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Actor FOREST WHITAKER. He's one of the most respected character actors in Hollywood. He developed that reputation doing roles that got away from the stereotypes often given to black actors. WHITAKER was the British soldier kidnapped by the IRA in the "Crying Game." In "The Color of Money," he had a brief part as a pool hustler. He also starred in "Good Morning, Vietnam." His biggest starring role was portraying jazz great Charlie Parker in the movie, "Bird." WHITAKER is currently co-starring in Robert Altman's new film, "Ready to Wear (Pret-A-Porter)."

Terry talks with two young men who've been thru the program at the Camden County Youth Center, a juvenile detention center in Camden, New Jersey: EDDIE BUDAH and DERREK PENNY. BUDAH will read some of his poetry that has appeared in the Center's newsletter, "What's Happening." (REBROADCAST 12

2: Editor, author, and Jewish theologian MICHAEL LERNER is founder and editor of "Tikkun" magazine, a bimonthly Jewish critique of politics, culture, and society. In his new book, "Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), LERNER presents a new interpretation of Jewish texts and history, and a new approach to God and prayer. (Originally aired 9

Writer WALTER KIRN. He was raised a Mormon on a Minnesota farm. He has been an editor for "Vanity Fair" and "Spy" magazines. His first collection of stories, "My Hard Bargain," was published two years ago. Kirn now freelances as a media critic for magazines such as Mirabella and GQ. His most recent book, "She Needed Me," is about religion and redemption and is now out in paperback from Simon & Schuster. (REBROADCAST FROM 9

One of the most respected war surgeons, DR. CHRIS GIANNOU (YAH-new). He was Director of surgical operations in Somolia with the International Committee for the Red Cross, from February 92 until Jan 93. He helped set up field hospitals, taught war surgery, and performed surgery. Before that GIANNOU spent over two years in a Palestinian Refugee Camp, which was under constant seige. GIANNOU wrote a book about it, "Besieged: A Doctor's Story of Life and Death in Beirut." (Published by Olive Branch Press). (This interview is extended into the second half of the

2: SINDIWE MAGONA is a fiction writer who was born and educated in South Africa. Her autobiography, "To my Children's Children," (Interlink Books) traces her life under the apartheid system. In her memoir, she describes her childhood in a poor South African town, and the hasty end a teenage pregnancy put to her career as a teacher. The memoir won an honorable mention from the 1991 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa. MAGONA has also published another novel, "Forced to Grow," and a collection of short stories. She currently works as a translator for the United Nations.

2: Professor JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN. A native of Ireland, ordained as a priest in the U.S. (he left the Priesthood in 1969), CROSSAN now teaches biblical studies at DePaul University. CROSSAN is a founding member of the Jesus Seminar, a group of scholars who meet to determine the authenticity of Jesus' sayings in the Gospels. Earlier this year, CROSSAN wrote "Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography" (HarperCollins) which seeks to place Jesus in the context of his Jewish, Mediterranean and peasant roots; to see him as a Socratic philosopher and radical egalitarian. (REBROADCAST from 3

Movie producer ART LINSON. He broke into Hollywood with "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." His other films include "Casualties of War", "The Untouchables," and "This Boy's Life". The New York Times called him an "energetic tough guy film maker with a tendency for the offbeat." LINSON grew tired of everyone (including his mother) always asking what he does. So he's written a book about his job called "A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood" (Grove Press).

IAN BURUMA has written extensively on Asian and European culture and politics. He has just written a book, "The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan," (Farrar.Straus.Giroux) which explores the different ways in which the people of Germnay and Japan remember World War II. In his book, he seeks to explain why Germnay has a collective sense of guilt over its war crimes, while Japan tries to forget its involvement in the war. Buruma's other books include "God's Dust: A Modern Asian Journey" (Farrar.Straus.Giroux, 1989) and "Playing the Game (FSG

3: Country music star and actor WILLIE NELSON. His best-known songs include "Crazy," "Funny How Time Slips Away," and "Good Hearted Woman." Nelson talks about his life before stardom: as a cotton-picker, Sunday school teacher and songwriter selling his music dirt cheap. (REBROADCAST from October 24, 1988).