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TV Producer Darren Star and Broadway music director Paul Gemingani on this edition of Fresh Air. Darren Star is the creator and executive producer of the HBO series, Sex and the City which begins its fourth season on June 3rd. The series stars Sarah Jessica Parker as a columnist in New York City who chronicles the mating habits of single New Yorkers. Much of her material comes from her life and that of her three closest friends.

Film director Rob Sitch on this edition of Fresh Air. Rob Sitch and his creative team at Working Dog, got their start in morning radio; then switched to TV.

Actor Brad Whitford and film critic Henry Sheehan, on this edition of Fresh Air.

Journalists Mariane Pearl and Joshua Hammer on this edition of Fresh Air. Marianne Pearl is the widow of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped then killed by militant Islamists in 2002. Before Daniel Pearl was abducted, the Pearls were both foreign correspondents, reporting from Pakistan.

Sherpa Jamling Tensing Norgay and Kenneth Kamler, MD on this edition of Fresh Air. Norgay is the author of the new book Touching My Father's Soul.

Hear journalist Ahmed Rashid and book critic Maureen Corrigan on this edition of Fresh Air. Ahmed Rashid details the latest developments in Pakistan since President Musharraf declared emergency rule over the weekend.

Jazz historian Will Freidwald and actor John Ritter on this edition of Fresh Air.

Journalist Eric Schlosser on this archive edition of Fresh Air.

Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid on this edition of Fresh Air. His new book is Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia.

Creator of the TV series Law & Order Dick Wolf and Actor Robert Downey, Jr. on this edition of Fresh Air. Dick Wolf's Law & Order is the longest running drama on network television. After more than 300 shows and thirteen years the "ripped from the headlines" half cop-half law show is still going strong. It's also inspired two other series: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Human Rights Lawyer Asma Jahangir. She's been at the forefront of the movements for women's rights, human rights and peace in Pakistan for twenty years.

Hear interviews with three of the biggest names from this year's Academy Award ceremonies, winner for Best Director for Traffic , Steven Soderbergh, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon director Ang Lee and star Michelle Yeoh.

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)

Journalist John Burns and Mexican film director Alfonso Cuaron on this edition of Fresh Air. John Burns is the Islamabad Bureau Chief for the New York Times. He will talk about reporting on Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the past, Burns has been posted in China, Bosnia, South Africa, and Russia. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes, one of them in 1997, for his reporting on the Taliban.

Syndicated cartoonist Aaron McGruder, Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page and remembering Dr. Shirley Glass on this edition of Fresh Air. Aaron McGruder's strip The Boondocks follows the escapades of Huey and Riley two brothers from the inner city sent to live with their grandfather in a Chicago surburb, where most of their neighbors are white.

Author Glyn Moody, animator Mike Judge, and critic Milo Miles on this edition of Fresh Air. Moody's new book is called Rebel Code.

Hear journalist Steve Levine and New Orleans trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard on this edition of Fresh Air. Steve Levine has been a foreign correspondent for 18 years, with posts in the Soviet Union, Pakistan, and the Philippines. In his new book, The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea, he writes about the high-stakes political gamesmanship to get access to and control the rich oil resources in the Caspian Sea.

Stock market expert B. Mark Smith and British actress Charlotte Rampling on this edition of Fresh Air. Smith's book is called Toward Rational Exuberance: The Evolution of the Modern Stock Market.

Hear writer Alice Sebold and rock critic Ken Tucker on this edition of Fresh Air. Alice Sebold's new book is called The Almost Moon. It's about a middle aged woman who murders her ailing, elderly mother. Sebold is also the author of Lucky, an account of her own rape, and The Lovely Bones, about a 14-year-old girl looking down from heaven after her own rape and murder. The Lovely Bones is about to be made into a film directed by Peter Jackson.

Hear Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid and critic Milo Miles on this edition of Fresh Air. Ahmed Rashid files for English language papers including the International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and The Daily Telegraph. He's the author of two best sellers: Taliban, and Jihad. Then, Milo Miles reviews the new four DVD set Popeye the Sailor 1933-1938, which features the classic Popeye cartoons by the Fleischer brothers studios in New York City.