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The Legacy of Resurrection City
Saturday May. 10, 2008Forty years ago on this weekend in 1968, people began arriving in Washington, D.C., as part of the Poor People's Campaign -- the last movement organized by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., before he was assassinated. The organizers of that movement remember what was lost, and what was gained.
Shaking Motherhood to the Core
This weekend, people across the country are honoring their mothers. These days, many mothers seem to be ever more anxious about all the real and imagined dangers that threaten their children. Reporter Rob McGinley Myers shares the story of a mother who looked life-threatening danger in the face, and it shook her sense of motherhood to the core.
Jell-O Wrestling Food Fight Fun
One Sunday a month, women from all walks of life don costumes and wrestling personas and take each other down in slippery gel. It's less "Girls Gone Wild" and more like campy fun to let off some steam. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is a regular in the ring, and she shows us the ropes.
Reviving the Art of Conversation
It's tough to meet folks randomly and strike up a conversation in Los Angeles -- too much time stuck alone in cars, perhaps. Self-described "Idaho farm boy" Andrew Simmons is trying to change that, one chat at a time, with his Free Conversation Booth.
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Your Morning Music Hit List:
Even Space Shuttle astronauts get a wake-up call -- what gets you out of bed, gravity or not? Scan a list of listener favorites.
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Food Fight!
Watch Gatlin Guns battle Our Lady of Perpetual PMS in a pool full of Jell-O.
America's Weekend via Flickr
Check the latest "Weekend America" photos posted by listeners and fans to Flickr.com
WeAm Music Stop
On the show this week, we brought you music by the following artists:
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