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The United Nation's high commissioner for human rights, Mary Robinson on this edition of Fresh Air. Robinson is also the former president of Ireland. She discusses the murders last week of three U.N. human rights workers in West Timor. (Broadcast Date: September 13, 2000)

The economics of motherhood and the history of circumcision on this archive edition of Fresh Air. Economics journalist Ann Crittenden is a former reporter for The New York Times. She's the author of the new book The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World Is Still the Least Valued. In the book, Crittenden writes about the cost to mothers when their work is unrecognized and undervalued.

Writer Evelyn Lau and defense analyst Michael Klare on this edition of Fresh Air. In 1989, Lau became a best-selling author with her first book: Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid, a memoir of her years on the streets as a suicidal drug-addicted teenage prostitute.

Singer Brenda Lee and authors Jane Farrell-Beck and Colleen Gau on this edition of Fresh Air. Brenda Lee is one of the early rock 'n' roll singers, with hits such as "I'm Sorry", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", and "Break It To Me Gently." She's just been inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, class of 2002. She's also in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Lee was born Brenda Mae Tarpley in Atlanta. At the age of 13, in 1957, she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry.

Once Were Warriors director Lee Tamahori and star Rena Owen, and Dr. Jody Heyman on this archival edition of Fresh Air. Once Were Warriors is a critically acclaimed film that takes a front-line look at an urban Maori family plagued by poverty, violence and alcoholism. The movie was the top grossing film in New Zealand history.

Journalist Steven Waldman and former Congressman Timothy J. Penny on this archival edition of Fresh Air. Waldman's book The Bill: How the Adventures of Clinton's National Service Bill Reveal What is Corrupt, Comical, Cynical - and Nobel - about Washington, follows Bill Clinton's plan to revamp the college loan system, from idea to implementation.

On this edition of Fresh Air, host Terry Gross speaks with Mamoun Fandy, Professor at the Near-East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University. He's written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and regularly for The Christian Science Monitor. His latest book is Saudi Arabia and the Politics of Dissent. Plus, classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reflects on what music he has and has not been listening to.

Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and actor Peter Gallagher on this archival edition of Fresh Air. McNamara is the author of In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam which contains the long awaited admission that McNamara felt the U.S. policy in Vietnam was wrong and the war was unwinnable.

On this edition of Fresh Air, host Terry Gross speaks with Nicholas de Torrente, the executive director of the USA division of the French medical relief organization Doctors without Borders. During August, he was in the Northern Territory of Afghanistan checking on the work of the organization. Doctors without Borders had to negotiate with the Taliban to do their work. After the terrorist attacks, the organization evacuated all foreign workers from the country, leaving their Afghani staff behind.

Volcanologist Dan Miller on this edition of Fresh Air. Volcanologist and resident geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey Dan Miller also heads the Survey's Volcano Disaster Assistance program which helps developing countries in the event of volcanic eruption.

Journalists Monica Yant Kinney and Tom Ginsburg of The Philadelphia Inquirer on this edition of Fresh Air. The two covered the protests during the Republican National Convention. They'll pick up the story since the convention, and discuss the lawsuits filed against the city on behalf of the protesters.

Syndicated columnist and biographer Richard Reeves and Pakistani novelist and New Yorker writer Moshin Hamid on this edition of Fresh Air. Richard Reeves' most recent book is President Nixon: Alone in the White House. He's also written books about Presidents Reagan, Kennedy, Clinton, and Ford. Reeves lived in Pakistan during the 1980s.

Reporter Melinda Henneberger and British actress Brenda Blethyn on this edition of Fresh Air. Henneberger, Washington Correspondent for The New York Times, is writing a series of biographical profiles on Al Gore. Blethyn is starring in the new comedy Saving Grace about a middle-aged widow whose irresponsible husband left her in huge debt. She decides to start growing marijuana in her greenhouse instead of orchids. Blethyn's other films include her Oscar nominated role in Mike Leigh's Secrets and Lies and Little Voice. (Broadcast Date: August 14, 2000)

Screenwriter/actress Polly Draper and jazz pianist Michael Wolff on this edition of Fresh Air. Polly Draper and jazz pianist Michael Wolff have co-produced The Tic Code.

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, religion scholar and former nun Karen Armstrong, the religious leader of the Islamic Center of America in Detroit, Iman Sayed Hassan Qazwini and American Muslim Asma Gull Hasan on this edition of Fresh Air. Thomas Friedman covered the Middle East for many years, work that won him two Pulitzer Prizes. He's also the author of the book, From Beirut to Jerusalem.

Psychiatrist and director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj and Psychiatrist, peace activist and feminist, Dr. Ruchama Marton on this archive edition of Fresh Air. The Programme is a non-profit Palestinian, non-governmental organization, formed to help families cope with the aftermath of torture and violence. El-Sarraj is well known in the occupied territories and Isreal as Gaza's first practicing psychiatrist and for his efforts to foster co-existence between Arabs and Jews.

Nigerian-born journalist Ken Wiwa on this edition of Fresh Air. He writes for the Toronto Globe and Mail. He's the son of the late Ken Saro-Wiwa, one of Nigeria's best-loved writers and vocal critics of the military rule. Saro-Wiwa was executed by the Nigerian military regime in 1995. Ken Wiwa has written the new memoir, In the Shadow of a Saint: A Son's Journey to Understand His Father's Legacy.

Reporter Dave Davies and Aaron Copeland biographer Howard Pollack on this edition of Fresh Air. Dave Davies talks about Philadelphia and next week's Republican National Convention.

Lead singer Big Sandy, author Dr. Esther Sternberg, and classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz on this edition of Fresh Air. Big Sandy is the lead singer of the Fly Rite Boys, a band that combines rockabilly, western swing, and hillbilly boogie sounds. They are currently on tour and have a new album, Night Tide.

Soul week continues on Fresh Air. Two former members of the vocal group The Impressions - Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield on this edition of Fresh Air. Singer Jerry Butler, aka The Iceman. His 1969 hit, "Only the Strong Survive," is a rhythm and blues classic, and also the title of his autobiography: Only the Strong Survive: Memoirs of a Soul Survivor. Butler founded The Impressions.