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Actor Brad Whitford and film critic Henry Sheehan, on this edition of Fresh Air.

Documentary filmmakers Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim and astronaut Jim Newman, on this edition of Fresh Air.

Stock market expert B. Mark Smith and British actress Charlotte Rampling on this edition of Fresh Air. Smith's book is called Toward Rational Exuberance: The Evolution of the Modern Stock Market.

Andrew Newberg, M.D. and Michael Baime, M.D. discuss God and the brain on this edition of Fresh Air. Newberg conducted brain scans while people prayed and meditated to see if he could locate the brain function that caused the feeling of oneness and the presence of God.

Actor Christopher Walken, Reverend Louis Sheldon and Winnie Stachelberg, political director of the Human Rights Campaign on this edition of Fresh Air.

Actor Joe Pantoliano and novelist Jeffrey Eugenides on this edition of Fresh Air. Pantoliano has got a new series on CBS called The Handler. It will air Fridays at 10 PM, premiering September 26, 2003. Pantoliano plays an FBI agent.

British journalist Peter Stothard and fashion journalists Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine on this edition of Fresh Air. Peter Stothard is the author of the new book, Thirty Days: Tony Blair and the Test of History. Stothard chronicles the thirty days between March 10 to April 10, 2003, in the days leading up to the Iraq war and the early days of the war.

Son of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, Jay Bakker and remembering code breaker Leo Marks on this edition of Fresh Air. In 1989 Jay Bakker's father, Jimmy, was convicted of defrauding his followers at the Praise The Lord ministry, and sent to prison. Then his parents divorced. Bakker was 13 years old at the time.

Because Audible was not granted digital audio rights to today's issue of Fresh Air, we have selected a great interview with British comedian, stand-up performer, and actor Eddie Izzard from the Fresh Air archive.

Documentary filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn and photographer Joel Meyerowitz on this edition of Fresh Air. Nathaniel Kahn's father was the great architect Louis Kahn. Nathaniel has made a new film about his father, My Architect.

Comic book artist and writer Frank Miller and keyboard player and record producer Ray Manzarek on this edition of Fresh Air. Frank Miller transformed Batman into a brooding, tortured vigilante in his remakes of the classic Batman comic: The Dark Knight Returns and The Dark Knight Strikes Again.

Former New York Times Balkans Bureau Chief and Middle East Bureau Chief Chris Hedges on this edition of Fresh Air. Hedges is currently living in New York. He's covered war zones in Central America, the Middle East, and the Balkans for more than 20 years and is the author of the new book, War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning.

The New York Times investigative reporter Kurt Eichenwald on this edition of Fresh Air. He covered the Enron scandal for the paper as well as related scandals. He's written about white-collar crime and corporate corruption for The Times for more than a decade. Eichenwald is a two-time winner of the prestigious George Polk award for excellence in journalism. He's also the author of The Informant, about the Archer Daniels Midland Corporation.

Musicians Ray Davis, Marianne Faithfull, Pete Townsend, and Colin Blunstone on this special edition of Fresh Air, "The British Invasion." Ray Davies started The Kinks in 1964 with his brother. They are said to be the pioneers of the rowdy garage band genre of rock music. Their many hits included: "You Really Got Me," "Lola," "All Day and All of the Night," and "Tired of Waiting for you."

Celebrating Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre on this edition of Fresh Air. The Steppenwolf Theater celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The actor-driven theatre is known for its ensemble acting and cutting-edge acting style. It's members include John Mahoney (Martin Crane on Frazier), John Malkovich, Kevin Anderson, and four actors whom you'll hear from.

Cartoonist Daniel Clowes, director Terry Zwigoff, and remembering country music star Waylon Jennings on this edition of Fresh Air.

South African Surgeon, Journalist, and Documentary filmmaker Jonathan Kaplan and Slate editor Michael Kinsley on this edition of Fresh Air.

Actor and comedian Martin Short and British journalist and documentarian John Ronson on this edition of Fresh Air. Martin Short's TV series.

Writer Vernor Vinge and actor Steve Buscemi on this archive edition of Fresh Air. The author of 16 books of science fiction.

Actor, director, screenwriter Billy Bob Thornton and British comedian Eddie Izzard on this edition of Fresh Air.