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Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Fresh."

Forensic psychiatrist Dr. PARK DIETZ. He has served as an expert witness for the prosecution in the murder trials of John Hinkley, Joel Rifkin, Jeffrey Dahmer and others. In each case he presented evidence against the defense of insanity, saying that these men knew that they were committing terrible crimes. DIETZ also has a consulting firm, Threat Assessment, which focuses on workplace violence. He is a consultant to the HBO special "Murder 9 to 5," which examines murder at work.

2: Interview with journalist PETER ARNETT continues.

2: Songwriter STEPHEN SONDHEIM. Last fall he gave a talk at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City. We broadcast that talk. SONDHEIM's latest work, "Passion," opens tonight.

Talk with STEPHEN SONDHEIM continues.

TRACY ULLMAN, who prefers being called a "social satirist" than an actress or a comedian. She was the star of "The Tracy Ullman Show," where she played characters including "girls half her age and matrons twice her age; ... a psychologist and a postal worker, a bitter Beverly Hills divorcei and a suicidal chorine." ("The New York TImes Magazine") Her film debut was "Plenty," with Meryl Streep, and she recently appeared in Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway." Her latest movie is "Ready to Wear (Pret-a-Porter)," Robert Altman's film about the fashion industry.

Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews the release of a recently discovered Cole Porter home recording. It''s called "Cole Sings Porter: Rare and Unreleased Songs from ''Can-Can'' and ''Jubilee.''" (Koch Internat

2: Journalist YOUSEFF IBRAHIM, reporter at "The New York Times" since 1977. He has been the regional Middle East correspondent for the paper for seven years. IBRAHIM has won a George Polk Award, the Overseas Press Club Award and the International Energy Economists Association Award for best coverage of energy affairs. He talks about the current situation in the Middle East.

A STEREO Concert and interview with singer/songwriter and musician DAVE ALVIN. He's best known for his guitar "firepower" with the Blasters (for which he was also primary composer and songwriter). He also had a short stint with the band X. ALVIN went solo a few years ago, and began honing his voice. He's just released his third solo album -- his first accoustic one -- "King of California" (HighTone Records). One reviewer wrote of ALVIN that he's "one of the few artists capable of drawing on the spirits of both Woody Guthrie and Johnny 'Guitar' Watson for a populist vision of storytelling in a bluesy setting." (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (REBROADCAST. ORIGINALLY AIRED 6/

2: Author MICHAEL DORRIS. His work is wide-ranging in topic and emotional impact. In his earlier book "The Broken Cord" he wrote of his struggle to understand the severe health and behavior problems of an adopted son, Abel, who had Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Abel, a Native American, died in an accident after a difficult life. DORRIS himself is part Modoc Indian. He founded the Native American Studies Program at Dartmouth College where he now teaches Anthropology. DORRIS'S new book is called "Paper Trail." It's a collection of some of his previously published writings. It includes essays on the problems facing Native Americans today, DORRIS'S own childhood, and his experiences as adoptive father of three children, all diagonosed with varying degrees of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.