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Linda talks with Amy Paulsen, the deputy editor of TV Guide, and Ken Tucker, the television critic for Entertainment Weekly, about the new television shows being prepared for the upcoming fall season. Many producers are trying to duplicate the success of the cult hit "The X-Files," and as a result, more science fiction fare will be hitting the airwaves next season.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu tells the story into an old Russian man in a photo shop. The manager of the shop gave a few bits of information about the man which led Codrescu to fanatize about the contents of his room.

Noah talks with David Moore of the Gallup Poll, about a new poll called the Referendum Poll -- a look at what America thinks, six months before the presidential election.

Commentator Marianne Jennings speaks of the low self-esteem brought on by coupon braggarts...those people who actually clip, save and use zillions of coupons and then brag about getting their groceries for free. She can't understand the math and how companies can afford coupons...but most of all she can't understand how they remember to bring the coupons to the store.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Michael Wiseman, a professor of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin. He has also been an advisor on welfare to Gov. Thompson of Wisconsin and Gov. Wilson of California. He explains what the Wisconsin reform plan is and how it might work on a national level.

The Hardanger (HAR dan gher ) fiddle is a Norweigan fiddle, and unlike the regular violin, has additional strings that vibrate. It is this sympathetic vibration that gives the instrument its full and rich sound. Tonight Robert talks with Loretta Kelley, an American hardanger fiddle player about her teacher Knut Buen (kah NUTE BOO in). The Norweigan fiddler has a new cd out and Linda talks about Knut and his style of playing.(8:00) THE CD IS CALLED AS QUICK AS FIRE BY KNUT BUEN ON HENRY STREET RECORDS 800-443-4727 On the internet: http://harp.rounder.com:70/0h/rounder/catalog/bylabel/hstr/0002/0002.html FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 9. WH INTERVENTION - President Clinton is using his executive powers to help boost beef prices and ease the rise of gas prices. NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the President's decision to stabilize beef prices by buying more beef and opening conservation acreage for grazing. This decision comes in the wake of his announcement yesterday to sell oil reserves to increase market supplies.. this to combat price hikes in gasoline.

KENNEDY - Presidential politics have stalled legislation aimed at guaranteeing that workers can keep their health coverage when they lose or leave jobs. The fight is over a controversial provision that would allow workers to create medical savings accounts instead of insurance. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

A new report by the General Accounting Office says that there could be as many as a quarter of a million attempts by computer hackers to access the Defense Department's computer system every year, and more than half of them are successful. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that GOP presidential candidate and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole met today on Capitol Hill with billionaire Steve Forbes to talk about taxes. Dole says he plans to make a proposal soon on reforming the current tax system, but he said he has yet to work out the details. Forbes' campaign against Dole in the GOP presidential primaries centered on replacing the current tax system with a seventeen percent flat tax.

A new study indicates that kids who get special emphasis on music and arts classes also do well in other areas, such as math and reading. In the study, elementary school students who were given more music and arts classes that encouraged active participation tended to score better on subsequent math and reading tests. Michelle Trudeau reports.

A memorial service was held today at the Washington National Cathedral in honor of Admiral Jeremy "Mike" Boorda. Admiral Boorda committed suicide last Thursday. President and Mrs. Clinton attended the service along with Boorda's family, members of Congress and Boorda's military colleagues. We'll hear an excerpt of President Clinton's remarks.

Linda speaks with crop consultant Dale Fain about the drought conditions affecting some parts of Oklahoma. Fain claims that in some areas, the effects of the drought are comparable to the Dust Bowl of the 1930's...and may only get worse in the coming months.

Noah talks with singer/songwriter Gillian Welch (GILL -- hard "g") about her new record release, "Revival". She says she had an epiphany when listening to the bluegrass music of the Stanley Brothers, which changed her musical life forever; she has continued to look to blues, gospel, and folk music from earlier decades for inspiration. (8:00) ((ST

Robert talks about the three-year-old Rottweiler, "Gator," who found the last survivor in the bombed Oklahoma City Federal building. Gator recently died after a fall in his owner's back yard.

A church service is held every Sunday in a junk yard on Chicago's South Side. The preacher is 82, the services are non-denominational, and the congregation is made up of the homeless as well as customers and employees of the junk yard. NPR'S Edward Lifson reports that those who attend the services say they don't need a pristine setting or a church to find God. (8:00) (IN S

Commentator Kristine Holmgren tells the story of living with an unmarried couple for a year...while she was recovering from a bad divorce. This experience taught her to appreciate "non-traditional" families and to respect partnerships based on genuine love.

A court translator reads from the international arrest warrants issued today by the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal for Radovan Karadzic (RAH-doh-vahn KARE-uh-jitch) and General Ratko Mladic (RAHT-koh MLAH-ditch).

Commentator David Crystal says we are obsessed with naming the world around us...and the names we choose reflect something about us.

Fighting crime and guns has become a top priority for both President Bill Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole. This past week, both men were out on the campaign trail pushing their solutions to the problem. While some people may say the candidates are just giving lip service to the issue, Commentator Mickey Edwards applauds both men for addressing this important issue.

NPR'S Julie McCarthy reports that the danger of a new conflict looms between the US and Japan over the trade in semi-conductors. The current agreement expires at the end of this month and the countries have been unable to agree on whether to renew it.