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3 JONATHAN KATZ is another comic who has broadened his horizons. He went into animation. His "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" is a half-hour animated sitcom on Comedy Central (Sundays at 10:30 PM and Tuesdays at 8:30 PM). Katz is the voice of the psychiatrist, and fellow comics supply the voice of the patients, and the routines on therapy. (ALSO: Tonight Jonathan Katz will be doing standup on HBO's Comedy Half

Actor/comic KEVIN POLLACK. He got his start in standup. It was his performance in Barry Levinson's "Avalon," as Izzy the TV salesman, that catapulted his acting career. Since then he's appeared in "A Few Good Men," "Miami Rhapsody" and "Grumpy Old Men." He's currently starring in "The Usual Suspects." Later this Fall you can see him in the new Martin Scorsese film, "Casino."

Daniel talks to Dan Lungren, attorney general of the state of California, about a new telephone initiative his office has put into place. The MOLESTOR HOTLINE is a number citizens can call to see if someone they want to employ who will come into contact with children is listed in a data bank of convicted child molestors. The hotline has only been up and running for a month but so far, the attorney general's office reports, nearly 9 percent of the callers have found a match for their inquiry.

Daniel talks with photography curator Mary Foresta about the current Daguerreotype exhibit at the National Museum of American Art in Washington. This precursor of the modern photograph--discovered in the mid-19th century--came just in time to document a young America's move west.

KATHY MERRITT REPORTS ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY, BY SHANNON FAULKNER, THAT SHE IS LEAVING THE CITADEL.

Daniel talks to Dr. Mark Hlatky of Stanford University. Hlatky conducted a study with colleagues at Duke university looking at the effects of job stress on heart disease. They found that job stress does not cause measurable increases in heart disease.

Daniel talks to Richard Pollay, professor of marketing at the University of British Columbia, about a series of tobacco company documents that detail their research about the most effective way to sell cigarettes to young teenagers in Canada.

Tomorrow the jury in the OJ Simpson case begins deliberations, and they'll have to decide whether Simpson is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. What does "reasonable doubt" mean? Daniel discusses this with Jon Newman, Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit.

NPR'S LYNN NEARY REPORTS ON THE POPE'S MESSAGE TO AMERICA ON HIS VISIT SO FAR. THERE WILL BE UPDATES OF THIS INTERVIEW AS HIS MASS IN CENTRAL PARK PROGRESSES.

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