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New York Times investigative reporter Kurt Eichenwald on this edition of Fresh Air. He's covering the Enron scandal for the paper.

Journalist Sam Quinones on Mexico and trumpeter Chico O'Farrill on this edition of Fresh Air. This Friday, George W. Bush embarks on his first presidential trip outside the US. He will travel to Mexico to meet the new president of Mexico, Vincente Fox. We talk about Mexico with Journalist Sam Quinones. He has been covering Mexico for 7 years.

Religion scholar Karen Armstrong on Islamic fundamentalism on this edition of Fresh Air. She's the author of the best selling books The Battle for God, Jerusalem, and The History of God. She's also the author of Islam: A Short History. (Broadcast Date: October 17, 2001)

Cage, Keitel, Coppola, and 15 other stars of the stage and screen speak candidly with Fresh Air's Terry Gross in this compilation of classic interviews. Also available: Fresh Air: Laughs, featuring Pryor, Carey, Mason, and more.

Prenatal care and premature babies with guests Dana Wechsler Linden, Mia Weschler Doron and Dr. Peter Nathanielsz on this edition of Fresh Air. Linden and Doron are the authors of the book, Preemies: the Essential Guide for Parents of Premature Babies. Linden and Doron are sisters, both personally interested in providing information to the public about premature babies. Ms. Linden gave birth to premature twins, and is a journalist.

Writer Aminatta Forna and composer John Kander on this edition of Fresh Air. When she was 10 years old, Aminatta Forna's father, a doctor and advocate for democracy in Sierra Leone, was executed for treason. As an adult, Forna returned to Sierra Leone to investigate the circumstances surrounding her father's death. Her memoir is The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest. Forna is a broadcast journalist living in London.

Political Analyst Alan Schroeder on this edition of Fresh Air. Alan Schroeder's new book Presidential Debates: Forty Years of High-Risk TV, examines the history of the televised presidential debate. Drawing from his experience as a print journalist and TV producer, he details the decisions that influence every aspect of the event: the color of the backdrop curtain to the camera angles chosen.

Journalist Dana Milbank and satirist Harry Shearer on this edition of Fresh Air. A senior writer for The Washington Post, Milbank covered the presidential election for that paper. He talks about the outcome of the presidential election and recounts the pivotal moments in the parties' campaigns. Shearer is the host of NPR's Le Show.

Because Audible was not granted digital audio rights to today's issue of Fresh Air, we have selected a great interview with record producer and songwriter Neil Innes and actress Joan Cusack for this edition of Fresh Air. Neil Innes is a founding member of the comedy-rock group "The Bonzo Dog Band". He's also a member of "The Rutles", the band that he and Eric Idle of Monty Python created as a spoof of the Beatles.

Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin on this edition of Fresh Air. He's best known for his cult films Tales From the Gimli Hospital, (1998) and Careful (1992). In 1995, Maddin was the youngest person to receive the Telluride Medal for Lifetime Achievement at the Telluride Film Festival.

Law professor Noah Feldman talks about democracy in Islamic countries and writer/director Eitan Gorlin talks about his new film, The Holy Land on this edition of Fresh Air. Noah Feldman is a professor of the New York University School of Law with a doctorate in Islamic thought from Oxford. Until recently he was head of the constitutional team with the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq.

Journalist Christopher Dickey and novelist Richard Price on this edition of Fresh Air. Christopher Dickey is Newsweek magazine's Paris bureau chief and Middle East regional editor. His article in the November 19th issue is called "The Saudi Game" and details America's complex relationship with Saudi Arabia. Dickey has written a number of critically acclaimed books, including the novel Innocent Blood and the nonfiction works Expats and With the Contras.

Paralympic gold medallist Chris Waddell and actor Guy Pearce on this edition of Fresh Air. Chris Waddell has won metals in both the winter and summer Paralympic Games, competing as both an alpine mono-skier and a wheelchair racer. Waddell is currently competing in the Paralympics in Salt Lake City. He has already won a silver medal this week. Guy Pearce is currently starring in the films The Time Machine and The Count of Monte Cristo.

Comedian and actor Tim Meadows and singer Keely Smith on this archive edition of Fresh Air. Meadows was a regular on TV's Saturday Night Live for some nine years. Leon the Ladies Man, a swingin' politically incorrect radio love doctor that he played on the show, is featured in the film The Ladies Man, now available on video. Keely Smith has been called "The Queen of Swing" and "The First Lady of Las Vegas." Smith is perhaps best known as the duet partner and wife of Louis Prima.

Mosquito expert Andrew Spielman and actor Jonathan Pryce on this edition of Fresh Air. Spielman is one of the world's leading experts on mosquitoes. He's just co-written a book, Mosquito: A Natural History of Our Most Persistent and Deadly Foe. He answers why mosquito bites itch and how the mosquito transmits deadly diseases. Spielman is a professor at Harvard University. Stage and screen actor Jonathan Pryce plays Gustav Mahler in the new film Bride of the Wind.

Author Garry Wills on this edition of Fresh Air. Willis, a Pulitzer Prize winner for Lincoln at Gettysburg, has written a new book criticizing the Catholic Church, Papal Sin.

Journalist Peter Maass on this edition of Fresh Air. In this week's New York Times Magazine cover story, Maass writes about Major John Nagl, a professor at West Point and a counterinsurgency expert who's putting his theories about counterinsurgency into practice for the first time. He's in Iraq with a tank battalion in the Sunni Triangle.

Remembering Frank Sinatra on this edition of Fresh Air. Shawn Levy is the author of Rat Pack Confidential: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey & the Last Great Showbiz Party. It's about the circle of showbiz pals who played and later performed together. It included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.

Journalist Thomas Ricks and Jesuit scholar Thomas Reese on this edition of Fresh Air. Thomas Ricks covers the military for The Washington Post. Last week the Senate held hearings on a military action against Iraq. Ricks will discuss the possible scenarios for the U.S. toppling Saddam Hussein, and the likelihood of such an action. Ricks has also reported on U.S. military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Kuwait, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan.

Filmmaker Peter Jackson and photographer Doug Niven on this edition of Fresh Air. Peter Jackson directed Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. The film has been nominated for 13 Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Picture and Screenplay. His other films include Heavenly Creatures and The Frighteners. The New Zealander is also slated to direct the other two upcoming films of the Hobbit trilogy, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.