April 16, 1998 All Things Considered (entire program) Requires the RealAudio Player

An index of the day's stories:

Pol Pot Dead -- All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer talks with Nate Thayer, the southeast Asia correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review, about the death of Pol Pot, who was once the leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Thayer interviewed Pol Pot in October and saw his body today in the jungles of north Cambodia. Thayer says even though Pol Pot has not been in power for two decades, many other Khmer Rouge leaders now still hold power in Cambodia. (5:30)

Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge -- NPR's Ted Clark reports the death of Pol Pot does not close the book on the Cambodian genocide. U.S. officials still seek to bring to justice many of Pol Pot's lieutenants who were eager and willing participants in the brutal killing fields that their movement orchestrated. (4:30)

Killing Fields -- American journalist David Hawke visited Cambodia shortly after the Khmer Rouge were driven from power. He describes what he found in an interview from the PBS series "Vietnam: A Television History."

TV Violence -- A new study released today reports growing violence on television. The three-year National Television Violence Study was conducted by researchers from four universities. They found two thirds of the network prime time and cable programs monitored in June 1997 contained physical violence. In comparison, half the programs monitored in October 1994 were considered violent. NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports. (3:30)

ATC Mailbag -- All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel and Linda Wertheimer read a sample of this week's letters. To contact the show, write to All Things Considered Letters, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20001. To contact us via the Internet, the address is atc@npr.org. (3:15)

Clinton in Chile -- Linda talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten in Santiago, Chile, where President Clinton arrived this morning in advance of this weekend's Summit of the Americas. On his first day in Chile, the president is meeting with government officials and business leaders before attending a state dinner in his honor. (4:00)

Botha Trial -- NPR's Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports from George, South Africa. This morning, the two-day-old trial of former President P.W. Botha was suspended until June. Botha is charged with refusing to comply with a subpoena to testify before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. (4:00)

U.N. Investigators Leave Congo -- Reporter Jennifer Glasse reports from Kinshasa on U.N. Secretary General Kofi Anan's announcement today that he was withdrawing a team of investigators who have been probing massacres of Rwandan refugees in the Congo. The team has encountered persistent obstacles while attempting to gather information about Hutu refugee killings. (3:30)

'Ronroco' -- Linda talks with Gustavo Santaolalla. He plays the Charango, a 10 stringed ukelele sized instrument. Gustavo is also a record producer in the rock en español movement. The lilting melodies of the charango and the agressive rock music, would seem in conflict, but for Gustavo its the conflicts that make great music. The charango cd is called Ronroco on the Nonesuch label. As a producer he has also recorded Molotov, a Mexican rock en español band on his Surco label. This item is unavailable due to copyright issues.

Documenting the Killing Fields -- Linda talks with Youk Chang about the death of Pol Pot from Phnom Penh. Chang is executive director of the Documentation Center of Cambodia. Chang has been working with researchers to document the deaths of approximately two million Cambodians killed under Pol Pot, former leader of the Khmer Rouge. (5:00)

Cambodian-American Reaction -- NPR's Tovia Smith reports from Boston that some Cambodian-Americans shared mixed feelings today about the death of former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. Many were relieved to hear news of the death of the man responsible for the killing of more than a million people between 1975 and 1979. But many also were saddened to lose the opportunity to see Pol Pot brought put on trial. (4:30)

Commentary: The Killing Fields -- Commentator Iain Guest saw the killing fields dug up in 1980, and returned to Cambodia in 1992 to work with the United Nations. He feels that Pol Pot's legacy has been thoroughly distorted. (2:00)

Jones and Starr -- NPR's Nina Totenberg reports that Paula Jones announces today whether she will appeal the dismissal of her sexual harassment suit against President Bill Clinton. Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr reversed course today and announced he won't accept a dean's position at a Pepperdine University school that got financial assistance from a critic of President Clinton. (5:00)

Polling Data on the Radio -- Robert and Linda demonstrate the difficulty of presenting polling data on the radio. They use polling questions about President Clinton's scandals to demonstrate. (2:30)

New FAA Regulations -- The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing that airlines be required to improve the fuel system wiring and vent systems on Boeing 737s. The proposed rules, which are now in a 45-day comment period, stem from the investigation of the TWA Flight 800 explosion. The cause of that blast has not been determined, but the investigation turned up the possibility that sparks could reach the center fuel tank where fuel vapors could ignite. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports. (4:00)

Duplicating Dolly -- NPR's Joe Palca has a report on the apparent failure to reproduce the experiment that created Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep. In one sense it's not surprising -- it took Scottish scientists nearly 300 attempts before Dolly was cloned, a time consuming process that involves many animals and many years. But there also appears to be relatively little interest among scientists to try to reproduce the experiment - an experiment that is necessary to prove that Dolly isn't a fluke. (5:00)

'Yellow Dinner' -- One of commentator Marion Winik's favorite dinners to cook for her two boys is the "yellow dinner." As one might expect, it contains only food that is golden in color. Everything from shake and bake pork chops to macaroni and cheese. To her, this is the convenience food of her childhood and the food of love. (3:30)

Marijuana Clubs Case -- NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on the legal decisions and cases pending against California medical marijuana clubs. Use of the drug for medical purposes is legal under state law, but the practice continues to be challenged by the federal government. (3:00)

'Duality' -- Charles de Ledesma reviews a new compact disk called, Duality, by Lisa Gerrard and Peter Bourke. Gerrard comes from the band Dead Can Dance and Bourke is from Soma. Duality combines traditional rhythms with modern electronic sounds. Duality was produced by 4AD. (4:30)