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Editor and chief of Simon & Schuster MICHAEL KORDA. He's written a new memoir: "Man to Man: Surviving Prostate Cancer," (Random House).INT 2 : Stand up comic JOHN KAWIE. The Arab-American hails from Springfield, Conn. He's worked in concert with fellow comics Dennis Miller and Howie Mandel, and has been a contributor to Comedy Central's "Politically Incorrect." He appears regularly on Comedy Central's "Stand-up, Stand-up."

More than 100 Mormons are recreating the covered wagon journey their ancestors took from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City in 1846. Noah talks to Linda Whitaker, who is making the trip with her four children and her husband.

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2: Singer and performer TINY TIM. Born Herbert B. Khaury, TIM began performing in the 1950s. He is best known for his performances on Laugh-In, especially his croonings of "Tip Toe Through the Tulips." At 65, the long-haired, white-faced TIM is as passionate about old songs as ever... and as odd as ever.

2: Auto mechanic LUCILLE TREGANOWAN. Her book, "Lucille's Car Care," (Hyperion) is an easy-to-understand guide to auto maintenance and repair. She began as a bookkeeper in an auto repair shop in 1960 and became involved in every aspect of the business. Eventually, her strong communication skills and grasp of repair theory led to a partnership in the shop. By 1973, she had opened her own shop. Today, she is one of the foremost experts on auto repair and has her own cable show, "Lucille's Car Clinic." (Home and Garden Network)(THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES AFTER THE 1:00 FL

NPR'S Eric Weiner profiles the new Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu (n'tahn-YAH-hoo). Though most Israelis call him by his nickname, Bibi (BEE-bee), few Israelis know much about the man who will lead them.

Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports on New York city's experiment with 'workfare' - making welfare recipients work for their benefits. While perhaps a good idea for some, for others it forces them to choose between working at a dead-end minimum wage job or going to school to improve skills and employability.

on crime in post-Apartheid South Africa and what's being done about it... Today, she visits the black township of Soweto, outside Johannesburg, where young black residents have joined forces with white police to catch criminals. It's an unusual alliance between those who fought to overthrow Apartheid and those who fought to protect it. Soweto and the other black townships surrounding Johannesburg have a murder rate three times higher than that of New York City.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews "When We Were Good," a book about the folk revival by Robert Cantwell.

Mike Lanchin reports from El Salvador that prisoners in one of the country's jails have chosen, by lottery, four fellow inmates to be killed unless the government agrees to improve conditions by next Monday. Problems at the Santa Ana prison are the same as those in jails across El Salvador: jails are filled way beyond capacity, there is not enough food or sleeping space, and many inmates have not even been charged with a crime, let alone tried. A member of El Salvador's Supreme Court has suggested an amnesty for all those charged with minor crimes. The Salvadoran legislature is expected to discuss the crisis today.