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JOHNNY CASH CONTINUED.Earlier this week, HAROLD NICOLAS, the younger member of the famous tap-dancing duo, The Nicholas Brothers, died in Manhattan. The Nicholas Brothers danced in vaudeville, on Broadway, in night clubs and on TV, but may be best known for their appearances in movie musicals of the 1930s and 40s. We'll listen back to a 1985 interview with NICOLAS. The next installment of the Harry Potter series comes out tomorrow. Book Critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews the Harry Potter books and the hype around them.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next archive edition of Fresh Air - we'll listen back to our 1997 interview with JOHNNY CASH. His 1969 concert recording, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, has been remastered, and was released this week. That and more coming up on the next Fresh Air.

Scott speaks with gardening guru and doyenne of dirt Ketzel Levine about her move. Ketzel's moved to a new house in Portland, Oregon and, therefore, on to a new garden.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on the record setting sales of J.K. Rowling's latest Harry Potter book. By the time Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire went on sale at bookstores at midnight Friday, it already was a best seller on the Internet. Online booksellers sold more than 700-thousand advance copies to eager fans.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports that staffing problems with the U-S Geological Survey could leave the agency unable to properly respond to volcanic eruptions. Many experienced geologists are retiring after long tenures, and few replacements are ready to take their place.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the race for a Senate seat in Rhode Island. Following the death last year of longtime Republican Senator John Chafee, Democrats hoped to pick up a seat in this largely-Democratic state. But now Chafee's son, Lincoln Chafee, who is filling out his father's term, appears to be a strong candidate to win it himself.

NPR's White House Correspondent Mara Liasson reports that a defining issue for voters is leadership. In two different polls, researchers found that voters rated George W. Bush as having stronger leadership qualities than Vice President Gore.

From Durban, South Africa, NPR's Richard Knox reports on the opening of the Thirteenth International AIDS Conference. The early discord at the conference centers on how to distribute anti-AIDS drugs in the economically weak African countries with millions of HIV-infected citizens.

Leaders of the Episcopal Church this weekend approved an agreement with the country's largest Lutheran denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, to permit sharing of clergy, sacraments and church strategy. The alliance brings together two large churches from different Christian traditions, and is not without controversy among members. Church leaders hope it will enhance worship and community in both faiths. NPR's Mark Roberts reports from Denver.

Weekend Edition essayist Robb Walsh investigates the various theories behind the shortage in this year's crawfish catch.

Liane Hansen speaks with percussionist Eddie Bobe. His new cd, Central Park Rumba (Piranha Musik CD-PIR1365) takes its inspiration from the spontaneous Sunday afternoon rumba sessions that have taken place there for years.