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What would a local news broadcast be without its rousing Action News! theme song? Host David Wright speaks with 24-year-old Byron Graziano of New York City, who collects local news themes for his web site, the TV News Music Museum. http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/7612/

It's summer, time to kick back and take off your shoes. Dave DiFonzo of the Dirty Soles Society takes host David Wright for a walk around Washington without footwear. DiFonzo believes going shoeless in public is healthy, and legal in public buildings. Our host and guest find out if the guards at some Washington landmarks agree. For more information, listeners can go to http://www.barefooters.org.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Ted Clark about the Middle East Peace talks underway at Camp David. President Clinton returned from a four-day trip to Japan and immediately plunged back into the negotiations, trying to determine if there was potential for a peace accord to be reached.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Dr. Jerome Segal president of a group called Jewish Peace Lobby, and editor of Negotiating Jerusalem about Segal's Rabbinical declaration. He collected signatures from 300 American rabbis advocating for a shared Jerusalem.

Host Bob Edwards talks with author Tom Keneally about his recent visit to Eritrea. The country is suffering from the results of their two-year conflict with Ethiopia compounded by a drought. There are an estimated one million Eritreans uprooted, with many of them homeless and living in refugee camps.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the collapse of the Middle East peace summit at Camp David. The talks ended yesterday after both sides refuse to compromise the issue of Jerusalem. President Clinton urged both leaders to continue efforts to reach a permanent peace agreement by the self imposed September deadline.

Commentator David Ropeik explains why Americans should abandon their fears of food irradiation. Despite its erroneous reputation for making food glow, irradiation is actually, the most effective method of ensuring that this summer's barbecue is free of the germs that harm people.

NPR's Ted Clark reports the Israeli government has revived efforts to persuade the United States to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. President Clinton broached the issue in an Israeli television interview today.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about professional football. The NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and the first pre-season games of the year take place this weekend. Stefan also talks about changes in the network TV contract. Networks can now broadcast both of their doubleheader games on Sunday opposite another network's broadcast of a local team's home game. The league hopes more games on TV will translate into more interest in the NFL. Also, NFL owners have a vested interest in President Clinton signing the repeal of estate taxes. Stefan explains why.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that US Secretary of State Albright met with her North Korean counterpart today in the highest level talks between the US and North Korea since the end of the Korean War half a century ago. The meeting, which took place in Bangkok, comes after a series of moves by North Korea to end its long isolation.