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JOHNNY CASH CONTINUED.Earlier this week, HAROLD NICOLAS, the younger member of the famous tap-dancing duo, The Nicholas Brothers, died in Manhattan. The Nicholas Brothers danced in vaudeville, on Broadway, in night clubs and on TV, but may be best known for their appearances in movie musicals of the 1930s and 40s. We'll listen back to a 1985 interview with NICOLAS. The next installment of the Harry Potter series comes out tomorrow. Book Critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews the Harry Potter books and the hype around them.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next archive edition of Fresh Air - we'll listen back to our 1997 interview with JOHNNY CASH. His 1969 concert recording, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, has been remastered, and was released this week. That and more coming up on the next Fresh Air.

Ever wonder why ants manage to get to your food so quickly at a picnic? NPR science reporter John Nielsen has the answer, and more from the world of science.

Ten years ago, musician David Byrne followed a passion of his and started a world music label. The unassuming Luaka Bop Records was originally created to release a few Brazilian compilations, but it has grown to include music from Cuba, Africa, the Far East, and beyond. Host Jacki Lyden travels to the Luaka Bop offices in David Byrne's townhouse in Greenwich Village, and encourages him to dig out a few of the records that inspired him. (19:00) (Featured music appears on the CD's Tom Ze - Best of Tom Ze - Volume 4 [EMD/Luaka Bop Catalog # 49049]; Various Artists - Cuba Classics 3 - Diabla Al Infierno: New Directions in Cuban Music [EMD/Luaka Bop Catalog # 49028]; Various Artists - Cuba Classics 1 - Greatest Hits of Silvio Rodriguez: Canciones Urgentes [EMD/Luaka Bop Catalog # 49026]; Los Amigos Invisibiles - The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera [EMD/Luaka Bop Catalog # 49042].

Karen Schaefer of member station WCPN (Cleveland) reports from Sandusky, Ohio that this summer many seasonal jobs in the nation's resorts and tourist attractions are being filled, not by U.S. students, but by students from other countries.

cott talks with Paula Wheeler who is organizing the first annual North American Wife Carrying contest in Bethel, Maine. More information on this event is available at www.wifecarrying.com.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the European sports season, which include the Tour de France and Wimbledon.

Scott speaks with squirrel lover Greg Bassett.

Some Israelis and Palestinians aren't waiting for the end of peace talks to resolve their differences - they're finding common ground through shopping. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.

The Pentagon conducted a test of an anti-missile system last night. It failed. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

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