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NPR's Elaine Korry reports on the recent rash of corporate apologies. Bridgestone/Firestone, Ford Motor Company, and United Airlines have all taken steps to save their reputations in the face of this summer's tire recalls and airline delays, with mixed results. Experts say it's a risk to apologize on national TV, but some CEOs feel the approach is necessary damage control.

Mary Sojourner shares her comments on her own unsettling experiences playing a video game for the first time.

Will Murphy of member station WFIU reports from Indianapolis on the new ordinance that requires children under 18 to be accompanied by their parents at video game parlors, if they want to play certain violent or sexually explicit video games. The ordinance takes effect today.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the new Mexican Congress. Its new session opens today.

Janet Heimlich reports Texas authorities are taking a "softly, softly" approach to a stand-off with a family at the center of a custody dispute. The family has barricaded itself into a homestead on 47 acres in a remote area of eastern Texas. The family is drawing support from militia groups.

Host Renee Montagne talks to Terry Gross, who's marking her 25th year as host of the public radio program, Fresh Air, produced in Philadelphia. They discuss the finer points of conducting interviews.

NPR's Tovia Smith reports on a child-endangerment case making waves in Massachusetts. Out of concern for her unborn child, the state has detained a woman whose religion doesn't acknowledge modern medicine. Now women's rights advocates are worried the decision may have far-reaching implications for the possibility of more rights for unborn children.

Host Renee Montagne talks with GQ Magazine author and columnist Peter Richmond about the upcoming National Football Season, which begins on Sunday.

Eric Roy of member station KCRW reports on a new member of the Mexican House of Representatives -- he's a Los Angeles resident and a Mexican citizen.

Comedy writer Larry Gelbart. In the 1950s he was part of a team of television writers that included Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and others who wrote for Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour. Gelbart went on to develop and write for the television version of M*A*S*H. Also, he wrote the screenplays for Oh, God! and Tootsie, and the stage play for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (which has recently been revived on Broadway). (REBROADCAST from 8