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Bittman left a gig as The New York Times'influential food writer to join a meal-kit delivery firm that wants to make it easier for people to eat plant-based meals at home.

At two events, Donald Trump's New Jersey golf club hosted a convicted Jan. 6 rioter known for extreme antisemitic and racist comments, whom prosecutors described as a 'white supremacist.'

Only right shoes were displayed. Police say they found a backpack with seven shoes inside along with the suspect's student ID and a sweatshirt with the prophetic words: Call My Lawyer.

Writer Samuel Freedman. Hes just written a book about the state of the American Jewish Community called –Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the soul of American Jewry." (Simon & Schuster) Freedman believes that three fundamental questions are rending the American Jewish community today: "What is the definition of Jewish identity? Who decides what is authentic and legitimate Judaism? And what is the Jewish compact with America?" We talk with Freedman following the recent nomination of the first Jewish vice presidential candidate, Democrat Joe Lieberman. Freedman is also the author of –The Inheritance: How three families and America moved from Roosevelt to Reagan and Beyond,— which was a finalist for the 1997 Pulitzer prize.12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

A live on stage conversation between film critic ROGER EBERT and film director MARTIN SCORSESE, held at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio in February. They discuss the scope of SCORSESE's career. (THIS CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). 12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

As leaders of the seven major industrialized countries gather in Lyon, France for the annual G-7 economic summit, they'll have one eye cast on the problem of slow economic growth in Europe, especially in Germany...the country that has long been the continent's economic powerhouse. German unemployment is near eleven percent, and economic growth has been stagnant for at least six months. NPR's John Ydstie (ID-stee) talks with businesspeople and workers about the growing debate in Germany over how to create new jobs. While many economists say the country's labor costs are too high and that Germany's social welfare state is too generous, German workers fear they're being blamed for a problem that's really the fault of a government intent on pleasing each special interest group with its own social program.

One of the most popular writers of the legal thriller genre, JOHN GRISHAM. The prolific writer has seven novels to his credit. His eighth and newest is "The Partner." (Doubleday) GRISHAM recently returned to practicing law. He'll talk with Terry about writing and lawyering. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

Singer REBECCA KILGORE and pianist DAVE FRISHBERG. Together they perform classic American jazz tunes. Their new CD is "Not A Care in the World" (Arbors Records). In 1995 their first album "I Saw Stars" was chosen as a Writers Choice record by Coda Magazine. (REBROADCAST from 12/26/95) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).ARTS FEATUREREBECCA KILGORE and DAVE FRISHBERG cont'd12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00 FUNDING CART (:15) 12:

Norwegian Explorer BORGE OUSLAND (pronounced "BOR-gay OWS-lan"). Ousland was the first man to complete a solo expedition to both the North and South Poles. In November of 1996 he began a solo crossing of the Antarctic continent. He reached his destination on January 17, 1997. The 64-day trek covered 1,764 miles and was made unsupported, meaning Ousland carried all the necessary supplies for the journey. 12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

Foreign editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, DAVID ZUCCHINO. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from South Africa. In his new book "Myth of the Welfare Queen," (Scribner) he turns his attention to his own town, Philadelphia, where he follows the lives of two welfare mothers, Odessa Williams and Cheri Honkala. One reviewer writes, "David Zucchino has shattered unequivocably the stereotype of women receiving welfare." 12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12: