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Host Renee Montagne talks with David Nasaw, the author of The Chief : The Life of William Randolph Hearst the updated biography of former media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. (7:30) The Chief : The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw is published by Houghton Mifflin, ISBN: 0395827590.

Robert talks to Associated Press Reporter David Pace about his report indicating that casinos run by American Indians have not alleviated poverty and unemployment on most reservations. Pace did a computer analysis of federal unemployment, poverty and public assistance records to help draw his conclusions. Only a third of the Indian reservations in the US even have casinos, and not all of those are successful.

Commentator Carol Wasserman writes about a local delicacy near her home in Wareham, Massachusetts: white peaches, and the human interactions they can bring.

Guest host Frank Stasio talks to Weekend Edition commentator and historian Douglas Brinkley about the life of Rosa Parks. Little else is known about her life, apart from the historic day in Montgomery, Alabama, when her arrest sparked the modern civil rights movement. But the years leading up to that moment prove to be even more indicative of her struggle for racial equality. Brinkley's biography of Rosa Parks is titled, Rosa Parks. (Penguin Books)

NPR's Diplomatic Correspondent Ted Clark reports President Clinton is preparing for separate meetings at the UN tomorrow with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, in hopes of finding a way to resolve the impasse in the peace process.

Liane visits Rollie Noem, director of Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota where a wildfire 12 years ago destroyed 17,000 acres of forestland. As fires in the Black Hills and around the country blaze through millions of acres of land this summer, Noem talks about how the fire-ravaged area of his park has recovered in the past dozen years.

NPR's Ted Clark looks back on the Camp David summit, assessing how close the Israeli and Palestinian leaders came to reaching agreement on key issues.

NPR's Rick Karr reports on the arguments anticipated today in the first round of the Napster legal dispute. Napster, an online service letting users exchange music files, argues that it's being unfairly targeted for something that isn't illegal. The Recording Industry of America says Napster must be shut down immediately to protect its copyright interests.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports Yasser Arafat returned home to a hero's welcome in Gaza where thousands of supporters took to the streets to praise the Palestinian leader for his refusal to compromise on key issues at the just-concluded Camp David summit.

Linda talks to Peter Duffey, a retired British Airways Concorde pilot, about emergency procedures when flying the Concorde, and his opinion of the possible causes of yesterday's crash.