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NPR'S PATRICIA NEIGHMOND REPORTS ON THE CONTINUING DEBATE IN MEDICARE REFORM.

Host Daniel Zwerdling talks with Lyman Kellstedt, professor of political science at Wheaton College, and Diane Winston, from the Center for the Study of American Religion at Princeton University, about President Clinton's recent remarks about religion, and about how an increasingly religious electorate may affect the outcome of future political contests.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr ruminates on Colin Powell's otential as a candidate in the 1996 Presidential race.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with Richard Harpootlian har-POOT-lee-un), a defense lawyer in Columbia, South Carolina, about the imilarities and differences between the O.J. Simpson and Susan Smith murder rials. In contrast to the long, drawn-out Simpson trial, Susan Smith's was fast nd decisive.

LINGUAL COPS - NPR's Vickey Que reports on Philadelphia's effort to curb Asian gang violence by using police officers who speak Asian languages.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

The famous blues singer Bessie Smith had a torturous and wonderful life... one of passion mixed with tragedy complimented by tremendous talent. Danny talks with actress and singer Bernardine Mitchell who is currently performing in the musical 'Bessie's Blues' in Washington D.C. The play weaves together the lives of Smith and Mitchell - illustrating the challenges and hurdles both have faced in their lives.

NPR's Jon Greenberg explores the evolution of modern prison esign in America. Given the demand for increased numbers of prisons around the ountry, Greenberg says more and more architects are going into the business of esigning correctional facilities. However, they find themselves dealing more ith "function" than "form".

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Tabor, a biblical cholar at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, about his familiarity ith the teachings of the Branch Davidians, and his involvement with the FBI rior to the raid on the compound in Waco, Texas. Professor Tabor will be estifying this week at the Congressional hearings on the Waco raid.

Michael talks with Martin Walker, Washington bureau chief of the British newspaper The Guardian, about America's image in Europe. Europe wants to be led, says Walker, and America is dropping the ball.