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Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio reports on ESPN's new television series, The Great Outdoor Games. With events such as log rolling and bass fishing, ESPN turns its cameras to contests in which top competitors endorse chainsaws and fly fishing reels rather than athletic shoes and clothing lines.

Protestor MICHAEL MORILL ("Mor-ale") is the organizer of Unity 2000 a coalition of groups which is staging a rally on Sunday, July 31st, to cover a range of issues. MORILL and his organization sued the city to obtain a permit to protest. Also AMY KWASNICKI ("Kwas-NICK-ee") is a member of the Philadelphia Direct Action Group which is coordinating three days of protests and civil disobedience during the convention. The group was not given a permit to protest.Music critic MILO MILES reviews new albums by two Latin artists: "Make Up for Lost Time" (High tone) by Little Willie G. and "Nava" (Ryko latin label) the debut album by Nava.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next Fresh Air. . . preparing for protests during the Republican National convention. . . a talk with reporter THOMAS GINSBERG of the Philadelphia Inquirer about the city's planned response and a talk with the organizers of two protests, one of them sanctioned, and the other not. That's coming up on the next Fresh Air.

Commentator Joe Davidson discusses a Texas court case that may redefine the limits of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution. Davidson says that poor wording leaves the 2nd Amendment open to misinterpretation. He says the amendment really applies to citizen militias, ie, the National Guard, not to individual gun owners.

Linda talks to Peter Duffey, a retired British Airways Concorde pilot, about emergency procedures when flying the Concorde, and his opinion of the possible causes of yesterday's crash.

Robert and Linda take note of the anniversary of President Harry Truman's executive order directing that all members of the U.S. military be treated equally.

Commentator Frank Deford says he's ready to give up on baseball. He says the major leagues are littered with problems no one's going to solve any time soon.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from the Republican presidential campaign trail in Wyoming, where Texas Governor George W. Bush's vice-presidential choice, Dick Cheney, is already deflecting attacks from democrats. They point to Cheney's congressional voting record as evidence that he's a hard-line conservative.

NPR's Brian Naylor looks at what remains for Congress to do before it leaves for the August break. Topping the list are most of next year's spending bills, yet to pass both houses -- and President Clinton is threatening vetos unless more funding is allocated to the top programs on his agenda.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports Yasser Arafat returned home to a hero's welcome in Gaza where thousands of supporters took to the streets to praise the Palestinian leader for his refusal to compromise on key issues at the just-concluded Camp David summit.

For some insight into how the Arab world is responding to results of the Camp David talks, Robert talks with Hisham Melhem, Senior Correspondent for As-Safir, the major daily newspaper of Beirut and Washington correspondent for Radio Montecarlo, a French and Arab language broadcast service to the Middle East.