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Father Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest, has worked to find jobs for former gang members in Los Angeles for nearly 20 years. A book about Boyle's work, G-Dog and the Homeboys, is just out in paperback. This interview was originally broadcast on Feb. 17, 2004. We speak with Boyle by phone for an update.

We talk with an editor from Encarta Webster's Dictionary of the English Language about new words that are being added to the dictionary.

Critic David Bianculli has some thoughts about the fall season and cable's impact on network television. He says ABC may have the year's two best shows: the prime-time soap opera Desperate Housewives and the action/suspense show Lost.

NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with author Peter Mayle, whose new novel A Good Year uses the French wine industry as the backdrop for the story of an English expatriate lured back to the Provencal lifestyle of his youth.

Maureen Corrigan looks at Hatchet Jobs, a collection of criticism by Dale Peck, book reviewer for The New Republic.

Trombone choirs have been a mainstay of American music for nearly 250 years. In recent times they've been popular with music majors in colleges. Reporter Jon Kalish looks at a brass collective that has been emanating from a Harlem church for the past 40 years.

Day to Day music and lifestyle critic David Was talks about legendary independent jazz label Contemporary Records, and the label's new CD box set of jazz from California.

Andrew Wallenstein of The Hollywood Reporter reviews the new reality television show Outback Jack. Wallenstein says the show incorporates many elements from other successful series, but fails to find any unique qualities.

NPR's Tavis Smiley checks in with tech guru Omar Wasow of Blackplanet.com about cool tech toys for the summer. Among the new items: waterproof digital cameras for the beach and soaker-style water toys for the kids, including a water-powered rocket.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Gary Levin from Bedminster, N.J. He listens to Weekend Edition Sunday on member station WHYY in Philadelphia.)