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NPR's Renee Montagne profiles writer Thomas Lynch. He's an award winning essayist and poet ...and he leads a double life. Lynch also is the proprietor of Lynch and Sons funeral home in Milford, Michigan. (8:40) The name of the book mentioned Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality by Thomas Lynch is published by W.W. Norton & Company; ISBN: 03930

Linda profiles Senator John Edwards of North Carolina. Edwards was on the short-list to become Al Gore's vice presidential pick. During his busy day of campaigning for the Democrats -- Linda sat down with the Senator to talk with him. He is 47-years old, a former trial lawyer and new to the Senate, having served just one-and-a-half years. Edwards has become a key campaigner for Mr. Gore. He is a "rising star" in the Democratic party -- a man who may make a bid for the White House some time in the future.

In the wake of Joe Lieberman's selection as Al Gore's running mate, some blacks are questioning Lieberman's stands against affirmative action and in favor of school vouchers. And one anti-Lieberman comment by a black NAACP official in Dallas turned into an anti-Semitic remark that got him fired. NPR's Phillip Martin reports that once, blacks and Jews stood as allies against the discrimination both faced. Now, their political relationship is marked by what many Jews call "anti-Semitism" and what many blacks see as "racism." But the reality is more complex than that.

Noah talks with Andrew Schneider, Senior National Correspondent for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, about an asbestos company that allegedly knew it's products could cause cancer as long ago as the 1970's. The Public Health Service asked the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to issue an alert. The asbestos is found in vermiculite made by the W.R. Grace Co., which is used in everything from potting soil to insulation. The Health Service says even casual handling of the material could expose people to 150 times the amount of asbestos considered safe under federal regulations.

Host Madeleine Brand talks to Roger Dumars, a reporter with the South China Morning Post, about a series of historic family reunions happening in North and South Korea. Dozens of families from both countries will travel across their boarders to see relatives for the first time in fifty years. The reunions are part of number of conciliatory gestures between North and South Korea, agreed to a summit of their leaders last June.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on George W. Bush's campaign stops in Wisconsin and Iowa yesterday. While visiting schools and veterans, the Texas governor has been speaking to voters about education and military spending.

Robert talks to Richard Kroehling, creator andco-producer of the show Confessions, which debuts next month on Court TV.The show plans to play videotaped confessions of murders taken by the Manhattan District Attorney's office, without narration.

Alan Cheuse reviews a new novel by T.C.Boyle called A Friend of the Earth. It's the story of an eco-terrorist andhis family. (1:45) The book is published by Viking Press.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu ruminates on pigeons, old women, gondolas, and the quest for romance by young women visiting Venice. (3:30) MUSIC FOLLOWING STORY: "A Vucchella", on the CD "La Musica from Italy", copyright 1990, Delta Music Inc.

The FDA is set to rule on Pfizer boosters on Friday. Some scientists say they aren't needed for healthy people and the doses would more helpful for the unvaccinated in countries with limited supplies.