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Senegalese musician Vieux Diop spent his childhood listening to all kinds of music, but his favorite was American blues. Now, Diop lives in New York and travels to schools teaching kids about traditional African music. He joins us in our studios to play one of his instruments.

President Clinton spoke in Honolulu Hawaii today to comemorate the signing of the Japanese surrender 50 years ago which Second World War. We'll hear an excerpt from the President's speech.

WEEKEND EDITION'S WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DANIEL SCHORR SPEAKS WITH NORMAN ORNSTEIN, RESIDENT SCHOLAR AT THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE, AND THOMAS MANN, SENIOR FELLOW AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, ABOUT THE MEDICARE AND WELFARE BILLS, BOTH OF WHICH WERE DEBATED IN CONGRESS THIS WEEK.

IN LIGHT OF ACTS COMMITTED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE LIKES OF SENATOR ROBERT PACKOOD, DETECTIVE MARK FUHRMAN AND RICHARD NIXON, SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH JERROLD POST, PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AND POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY - SPECIALIZING IN THE STUDY OF PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOR IN WORLD LEADERS - AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND ASKS THE QUESTION...WHY WOULD SOMEONE KNOWINGLY CREATE A RECORD OF HIS OWN INDISCRETIONS?

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH SAM LeBUDDE, AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST NOTED FOR SNEAKING VIDEO CAMERAS INTO FORBIDDEN PLACES, ABOUT HIS CAREER OF BRINGING THE ABUSE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES TO PUBLIC VIEW.

SIMON/CIRCUS: ACCIDENTS AND MISHAPS HAVE BEEN PLAGUING THE CLYDE BEATTY COLE BROTHERS CIRCUS, AND SCOTT SIMON TALKS, WITH THE HELP OF HIS TRANSLATOR PAPA PETROV, TO MEROSLAV PAMOUKOV (pah-MOO-kov), A BULGARIAN ACROBAT AND MEMBER OF THE PETROV TROUPE, WHO FELL 40 FEET FROM THE RUSSIAN SWING AND LANDED ON HIS HEAD.

SIMON/SURVEY: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH JACKIE BIVANS, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AT WALKERGROUP/CNI, A RETAIL CONSULTING FIRM THAT RECENTLY FOUND THAT CERTAIN MOVIES...AND CERTAIN STARS...SELL SOME HARD-TO-EXPLAIN PRODUCTS IN MALLS WHERE THEY'RE SHOWING

NPR'S MELISSA BLOCK VISITS "NEWCOMERS SCHOOL" IN LONG ISLAND CITY IN THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS IN NEW YORK CITY. IT IS A NEW PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL JUST OPENED UP EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE NEWEST NEW YORKERS, DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY LESS THAN A YEAR AND WHOSE ENGLISH SKILLS ARE MINIMAL.

NPR's Melissa Block reports from New York City on author alter Mosley's new book, "R.L.'s Dream". The book is currently in stores, W.W. Norton & Company, 1995) and a film version of one of his earlier novels, Devil in a Blue Dress," is about to be released in theaters around the nation. osley has gained notoriety for his Easy Rawlings mystery series, but he has hanged pace in his latest novel, which instead focuses on the essence of the lues. Melissa Block visited the author in his apartment to find out more about osley's recent change in genre.