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Melissa Block is joined by singer-songwriters Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, who've just released a new album. Their stripped-down sound is a blend of bluegrass, old-time music and rock-n-roll. Welch and Rawlings sing a tightly entwined harmony. The CD, Time: The Relevator, by Gillian Welch is on ACONY records. See more at: http://www.gillianwelch.com.

He reviews the political documentary, Journeys with George, a behind-the-scenes look at the 2000 presidential race.

Bianculli reviews the new show Queer as Folk, which premieres on Showtime this Sunday night. The series is an American version of the controversial British show of the same name.

A couple of major festivals are just around the corner. The 605 Summer Classic is June 23-24 in Sioux Falls and the Sioux River Folk Festival takes place…

Journalist David E. Hoffman's new book is called The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia. He profiles a group of men who became leaders in post-soviet Russia, taking over industry, commanding private armies and buying up television stations. Hoffman is the former Moscow Bureau chief for the Washington Post. Now he is based in D.C. as the newspapers Foreign Editor.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus went through a spectacular public downfall, just over a week ago, when news of his affair spurred his resignation. NPR's Guy Raz and guests talk about what led to his resignation, the media surrounding the story and how one finds redemption in the public eye.

Those who got their Easter baskets last week may find only one thing left in the plastic grass: Peeps. They're the tiny marshmallow confections shaped like chicks and bunnies, dyed bright pink, yellow and blue. For artist David Ottogalli, they're the building blocks of art. Don visits a gallery where Ottogalli has installed Peepsshow -- an exhibit of flags, magnets and a chicken coop made from Peeps.

David Newman is a political columnist for The Jerusalem Post. He is also chairman of the department of politics and government at Ben Gurion University of the Negev and editor of The International Journal of Geopolitics. He'll discuss the history of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. He's written about the settlements in The New York Times. Newman is also author of the book, Population, Settlement and Conflict: Israel and the West Bank (1991, Cambridge University Press). Read the Transcript

David Swensen has outperformed 99 percent of U.S. mutual funds since 1985. As Yale's chief investment officer, Swensen manages the school's $15 billion endowment. Now he has a new book, Unconventional Success.

Political commentator David Frum. From January 2001 to February 2002 he was a special assistant to President Bush for economic speech-writing. He held the position during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and he's the man who put the axis in the oft-repeated Bush term "axis of evil." Frum is the author of the new book, The Right Man: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush, an inside account of the White House.