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White with grilled fish, red with meat? What drink goes best with veggie kebabs? James Beard Award-winning author Karen Page shares some tips on what to drink when you’re out grilling this summer! She's the co-author of What to Drink with What You Eat. Tell us what your favorite food/drink pairings are when you’re out grilling.

Barbecue guru Steve Raichlen, whose The Barbecue! Bible has been revised and re-released on its 10th anniversary, and world-class pitmaster Chris Lilly of Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur, Alabama tell us how the best BBQ is made, and whether you can find the authentic stuff here in New York. Where is your favorite place to get BBQ? It doesn’t have to be in NYC; you can tell us about your favorite BBQ joint anywhere in the country.

Hear how rising prices for both food and fuel are affecting this major agricultural state. Plus, the Sunflower State is also home to one of the fall’s most competitive Congressional races and Senator Pat Roberts is running for re-election – we look at what the major issues will be in those races. David Seaton is editor and publisher of the Winfield Courier and the Arkansas City Traveler. States of the Union fact of the week: Kansas is the only state that has not elected a Democrat to the US Senate since 1932.

Executive decisions made by the White House after 9/11 constituted "a war on American ideals," according to Jane Mayer of the New Yorker. In her new book, The Dark Side, she explains how those decisions were made, and why they’ll be the lasting legacy of the George W. Bush presidency.

Jess Winfield, a founding member of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, has written a debut novel about sex, drugs, and Shakespeare. It’s called My Name is Will. Events: Jess Winfield will be speaking and signing books Thursday, July 17 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble Upper West Side 2289 Broadway (at 82nd Street) Jess Winfield, in conjunction with Brooklyn's Freebird Books will attempt to set the “World’s Record for Most Shakespeare Plays Performed Solo in Brooklyn in a Single Day” Saturday, July 19 at 2 pm Meet at Manhattan’s Pier 11 for the free Ikea water taxi to Brooklyn or at Rocky Sullivan’s bar at 34 Van Dyke Street (and Dwight Street), Red Hook

Behind-the-scenes information about Guantanamo is very hard to come by. Mahvish Rukhsana Khan, an American lawyer of Afghani descent, went to Guantanamo as a volunteer translator for detainees; she joins us to reveal what the detainees told her. Her new book is My Guantanamo Diary.

Georgette Gagnon, Africa program director for Human Rights Watch, gives us an update on the latest from Khartoum. We’ll talk about the ongoing proxy war between Chad and Sudan, and the recent ICC request for a warrant of arrest for Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir on charges of ten counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

The album “Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975” is the bestselling album of all time in the United States. Now Don Felder of the Eagles has broken the band’s long public silence in a new memoir, Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001).

Word maven Patricia T. O'Conner takes your calls on the English language. A few things she wants to talk about today are the words "ask" vs. "axe," and how the word "subprime" made it into the OED. Call 646-778-3729 to ask Patricia a question.

Who has the real power in Washington? John Harwood, chief Washington correspondent for CNBC and co-author of the new book Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power, tells us just who wields the most influence in our nation’s capital…from strategists to fundraisers to lobbyists. Event: John Harwood will be speaking and signing books Wednesday, July 16 at 6:30 pm Museum of City of New York 1220 5th Avenue (at 103rd Street) To purchase tickets, go here.

Laurie Anderson’s recent piece, "Homeland," is a musical portrait of American culture. She’s performing it at the Lincoln Center Festival at the Rose Theater from July 22-26.

Middle East policy analyst Kenneth Pollack says that failed US policy in the region is the greatest danger to America’s peace and prosperity. His new book is A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East.

Bestselling author Stephen L. Carter's new novel is Palace Council. It's a political thriller set in the era of Watergate and Vietnam. Event: Stephen L. Carter will be speaking and signing books Tuesday, July 15 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th Street

Amphibians are going extinct faster than any other group of organisms. Now zoos and other institutions all over the world are working together to create an Amphibian Ark to help save species in captivity and keep them breeding even as they disappear in the wild. Biologist Kevin Zippel is program director of the Amphibian Ark.

John Siceloff and David Brancaccio of PBS’s NOW, tell how unlikely activists have worked for change in their communities all across the U.S. Their new book is Your America: Democracy’s Local Heroes. Weigh in: Tell us about an unlikely activist who's made a big difference in your own community.

A new exhibit at the New York Public Library, "Eminent Domain," looks at the use of eminent domain in NYC, and the changing nature of public vs. private space. Stephen Pinson is curator; photographers Thomas Holton and Bettina Johae have work in the show. It’s on view through August 29, 2008 at the Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

Indianapolis head coach Tony Dungy was the first African-American head coach to win the Super Bowl in February 2007. He joins Leonard to talk about his football career, as well has his new kid’s book, You Can Do It! It’s about Tony’s younger brother who’s having a bad day at school and finds ways to cope.

El Paso is home to the largest bronze equestrian statue in the world – of Spanish Conquistador Juan de Oñate. A new documentary, “The Last Conquistador,” recounts how the area’s Native Americans opposed the statue because of Oñate's 1598 foray into New Mexico that led to the deaths of two out of every three Native Americans there. Christina Ibarra co-directed and co-produced the film, which premieres July 15 on PBS.

