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Religion scholar Karen Armstrong and political satirist Christopher Buckley on this edition of Fresh Air. Armstrong is the author of the best selling books The Battle for God, Jerusalem, and The History of God. She'll discuss the religious history of the Middle East, and the significance of the region to the people there. Buckley was George Bush Sr.s speechwriter from 1981-1983 when Bush served as Vice President.

Hear German photographer Astrid Kirchherr, rock historian Ed Ward, and linguist Geoff Nunberg on this edition of Fresh Air. Astrid Kirchherr met the Beatles in 1960, before they were famous, when they came to perform in Hamburg, Germany. She took some of the earliest photographs of the group and was engaged to the late Stu Sutcliff, the original bassist for the Beatles.

Film editor Dede Allen and jazz clarinetist Andy Biskin on this edition of Fresh Air. Dede Allen edited such films as The Hustler, Bonnie And Clyde, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Wonder Boys, which has just been re-released. Her Hollywood career began in the 1940s as an apprentice editor.

Author Elizabeth Gitter and dancer and actress Marge Champion on this edition of Fresh Air. Elizabeth Gitter's book is The Imprisoned Guest: Samuel Howe and Laura Bridgman, the Original Deaf-Blind Girl. Gitter came upon the story of Laura Bridgman and was fascinated by this forgotten chapter of history. Bridgman learned to read and write, but her fame was eclipsed by the more charming and attractive Helen Keller.

Activist Floyd Cochran on this archive edition of Fresh Air. Cochran used to be a recruiter and public relations man for the racist, anti-Semitic Aryan Nations, based in Idaho. In 1992, Cochran left the group and denounced it and its racist views. Now he travels the country speaking out against white supremacy movements and the philosophy of hatred. (Original Broadcast Date: March 21, 1994)

Actor Samuel L. Jackson on this edition of Fresh Air. Jackson stars in the new film Shaft, a sequel/update of the 1970s blaxploitation films starring Richard Roundtree. Jackson's performance in Pulp Fiction (1994) earned him an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.

Journalists Cam Simpson and Flynn McRoberts and actor Peter Sarsgaard on this edition of Fresh Air. Simpson and McRoberts collaborated (along with journalist Liz Sly) on a three part special series in the Chicago Tribune. The series, "Tossed Out of America," is about the crackdown on Muslims who are illegal immigrants in the US.

Investigative reporter Lowell Bergman on this archive edition of Fresh Air. His work exposing the tobacco industry became the hit film The Insider. He was portrayed by Al Pacino. Bergman is a contributor to The New York Times. Last year, he produced a PBS Frontline documentary called Blackout. The documentary aired last year and reveals the story behind California's energy crisis and rolling blackouts.

Singer and musician David Johansen and media anaylist Douglas Rushkoff on this edition of Fresh Air. David Johansen was the lead singer for the 70's pre-punk punk rock band New York Dolls.

Writer and filmmaker Sandi Dubowski and reporter Lee Benson on this edition of Fresh Air. Sandi Dubowski's new documentary Trembling Before G-d.

On this edition of Fresh Air, host Terry Gross and her guests Joseph Opala and Zainab Bangura discuss the controversial efforts to bring peace to Sierra Leone.

Journalist Charles Sennot on this edition of Fresh Air. The Boston Globe reporter Charles Sennot has just returned from Afghanistan, where he traveled with the Northern Alliance. He is also the author of the new book, The Body and The Blood: The Holy Land's Christians At the Turn of a New Millennium. Sennott was The Globe's Middle East bureau chief, and is currently The Globe's European bureau chief. He lives in London.

Financial investigative reporter Alex Berenson and writer, actor, director, and comedian Harry Shearer on this edition of Fresh Air. Alex Berenson is a financial investigative reporter for The New York Times.

Jazz bassist Ron Carter and inventor Dean Kamen on this edition of Fresh Air. Carter has more than two thousand recordings to his credit as well as a new CD, The Golden Striker. From 1963-1968 he was part of the Miles Davis Quintet with Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, and Wayne Shorter.

Writer Neil Baldwin and remembering poet Lucy Grealy on this edition of Fresh Air. Baldwin is executive director of the National Book Foundation and author of the book, Henry Ford and the Jews, in which he details Ford's early obsession with moralistic writings condemning Jews for not accepting Christ. Grealy died in December 2002 at the age of 39. As a child, she spent five years being treated for cancer, which left her face disfigured.

Hear film director/writer Wes Anderson, actor Jason Schwartzman, TV critic David Bianculli, and jazz critic Kevin Whitehead on this edition of Fresh Air. Wes Anderson's new film starring Jason Schwartzman is The Darjeeling Limited (which also stars Owen Wilson, and Adrien Brody). It's about three estranged brothers who go to India on a spiritual quest. Anderson's other films include The Royal Tennenbaums, Bottle Rocket, and Rushmore.

Book critic James Wood and former Harvard president Derek Bok on this edition of Fresh Air for June 30, 2003. James Wood is book critic for The New Republic. He's making his own literary debut with the new novel The Book Against God about a young man, the son of a priest who becomes an atheist.

Wildlife conservationist Stephen Bognar and jazz pianist and singer Barbara Carroll on this edition of Fresh Air. Stephen Bognar is a field agent for the San Francisco-based international non-profit wildlife conservation group, WildAid. Bognar just returned from two months in Baghdad, where he helped with the effort to rescue and rehabilitate the animals at the Baghdad Zoo.

Writer and damage control consultant Eric Dezenhall and writer Daniel Glick on this edition of Fresh Air. Eric Dezenhall is President of the PR firm Nicholas-Dezenhall Communications Management Group based in Washington, D.C. He has in the past described his business as a response to "the culture of the attack." He appears regularly on Hardball and The O'Reilly Factor.

Editorial cartoonist David Horsey of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on this edition of Fresh Air. This week Horsey won his second Pulitzer Prize (the first was in 1999). He was cited for his "perceptive cartoons executed with a distinctive style and sense of humor." Many of the cartoons that earned him this recent prize poked fun at Bush administration policies.