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Jacki talks to Po Bronson, author of "The Bombadeers," a novel about stock market traders. He says that as the world of Wall Street is so claustrophobic he felt the need to write the novel in a small closet to recreate his work atmostphere.

Jacki checks in with three recent graduates who gave speeches at their graduations this year. Jamie Tsao from Oakland, California; Jason Prince from Boise, Idaho; and Riche ("RICH-ee") Holmes of Greenbelt, Maryland read exerpts of their speeches and talk about their vision of America as they graduate into adulthood.

NPR's Eric Weiner has something to say about the heat wave in India.

Following the emotional reunion of Air Force Captain Scott O"Grady with his squadron the Pentagon is investigating reports that U.S. Intelligence knew of the existence of surface to air missiles in the area, the day before O'Grady's plane was shot down... NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

2: Journalist OSHA GRAY DAVIDSON. His book Under Fire: The NRA and The Battle For Gun Control is now available in paperback. It provides an in-depth look at the growth and evolution of one of the nation's most powerful lobby, the NRA. Davidson has written for a several publications including The New Republic and The New York Times.

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The Clinton administration is expected to establish formal diplomatic relations with Vietnam sometime over the next few weeks. Michael discusses the issue with author Neal Sheehan who has written about Vietnam since 1962, when he covered the war. Sheehan recently visited Hanoi to report on how the Vietnamese are handling the dilemma of thsse Americans still 'Missing in Action'.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH THEODORE "LOLO" BEAUBRUN, JR. AND HENRY JOSEPH PIERRE, MEMBERS OF HAITI'S BEST-KNOWN BAND BOUKMAN EKSPERYANS (BOOK-man ek-SPEAR-ee-ens), ABOUT MAKING MUSIC UNDER THE OFTEN UNAPPROVING EYES OF HAITI'S COLONELS. (ALL BOUKMAN EKSPERYANS ALBUMS ARE RELEASED ON MANGO RECORDS: 1ST, 1991 - VODOU ADJAE : 2ND, 1992 - KALFOU DANJERE: 3RD AND LATEST - LIBETE (PRAN POU PRAN'1!)/FREEDOM (LET'S TAKE IT!)

Recently a commission in Germany reached agreement on a Holocaust Memorial that would be built in Berlin. But now, many of Germany's conservatives, including Chancelor Helmut Kohl, say they're not happy with the design. And that's an opinion echoed by Germany's small Jewish community. Deidre Berger reports on the controversy.

SCOTT SIMON READS SOME LETTERS FROM OUR LISTENERS.