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Opening Theme: Start From Scratch - Artist: Galactic
CD: Crazyhorse Mongoose (Capricorn)
The Need to Touch
This week, pilgrims flooded into Rome to see the Pope's body. So Weekend America wondered: why are we drawn to something we think is good or holy? Why is the desire to touch goodness so powerful? Does the same hold true for evil? Hosts Bill Radke and Barbara Bogaev speak with MIT grad student Ross Cisneros, Emory religion professor Mark Jordan and essayist John Hendershot about our need to touch objects that emobody these intangible qualities. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Refrain Tomorrow - Artist: Mice Parade
CD: bem-vinda vontande (Bubblcore) Music Bridge: A Colt's Tooth - Artist: The Zincs
CD: Dimmer (Thrill Jockey)
Weekend Weather
Weekend America's John Moe takes a look at weather patterns and Saturday happenings all across the country. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Beat Connection (Disco Dub Version) - Artist: lcd soundsystem
CD: DFA compilation #2 (DFA)   Mr. and Mrs. H.R.H.Some call it a true romance, others a major fiasco. Patt Morrison of the Los Angeles Times attends Charles and Camilla's wedding and sorts it out for Weekend America. (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid / (c) Getty Images) Music Bridge: Sweetsmoke - Artist: Mr. Scruff
CD: Zen CD (Ninja Tune) 
Supreme Short List
Over the last three weeks, Weekend America worked with experts to come up with a short list for new Supreme Court justices. Online resources:
Life After the Iron LungIt's been 50 years since Jonas Salk gave us the Polio vaccine. We'll talk to Edna Hindson about her painful childhood memories and the lasting effects of the disease. Plus a demonstration of the iron lung from the man who's father invented it. Online resource:
Music Bridge: Waltz - Artist: Fleckfumie
CD: Ausland (Afterhours) 
Pop Music with Alan Light - Part 1
Matisyahu is the world's first Hasidic reggae artist. Sure, his music is a novelty, but Tracks Magazine's Alan Light says it's good enough to stick around. Alan's set list:
Coincidence in a Half-NelsonWhen she got the assignment to create the soundtrack for a documentary film about women wrestlers, musician Neko Case didn't expect to meet a long-lost relative. The unique reunion of two tough broads. (Photo: Courtesy Koch / Lorber Films) Online resources:
Music Bridge: Ragin' Eyes - Artist: Neko Case
CD: Soundtrack to Lipstick & Dynamite 
Opening Theme: Start From Scratch - Artist: Galactic
CD: Crazyhorse Mongoose (Capricorn) Tour of DutyBefore his second Iraq deployment, Army Specialist David Beals tried to kill himself. He received counseling and is now stationed in Tikrit. His wife told Weekend America she's worried that he's still troubled. To get some perspective, we talk with Col. James Polo, an army psychiatrist about the trauma of war and treating soldiers on the frontlines. Music Bridge: Heimwig 78 - Artist: Couch
CD: Fantasy (Matador / Kitty Yo)  Ode to a Conscientious ObjectorApril is National Poetry Month. To mark the occasion, poet Martín Espada reads his poem, "The God of the Weather Beaten Face." Martín Espada has strong feelings about U.S. foreign policy in Iraq and belongs to the group Poets Against the War. Online resources:
Pop Music with Alan Light - Part 2
Tracks Magazine's Alan Light has something for people who like their rock a little bit country, and their country a little bit rock 'n' roll. It's the new album from the band Magnolia Electric Company. Alan's set list:
 Pulitzer PickThe Pulitzer Prizes were announced this week, and reporter Nigel Jaquiss was among the winners. Also this week, 50 new songs were added to the Library of Congress. Nigel sat down with host Bill Radke to pick out a favorite song from the list. Online resources:
Librarian of Congress Names 50 Recordings to the 2004 National Recording Registry (LOC.gov)
Pulitzer Prize - Investigative Reporting: Nigel Jaquiss Librarian of Congress Names 50 Recordings to the 2004 National Recording Registry (LOC.gov) Songs & More Songs by Tom Lehrer is available at the Public Radio MusicSource Music Bridge: Folk Song Army - Artist: Tom Lehrer
CD: That Was the Year That Was (Reprise) Doing Time, Fighting FiresLast January, two young firefighters helped rescue people from a mudslide that covered La Conchita, a tiny California town on the Pacific coast. Correspondent Jim Sterngold spent the day with these two ladies to find out how the event has changed their lives. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Untitled - Artist: kid loco
CD: Soundtrack to the Graffiti Artist (Mettray)
Pop Music with Alan Light - Part 3
The name Wainwright rings a bell in the music world. There's Loudon, Rufus, and now Martha. Tracks Magazine's Alan Light shares her latest album. Alan's set list:
 McFirst-TimerMcDonald's has hit middle age: they've been serving billions and billions for 50 years. So is there anyone who hasn't eaten a Big Mac? Listener Carol Tambor found herself at the golden arches for the first time, and shares her experience with Weekend America. (Photo: Tim Boyle / (c) Getty Images) Online resources:
Music Bridge: Soul Miner - Artist: Tommy Guerrero
CD: A Little Bit of Something (xl) 
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Weekend Weather
From the July 5 broadcast
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Awful Car Night
Auburn, N.Y.
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National Brewery Museum Opening Ceremony
Potosi, Wis.
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Sand Sculpture Contest
Bruce, S.D.
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Oregon Coast Geezer Games
Newport, Ore.
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Annual Coolest Fourth of July Celebration
Fort Davis, Texas
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Maui Invitational Band Festival and Blues Fest
Wailuku, Hawaii
 
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