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A recent spy flap between the United States and France has focused attention on the issue and ethics of industrial espionage -- spying on foreign firms to gain trade secrets and an advantage in the global marketplace. NPR's Dan Charles reports that the CIA is now warning U.S. companies against foreign spy operations while intelligence specialists are advising U.S. companies to develop espionage capabilities of their own.

MARTIN GOLDSMITH, HOST OF NPR'S PERFORMANCE TODAY SHOW, TALKS WITH SCOTT SIMON AOUT A NEW TREND IN CLASSICAL MUSIC. THE NAME MAY SOUND OFF-PUTTING -- IT'S CALLED "MYSTICAL MINIMALISM." BUT, ACCORDING TO ITS FANS, THE MUSIC IS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC HAS BEEN IN A LONG TIME.

Daniel talks to Gregory Williams, author of the book, "Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black." The book deals with Williams' discovery, as a ten-year-old Virginia schoolboy during the 1950's, that his father was really black and he, therefore, was also black. Williams recounts his ostracism from white society, his personal conflicts and his ultimate embrace of his black identity.

Daniel talks with Dr. Alexis Clare, a fiber optics specialist at Alfred University in New York, about the stealthy properties of polar bear hair. She explains that because the hair prevents the bear from emitting any body heat, polar bears resist detection by infrared devices. They also resist ultraviolet detection.

Craig speaks with Dr. Irwin Hyman, author of the book The Case Against Spanking. Dr. Hyman says if the United States banned spanking, the incidence of violence and child abuse would decrease. He strongly criticizes the continued use of corporal punishment in many school districts.

SCOTT SIMON HAS SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT BOXING.

Jamey Turner is many things. He's a professional clarinetist, he plays the wrench harp and the musical saw. He's also well known as one of those few individual who can actually make music from a table loaded with brandy snifters half filled with water...an instrument known as the glass harp. Joe visits with Mr. Turner to talk about just how all of this comes together to create music that is both beautiful and ethereal.

Jacki talks with Paul Wilkes, who writes about religon for the magazine Atlantic Monthly. Pope John Paul the Second just finished a tour of Asia looking very frail. Wilkes talks about the Pope's health and how the Vatican is already starting to talk about who will be the next Pope.

ROBERT RECTOR, policy analyst at the conservative think tank, Heritage Foundation . He is credited as being the driving force behind the rightward swing of the newest GOP welfare reform. He believes the welfare system creates illegitimacy and that, "the more you spend the more clientele for the programs you create." He also believes to bring people out of their "behavioral poverty" they need to work for their assistance.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE FILMS THE OSCAR COMMITTEE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IN THEIR NOMINATIONS.