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SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH MARVIN OTT, A FORMER SENIOR ANALYST AT THE C.I.A. WHO NOW TEACHES NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AT THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ABOUT ALLEGATIONS THAT THE C.I.A. MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF AN AMERICAN IN GUATEMALA.

Professor JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN (CROSS-in). 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. CROSSAN was last on the show in 1994 to talk about his book, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography (HarperCollins). CROSSAN's latest book is Who Killed Jesus: Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of The Death of Jesus (Harper San Francisco). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW.

HOST SUSAN STAMBERG SPEAKS WITH RAYMOND A. SCHROTH, AUTHOR OF "THE AMERICAN JOURNEY OF ERIC SEVAREID" PUBLISHED BY STEERFORTH PRESS.

STAMBERG/WINDSURFERS: HOST SUSAN STAMBERG TALKS WITH JIM MARTIN, FOUNDER OF "CALL OF THE WIND," A NEW SERVICE THAT BEEPS WINDSURFERS WHEN THE WIND IS RIGHT.

Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews new and reissued recordings conducted by Pierre Boulez on Sony and Deusche Gramophone.

NEVA GRANT REPORTS FROM PARIS ON THE STORY OF A MOST IMPORTANT TEST FOR PEOPLE SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN FRANCE. WHEN JOB HUNTERS GO FOR INTERVIEWS, MANY COMPANIES JUDGE THEM NOT ONLY ON HOW THEY LOOK AND WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE IS, THEY ALSO REPLY ON GRAPHOLOGY...AN ANALYSIS OF THE PERSON'S HANDWRITING.

HOST ALEX CHADWICK TALKS WITH LAWRENCE CHIMERINE (SHIM-er-een), AN ANALYST AT THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ABOUT YESTERDAY'S COLLAPSE OF 20 MONTHS OF TRADE TALKS WITH JAPAN.

Novelist RUSSELL BANKS. His new novel is Rule of the Bone (Harper Collins). It's been compared to Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn because of it's young first-person narrator, and use of comedy to convey grim realities. BANK'S narrator is 14 year-old Chappie from upstate New York who wears a nose ring and Mohawk. He steals from his parents to pay for dope, is kicked out of the house, becomes homeless, and sets off on a low-life adventure. BANKS is the author of twelve novels including The Sweet Hereafter, Affliction, and Continental Drift.

2: Former president of the public affairs non-partisan lobbying group Common Cause, FRED WERTHEIMER. As president of the organization (also called the "good government" group) WERTHEIMER led the charge for campaign finance reform, the banning of special-interest honoraria for members of Congress, and a lobby disclosure law. WERTHEIMER stepped down earlier this year after 14 years as President. He's been called "the capital's most vocal crusader for reforming the political system" by The Wall Street Journal.

2: Actor PETER GALLAGHER. GALLAGHER is starring in two soon to be released films, "The Underneath," and "While You Were Sleeping." The New York Times said, "the first hit of summer is here," about "While You Were Sleeping." Gallagher has been on the acting scene for over two decades. He has worked steadily, but only recently has he garnered commercial success in film. Gallagher is well known on Broadway as the star of "Guys and Dolls."