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Writer William Adler and jazz musician Bob Dorough on this archive edition of Fresh Air. Adler's first book, Land of Opportunity: One Family's Quest for the American Dream in the Age of Crack, tells the story of the Chambers brothers. The brothers moved to Detroit from Mississippi in the mid-'80s in search of economic freedom and found it by setting up the biggest drug business in the city. It was run like a Fortune 500 company with quality control, discounts, employee bonuses and a dress code.

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.

Founder and editor-in-chief of the online magazine Salon.com, David Talbot, Pat Davis, vice president of scheduling at America Movie Classics, and Charlie Tabesh, vice president of programming at Turner Classic Movies, on this edition of Fresh Air.

Actor Bill Paxton on this edition of Fresh Air. He made his directing debut earlier this year with the psychological thriller Frailty. It's now out on video and DVD. He co-stars in the film, with Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe. Paxton previously starred in the films Twister, A Simple Plan, One False Move, and Apollo 13. (Original Broadcast Date: April 29, 2002)

Author Paul Feig and music journalist and film maker Robert Gordon on this edition of Fresh Air. Paul Feig is the creator of the now defunct TV comedy series Freaks and Geeks. He's just written a new book Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence. Feig was an actor before moving on to writing for TV and film. Robert Gordon has written a new biography of blues legend Muddy Waters who is credited with inventing electric blues and creating the template for the rock and roll band.

From The New York Times publisher, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and assistant managing editor Allan Siegal on this edition of Fresh Air.

Actor Joe Pantoliano on this edition of Fresh Air. He plays Ralph Cifaretto on the HBO series The Sopranos. He has also appeared in more than 60 films, including Memento, The Matrix, and The Fugitive. He has a new memoir called Who's Sorry Now: The True Story of a Stand-Up Guy. Pantoliano talks about growing up in Hoboken, New Jersey, and about his acting career. (Broadcast Date: October 1, 2002)

Classical pianist and conductor Murray Perahia and film director and choreographer Stanley Donen on this edition of Fresh Air. Murray Perahia has a new CD: Chopin Etudes: Opus 10, Opus 26. He also explores the music of J.S. Bach in recent recordings, including Bach's Keyboard Concertos Vol. 1 which he recorded and conducted with the St. Martin in the Fields ensemble. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly co-directed and co-choreographed Singing in the Rain.

NPR foreign correspondent Tom Gjelten on this archival edition of Fresh Air. Gjelten's book is Sarajevo Daily. During the height of the Serbian siege on Sarajevo the city was in ruins but one symbol of hope remained constant for its people, Oslobodjenje the city's multi-ethnic daily newspaper.

Writer David Sedaris on this edition of Fresh Air. Sedaris is best known for his contributing work with Public Radio's This American Life. He's written three books of essays, Barrel Fever, Naked, and his latest Me Talk Pretty One Day.

Author Phil Patton and singer Linda Thompson on this edition of Fresh Air. Phil Patton is the author of Bug: The Strange Mutations of the World's Most Famous Automobile. It's a cultural history of the Volkswagen Beetle, the most produced and best known car of all time. Patton writes for the New York Times, Esquire, Wired, and ID. He also wrote Dreamland: Travels inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51. Linda Thompson's back performing after a long hiatus.

Oscar-winning animator John Lasseter and singer/guitarist Jon Langford on this edition of Fresh Air. John Lasseter is the Executive Vice President of Creative for Pixar, Inc. and one of the founding members of the computer animated filmmaking company. He served as Director and Animator of the feature films Toy Story, Toy Story 2 and A Bug's Life.

Actress Amy Sedaris and writer Clifford Wright on this edition of Fresh Air. Sedaris is the star of the comedy series Strangers with Candy that airs on Comedy Central. She plays Jerri Blank, a 47-year-old ex-con, ex-prostitute, lesbian high school freshman. She's the sister of David Sedaris, a humor writer who has been on Fresh Air several times.

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)

Cinematographer Gordon Willis on this edition of Fresh Air. Willis created the look of many of the most influential films of the 1970s: Klute, The Godfather I and II, The Parallax View, Annie Hall, and Manhattan. He's shot eight Woody Allen films, as well as the film Pennies from Heaven, and Presumed Innocent.

Author Shawn Levy and freelance fighter Peter Leschak on this edition of Fresh Air. Shawn Levy is the author of the new book Ready Steady, Go!: The Smashing Rise and Giddy Fall of Swinging London. It's about the time period in London 1961-1969. He writes, "for those few evanescent years it all came together: youth, pop music, fashion, celebrity, satire, crime, fine art, sexuality, scandal, theater, cinema, drugs, media: the whole mad modern stew."

Fresh Air, Jon Katz.

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.

Forensic entomologist M. Lee Goff and writer for the Village Voice and The Nation, Pagan Kennedy. Goff is the author of the new book A Fly for the Prosecution.

Evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson and explorer Barry Clifford on this episode of Fresh Air. Olivia Judson, in her new guide to the evolutionary biology of sex, explores the sex lives of animals and insects. Posing as Dr. Tatiana, sex-advice columnist, she answers "letters" posted by such creatures as the fairy wren, the stalk-eyed fly, and the African elephant. Her new book is Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation. JUDSON has also written for The Economist, Nature, and Science.