Terry Gross

Shatner is best known for his role of Captain Kirk on the original Star Trek. He spoke to Terry in 1993 after the release of his book "Star Trek Memories."

Rollins has been called the greatest living jazz improviser and the greatest virtuoso that jazz has ever produced. Rollins's latest release is "Silver City" (Milestone), a two disk anthology released by Milestone, his recording company, in celebration of their 25 year affiliation with Rollins. Rollins has played with musicians of modern jazz such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and Bud Powell. (REBROADCAST from 2/2/94)

Actor Jeff Bridges of the famous Bridges Family. His father is Lloyd Bridges, star of the TV series "Sea Hunt," and his brother is actor Beau Bridges. He's starred in"Winter Kills," "Cutter's Way," "Starman," and "The Last Picture Show," "among others. He's currently starring in the new film "The Mirror Has Two Faces." (REBROADCAST from 5/17/93)

Eastwood joins Fresh Air with his biographer Richard Schickel.

The former Saturday Night Live performer was best known for, Pat, the gender-ambiguous character. Sweeney took the character the big screen, but the result was a flop. When her brother was diagnosed with cancer, she took him into her home to take care of him while he was getting treatment. Her parents also moved in. Sweeney began work on a performance piece as a way to deal with the situation. Her brother eventually died, and she herself was diagnosed with cancer. She's now in remission. Sweeney's one woman show is called "God Said, Ha!"

Intel is the world's largest manufacturer of microprocessing chips, and the seventh most profitable company among the Fortune 500. Grove was born in Hungary and emigrated to the United States in 1956. He spoke very little English when he arrived. In 1963, he received his Ph.D from the University of California, at Berkeley. Grove participated in the founding of Intel and became its president in 1979 and chief executive in 1987. His newest book "Only the Paranoid Survive" reveals some of the philosophy and strategy behind his success.

Nunez's debut autobiographical novel was "A Feather on the Breath of God." Her newest is "Naked Sleeper." (HarperCollins). One reviewer calls it "a fine novel of maturing at 40." Another writes that it's "a steady, superbly insightful study of a life as quietly complex as the reader's own."

Opera soprano Dawn Upshaw performs a concert with jazz pianist Fred Hersch at WHYY. The program includes highlights from her just-released album "Dawn Upshaw sings Rodgers and Hart," as well selections by Leonard Bernstein, Mark Blitstein and George Gershwin. Upshaw joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1984. Later in the show, Upshaw will be accompanied by a 15-piece orchestra, led by Broadway music director Eric Stern, and singer David Garrison.

Uphsaw has a new recording called "Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers and Hart." We'll hear a sample from the CD and an excerpt of an 1994 interview with Upshaw. Monday on Fresh Air, we'll feature Dawn Upshaw in a concert recorded at WHYY. (REBROADCAST)

Haas's new movie is based on the novella "Morpho Eugenia" by writer A.S. Byatt. It's recently been released on video. Haas made his feature film debut with "The Music of Chance," adapted from a Paul Auster novel. (Rebroacast)