Terry Gross

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Other People's Money," starring Danny DeVito as a ruthless businessman.

Veteran standup comedian Henny Youngman. Youngman has a new memoir, called "Take My Life, Please." (It's published by Morrow).

Novelist and screenwriter Michael Tolkin. He's just directed his first film, "The Rapture," based on his own screenplay about a woman's search for faith. Tolkin's novel, "The Player" will soon come out as a movie, directed by Robert Altman.

The Spider-Man and Hulk creator spoke to Fresh Air in 1991 about coming up with Spider-Man, inventing new sound effects for his comics and why superheroes have colorful costumes.

The creator of such Marvel comic book superheroes as Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, and The Fantastic Four -- cartoonist Stan Lee. He joined Marvel comic books at the age of 16, more than 30 years ago. A new book about Marvel Comics has just been published, "Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics." (published by Harry A. Abrams, New York).

News anchor Dan Rather. As anchor of the CBS Evening News, Rather's probably the most visible journalist in America. He has a new memoir called "I Remember." (It's published by Little, Brown).

We take one last look back at the Clarence Thomas confirmation process, and look ahead to what future confirmation's may be like, with law professor David Kairys (pronounced "carries"). Kairys has a long history in personal freedom and civil rights issues.

Fresh Air producer Amy Salit talks with Wall Street Journal reporter James B. Stewart. Stewart won the Pulitzer Prize for his work on the stock market crash and the inside trading scandal. He's expanded on the insider trading story in his new book, "Den of Thieves." (Published by Simon and Schuster).

Marvin Miller. He was the first executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association when it was formed in 1966. He was executive director until 1983. To some, he's the man responsible for the dramatic increase in player's salaries, and for ending the system that bound an athlete to one team forever. To others, he's the man who depreciated the value of teams and made millionaires out of players. His book is "A Whole Different Ball Game," (REBROADCAST. ORIGINALLY AIRED 6/27/91).

We get several views on this weekend's Clarence Thomas proceedings...
First, feminist and Time magazine essayist Barbara Ehrenreich (air-rike) gives her views.

Then Terry talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Michel McQueen about what African Americans think of the hearings.

Finally, we talk with Philadelphia's two editorial cartoonists: Tony Auth (rhymes with "broth") of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, and Signe Wilkinson of the Philadelphia Daily News.