay between the 104th congress and the presidential campaign. (7:00) [3] Simon/Metzner: Producer of radio's "Pulse of the Planet," talks about unheralded events taking place in the world right now. (3:45) [cutaway] Simon/Bugs: Scott talks with Mark Hostetler, author of "That Gunk on Your Car" a book to help you identify bugs splattered on your windshield. It is available from his via the internet at >http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~arm/people/hos.html.

In part two of our story, Mom's Good Move, Peg Collison and her family sift through the contents of the house she has lived in for almost thirty years. Peg has decided to move to a retirement community and, as she says, she needs to "downsize" her belongings. In the process, she uncovers long lost tapes, letters and other treasures. The adult children come to help mom. They have to figure out who gets what and why. Collison's son Dan produced this story, for NPR's Changing Face of America series. Part one aired yesterday.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is warning if COVID-19 numbers continue to increase, the Democrat will again impose mandates.

Reporter Dan Charles examines the controversial life of Wilhelm Furtwangler, who conducted the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from the 1920s until the mid 1950s. After World War Two, the Americans put him on trial as an accomplice to Hitler. He was acquitted, but his reputation-- at least in the United States --never recovered. But nearly 50 years after his death, there are Wilhelm Furtwangler societies all over the world who revere his music, and collect rare recordings of his performances.

Like many retirees, Cheeta the chimp spends quiet days in a Sun Belt state, keeping busy with painting and reflecting on a successful career. Dan Westfall, who takes care of Cheeta and other aging animal actors, talks with Debbie Elliott on Cheeta's 74th birthday.

Something good recently happened to the town of Brinkley, Ark. The ivory-billed woodpecker, last seen in 1944, was rediscovered nearby. Independent radio producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister and singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens collaborate on a tribute to Brinkley and its rare bird.