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Actor and comedian David Alan Grier. Grier got his start on the TV sketch comedy show In Living Color. He's films include Boomerang, Blankman, and Return to Me(REBROADCAST from 4/01/91).

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on the recent rash of corporate apologies. Bridgestone/Firestone, Ford Motor Company, and United Airlines have all taken steps to save their reputations in the face of this summer's tire recalls and airline delays, with mixed results. Experts say it's a risk to apologize on national TV, but some CEOs feel the approach is necessary damage control.

Dick and Tom Smothers of the comedy duo The Smothers Brothers. In 1967, their show The Smothers Brothers Comedy hour first went on the air. The show has been credited with helping pave the way for a new generation of TV comedy shows including Saturday Night Live. (REBROADCAST from a 1985 inter

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports from Montana, where everyone from loggers to firefighters is trying to understand the forces combined to make this such a terrible wildfire season -- and what dangers lie ahead.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the new Mexican Congress. Its new session opens today.

Eric Roy of member station KCRW reports on a new member of the Mexican House of Representatives -- he's a Los Angeles resident and a Mexican citizen.

Host Renee Montagne talks with GQ Magazine author and columnist Peter Richmond about the upcoming National Football Season, which begins on Sunday.

Linda talks to Ehren Fried Libach, President of The Quantum Group in Tustin, California about the uses for recycled tires. Of the 270 million tires scrapped each year in the United States, about 114 million are mixed with coal and used as fuel. Rubber playground mats are also made from recycled tires.

Bernd Klosterfelde talks about his new CD, Nie Mehr Allein (Alone No More), released in Germany last February. The CD is a compilation of household sounds intended to evoke the presence of a non-existent partner. Klosterfelde came up with the idea after his divorce. He says the disc can be used to make one feel less lonely, or to remind one of how annoying a partner can be. Klosterfelde says an English version will be released soon. (4:45) The label is Delta Music.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on the Natural Law Party's nominating convention in Northern Virginia. John Hagelin is the party's candidate for president. He's a quantum physicist and the student of a transcendentalist. With a platform that includes campaign finance reform, crime prevention and abortion rights, party members believe Hagelin has a chance to win in November.