After more than a year spent working out with a strength coach and polishing his craft with a kicking coach, Stefan Fatsis became a Denver Bronco! In A Few Seconds of Panic: A 5-Foot-8, 170-Pound, 43-Year-Old Sportswriter Plays in the NFL, he describes the challenges faced by pro athletes and the inner workings of a storied football franchise. Events: Stefan Fatsis will be speaking and signing books Monday, July 14 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble Upper West Side 2289 Broadway (at 82nd Street) Stefan Fatsis will be speaking and signing books Thursday, August 7 at 8 pm Happy Endings 302 Broome Street (at Forsyth Street) Stefan Fatsis will be speaking and signing books Friday, August 8 at 7 pm Barnes & Noble Park Slope 267 7th Avenue (at 6th Street)

The world is a very different place today than it was when the Peace Corps was founded in 1961 by President Kennedy. As it nears its 50th anniversary, former volunteers are looking at what the program has accomplished, and where it should go in the future. Kevin Quigley (Thailand 1976-9) is the president of the National Peace Corps Association, Rajeev Goyal (Nepal 2001-3) is the director of the More Peace Corps campaign, and Judith McGuire was a volunteer in Nigeria from 1965-67. Weigh in: We'd like to hear from former Peace Corps volunteers. How did the experience change your own life? Do you think you made a lasting difference in the community you served in? And how would you like to see the Peace Corps change for future volunteers?

“Generation Kill” is a new seven-part HBO minseries created by David Simon and Ed Burns, the team behind “The Wire,” and adapted from the prizewinning book by Evan Wright. It looks at the experiences of an elite U.S. Marine company as they lead the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Susanna White directed four episodes of the series, which premieres July 13 at 9pm.

Please Explain is all about America's favorite sandwich - the hamburger! Find out how German hamburg steak became a classic meal all over the world. We'll also hear about the best burgers available, from fast food versions to grass-fed beef on brioche buns. George Motz has been called America's foremost hamburger expert; his 2005 documentary film is "Hamburger America"; he's also written a book called Hamburger America: One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation. Josh Ozersky is the author of The Hamburger: A History. Weigh in: Tell us about your ideal hamburger. What kind of bun, meat, and toppings do you love?

Find out how Washington state, which is home to Boeing’s headquarters, has been affected by the troubled airline industry. Also: hear about the major issues in this year’s race for governor, and why the state has had three different primary election systems in the last ten years. Chris Grygiel is Politics Editor for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. States of the Union fact of the week: Named after George Washington, the Evergreen State is the only one to be named after a president.

In December 2007, Marty Tankleff was released from prison, where he had been locked up for 17 years for the 1988 Long Island murder of his parents, Arlene and Seymour Tankleff. The state attorney general’s office recently announced that it would not retry Tankleff for the murder. Now he’s studying at Hofstra to become a defense attorney. He joins us along with us lawyer, Bruce Barket, to talk about surviving so many years of wrongful imprisonment, how he’s adapting to post-prison life, and whether he and his legal team plan to seek justice from Suffolk County's law enforcement agencies -- or from the men they believe committed the crimes, Seymour Tankleff's former business associates.

Accidents may not be all that accidental after all, according to Marc Gerstein, author of the new book Flirting with Disaster. He says that disasters like Chernobyl, Hurricane Katrina, and the Challenger explosion weren't accidents, but could have been avoided if preemptive action had been taken.

Emmanuel “Toto” Constant, former leader of the Haitian paramilitary group FRAPH, went on trial earlier this week in New York. But he’s not being tried for his human rights violations – he’s on trial for mortgage fraud! After fleeing Haiti to avoid a warrant for his arrest, he lived a comfortable life in Queens as a mortgage broker. Jennie Green is Senior Attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, which has sued Toto Constant on behalf of 3 women who survived FRAPH’s campaign of violence against women.

The South Bronx’s Ghetto Film School connects young New Yorkers to careers in the world of film and video. GFS students Alma Osorio and George Velez, accompanied by filmmaker Maurice Marable, just returned from shooting a narrative film in Kampala, Uganda.

In California’s Mojave Desert, the U.S. Army has built a billion-dollar virtual Iraq for the purpose of simulating warfare – complete with Iraqi exiles living in a mock Iraqi village. Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss talk about their new documentary about a fake town’s role in a real war, "Full Battle Rattle." It's now playing at Film Forum (209 West Houston Street) until July 23.

Joseph O’Neill’s new novel, Netherland, has gotten great reviews. Its Dutch-born narrator Hans van den Broek seeks solace after 9/11 in his love for New York City and for the sport of cricket. Event: Joseph O’Neill and Aimee Mann will be in conversation with Katherine Lanpher as part of the series, “Upstairs at the Square” Thursday, July 31 at 7:00 pm Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th Street

A new exhibit at the Jewish Museum (1109 Fifth Ave. at 92nd St.), "Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976," is the first major U.S. exhibit in 20 years to rethink the Abstract Expressionist movement and its influence on art in postwar America. It's on view through September 21; Norman Kleeblatt is curator.