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Danny talks with comedian Tracey Ullman about her new HBO series "Tracey Takes On..." which premiers Wednesday the 24th of January. In their conversation Tracey dismisses the idea that comedians are actually masking a great deal of personal pain. She says she loves what she does and entertains us with some of her favorite impersonations.

Danny speaks with Congressman Kweisi Mfume, who was chosen yesterday to be the new president and chief executive officer of the NAACP. Mfume will take up his post in February. He says his first priority is to get the organization's financial crisis resolved. Then, he wants to work on empowering African-Americans by getting more blacks to vote and on emphasizing educational excellence.

Daniel speaks with Ariel Steele,a 26-year old lawyer from Los Angeles who is leaving her job to become Assistant Attorney General of the newly formed South Pacific nation of Palau.

Music review by MILO MILES. Subject TBA.INT 2 : Writer CLIFTON TAUBERT grew up in the segregated South in the 1950s. His experiences growing up black in America are chronicled in his two memoirs When We Were Colored and the Pulitzer Prize nominated The Last Train North (Penguin Books). Taubert lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he is a businessman. When We Were Colored has been made into a new film. (REBROADCAST from 8/8/95)REV. 3: Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews two new albums by The Smithereens: a new best-of, "Blown to Smithereens," (Capital Records) and a collection of rare old tracks, "Attack of the Smithereens."

REAL ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHER, FINDS OUR HERO AND A FRIEND EXPLORING THE METAPHYSICAL MEANING OF CUTICLE-CHEWING IN "THE NAIL-BITING SALON."

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the first-ever Palestinian elections. Voters turned out in high numbers in balloting that went relatively smoothly. They cast ballots for a president and a Palestinian Council.

Daniel speaks with NPR's John Greenberg about the continuing talks between the White House and Congressional leaders aimed at balancing the federal budget and re-opening the federal government.

3: Comedian and film maker MEL BROOKS. Brooks has made some of the funniest films in movie history, including "The Producers," "Young Frankenstein," and "Blazing Saddles." His latest film is a spoof on the vampire film genre, "Dracula: Dead and Loving It." (REBROADCAST from 7

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Senator Bill Bradley about his new book, Time Present, Time Past. The Senator who will not be standing for re-election, muses over his experiences in politics and what he has learned about leadership and effectiveness in today's society.