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SIMON/BERNAYS: THE "FATHER OF PUBLIC RELATIONS" AND NEPHEW OF SIGMUND FREUD, EDWARD BERNAYS, DIED THIS WEEK AT THE AGE OF 103. SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH SUZANNE ROSHWALB, PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WHO IS CURRENTLY WRITING A BIOGRAPHY OF EDWARD BERNAYS.

The Didgeridoo is a musical instrument that was invented many thousands of years ago by the Aborigines of northern Australia. A branch of a eucalyptus tree hollowed out by termites, this unusual looking and sounding instrument has become increasingly popular outside of Australia. Daniel talks with Nomad, an Australian musician who has just released a CD in which he combines the digeridoo with other musical forms from Africa and from Native Americans. Nomad introduces us to the digerdioo and tries to explain the specific technique used in playing it. (12:00) (The CD is called "Nomad" and is on the label AMI, Australian Music International, 253 West 18th Street NY NY 10011).

Shirley Jahad reports on a Chicago ordinance that bans the sale of spray paint and thick markers. The measure was passed in an effort to reduce the city's graffitti problem. The paint industry has been challenging the law, which a Supreme Court justice this month refused to overturn.

The film "I am Cuba" is a Soviet propaganda film made in 1964 that is being shown for the first time in the United States. Daniel talks to film director Martin Scorcese who is presenting the film and Russian poet Yevgeny Yevteshenko who wrote the script about the film's artistic and cultural value.

LIANE HANSEN EWSCASTERS: SHAY STEVENS & LAURA KNOY

Joe talks with Jon Miller, play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles and for E-S-P-N. Miller is an announcer without a team as his employer, the Orioles, is refusing to field a team of players to replace those who are on strike. The Orioles are the only major league team to not field a replacement team, so Miller is waiting and wondering if he'll be working.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS DESCRIBE THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AS AN ECOLOGICAL GODSEND, BUT MANY IN CONGRESS THINK OF IT AS AN ECONOMIC MONSTER. THIS WEEK MARKED THE START OF A FIGHT OVER REAUTHORIZATION OF THE LAW THAT PROTECTS THE HABITATS OF RARE ANIMALS AND PLANTS. NPR'S JOHN NIELSEN REPORTS ON HOW THE ACT IS LIKELY TO BE CHANGED, AND WHY THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS AREN'T LIKELY TO LIKE IT.

On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that February had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the last 4 years. But that's not necessarily good news for everyone... Daniel talks to two brothers, both economics professors, who sit on either side of the issue. Robert Gordon from Northwestern University in Illinois and David Gordon from the New School in New York.

The biggest welfare state in the country turns out to be a commonwealth, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where nearly sixty percent of the population receives some form of welfare. Danny visits the island and examines why welfare is so widespread...it's linked to federal tax breaks that companies receive as an incentive to do business there. And he talks to Puerto Ricans about the impact welfare has had on the commonwealth's psyche.

As the end of winter draws near, the signs of spring are verywhere. For many, the change of weather signals the start of a long season f baseball playing. This year is different. Although spring training began this ast week, the baseball strike continues. How good are the substitutes? Will any major league" players show up for the pre-season workout? Will fans pay money o see non-league players in the uniforms of their favorite teams? In Florida, PR's Derek Reveron has some answers.