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Host Steve Inskeep talks with James L.W.West III about Trimalchio: An Early Version of The Great Gatsby (Edited by James L.W. West III/Cambridge University Press/2000). West says that F.Scott Fitzgerald's Trimalchio was a good novel, but that The Great Gatsby was a masterpiece -- and that Fitzgerald and his editor, the famed Maxwell Perkins, achieved this in the re-writing. West is Distinguished Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University.

Joanne Silberner reports on the relationship between Wall Street and the health care market. As managed care companies become better investments, more and more decisions about the way people have access to their medical care are based upon economic concerns.

NPR's Jack Speer reports that the United State Olympic Committee has filed a lawsuit to stop Nabisco from promoting its Fig Newtons as a foodstuff for Olympians. Nabisco is not an official Olympic sponsor, and the USOC says its ad is unfair to the companies who've paid for the Olympic logo.

NPR's Peter Overby takes a look at vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman's Senate financial support from insurance and drug companies.

Frank talks with Jennifer Ludden about the situation in the Middle East, as Israli and Palestinian leaders prepare to meet with President Clinton next week.

As the Australians prepare to host the Olympics, they're also grappling with a new identity - as members of the Asian community. From Sydney, Eric Weiner reports.

Back to School means the start of High School Football, but the rules are different since the Supreme Court stated that schools can no longer support pre-game prayer. In Santa Fe, Texas, scene of last year's student-led prayers, Adam Hochberg reports how some fans are challenging the Court's opinion.

Weekend Edition's resident satirists in Montana have been bickering over who's to blame for their state's rash of wildfires.

Country singer Ray Price knew Hank Williams and Elvis Presley. He invented a unique 2-step beat. And he's been performing classic songs since the 1950's. Frank talks to the legendary crooner about his hit song Crazy Arms, and his latest CD Prisoner of Love. (Buddha/Justice Records 74465-99705-2)

Labor day is the traditional start of the fall campaign. Political watchers believe that 90% of the electorate have already made up their minds on their presidential selection. Host Steve Inskeep talks with Dan Gonyea on how both Bush and Gore are targeting the remaining 10%.