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Legal journalist STEPHEN ADLER. He is legal affairs editor of "The Wall Street Journal." And he's written a new book about what's wrong with the jury system and how it can be fixed: "The Jury: Trial and Error in the American Courtroom," (Times Books/Random House). ADLER looks at the history of the jury system and how our attitudes about juries have changed over the years. ADLER blames poor jury selection, shrewd and savvy lawyers, and judges who don't explain the legal issues well enough. to jurors

Rock and roll songwriting team JERRY LEIBER and MIKE STOLLER. They're responsible for many of the greatest hits in rock history, among them "Hound Dog," "Yakity Yak," and "Stand By Me." Rhino records has a collection of their songs, called "There's A Riot Goin' On." And their songs have been published in the "Lieber & Stoller Songbook" (Warner Books). (Rebroadcast from December 19,

Rock guitarist ERIC CLAPTON. His latest album, "Unplugged," swept the Grammy Awards. The album was inspired, in part, by the death of his young son, who fell from a window ledge and died. CLAPTON is considered one of the greatest, if not the greatest, guitar player in rock history. Clapton started out playing blues with the Yardbirds (For Your Love) in the early 60s, then played with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers before forming Cream, one of the 60s most influental bands (Crossroads, White Room). In this interview from 1989, Terry talks with him about his life and work. (Originally aired 12

Banjo player, TONY TRISHKA. He's been called the "premier banjo madman of our time." TRISHKA incorporates jazz and rock and roll into his style, with bluegrass at the heart of his music. TRISHKA's new album, "World Turning" (Rounder Records), is a "loose history of the banjo" with everything from an African banjo tune to banjo Dixieland style. He has a number of albums out on the Rounder label.REV:Maureen Corrigan reviews Wendy Lessers book, "Pictures at an Execution," looking at why we are fascinated with murder.

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.

PATRICK BELLEGARDE-SMITH is a professor of Africology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Today, he will place Haiti's current political situation in a historical context, explaining the history of American involvement in Haiti. BELLEGARDE-SMITH grew up in Haiti, at the height of the Duvalier dictatorship. His grandfather was Dantes Bellegarde, one of Haiti's leading social philosophers. BELLEGARDE-SMITH will talk about Haiti from a personal standpoint as well

Palestinian scholar and spokesman WALID KHALIDI. He's currently the senior member of the Jordanian-Palestinian delegation to the Middle East Peace Conference. He's considered one of the most influential thinkers about the Arab-Israeli conflict, and a man who has never shied away from criticizing policies pursued by all parties in the conflict. His latest book is a collection of his classic essays and writings as well as some unpublished pieces about the history and politics of the Arab-Israeli conflict, "Palestine Reborn, " (British publisher, I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd.

2: Rock writer and critic ROBERT PALMER. He was the New York Times's first full-time rock writer and chief pop critic, and he's a contributing editor at Rolling Stones. He's written several books on blues and rock and roll, and was the writer and music director for the award-winning documentary films, "The World According to John Coltrane," and "Deep Blues." His latest work is chief advisor to the ten-part PBS documentary, "Rock & Roll: An Unruly History," currently airing on PBS. He's also a companion book (Harmony Books).

Jacki talks to Howard Mansfield about the history of traffic laws. Mansfield recently wrote an article on the subject in the Old Farmer's Almanac. He says most of the traffic rules that are in place today can be traced back to one man...William Eno...a wealthy New Yorker who was obsessed with devising ways to bring order to streets and highways in the U.S. and abroad in the early 1900s. He devised rules of the road ranging from speed limits, one way streets, and driving on the right to pavement markings, licensing drivers and traffic tickets.

Rock Historian ED WARD looks back at Ike Turner''s career before Tina, when he secured his place in American Pop music history.