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Book Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Several Deceptions by Jane Stevenson.

Dr Zahi Hawass, Director of excavations at the ancient cemetery at Bahariya Oasis, 200 miles outside Cairo. Known as "the Valley of the Golden Mummies," this area in Egypt has yielded over 100 mummies just in the last year. Hawass will talk about these recent archaeological discoveries. Hawass also lead the teams that discovered the tombs of the workmen who built the pyramids. His new book is called Valley of the Golden Mummies (Harry N. Abrams Inc.) Hawass is currently a visiting professor at University of California at Los Angeles.

Robert speaks with Margaret Ann and Bob Fagen, owners of Margaret Ann Fagen Research. They spent a recent Atlanta Braves game in the ballpark restrooms, counting the number of people who didn't wash their hands after using the facilities. They found that more women wash their hands than men, at least at baseball games.

David Greenberger reviews Worried, a CD compilation of the blues music of Asie (AY-see) Payton, a Mississippi farmer who died driving his tractor in May of 1997. The CD tracks were intended only to be demos. But Payton never got the chance to record more. (3:45) The CD, Worried is produced by Fat Possum records, catalog # 80326-2.

Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The actor-driven theatre is known for its ensemble acting, and cutting-edge acting style. It's members include John Mahoney (Martin Crane on Frazier), John Malkovich, Kevin Anderson and four actors whom we'll hear from: First, founding members Gary Sinise (films: Mission to Mars, Apollo 13, Of Mice and Men,) and Terry Kinney (a regular on HBO's Oz).

Actresses Joan Allen (Pat Nixon in Nixon, The Ice Storm, Pleasantville and the upcoming film The Contender) and Laurie Metcalf (a regular on TV's Norm, longtime co-star of Roseanne).

NPR's Debbie Elliot reports that the national anti-smoking initiative that was created by the tobacco industry's settlement with states is running ads during the Olympics. The controversial ads, spoofs of industry ads, feature body bags to portray tobacco's death toll. The industry says it is being vilified in violation of the agreement. Ad analysts say the ads are effective and reach an unprecedented audience for a public health message.

Commentator Rebecca Flowers thinks its a bad week to be a woman.

NPR's Julie Rovner reports on the campaign ads of Democratic Presidential candidate Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush on the issue of prescription drugs.

NPR's Margot Adler reports that a lawyer who operated one of the nation's largest immigration asylum firms and seven others were charged yesterday with helping smugglers sneak scores of Chinese into the country. The case marks the first time that members of a law firm have been indicted under the federal racketeering laws for alien smuggling.