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 How did your life collide with the headlines in 2007? What's your holiday performance story? 
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Weekend America's theme music was composed by Galactic
 Heat Wave RememberedThis week marks the anniversary of a tragic natural disaster. A heat wave hit Chicago and hundreds died. Weekend America guest host Alex Cohen speaks with Eric Klinenberg, author of book on the incident, to find out what happened and if it could happen again. Online resources:
Music Bridge: With Her Shadow Cast in Doubt - Artist: Mitchell Akiyama
CD: Small Explosions That Are Yours to Keep (sub rosa) Musical ChairsJustice Sandra Day O'Connor surprised some people by stepping down. Chief Justice William Rehnquist's retirement is still a rumor. This week he announced his intention to stay on. Personal decisions aren't made in a vacuum. Allegiances come into play. Weekend America host Barbara Bogaev talks with Jim O'Hara, a Supreme Court historian. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Walk Through Walls - Artist: I'm Not a Gun
CD: Our Lives on Wednesdays (City Centre Offices) Megachurch Coming SoonChurches used to dot residential neighborhoods. They were small and personal. Now, congregations can number in the thousands and churches are mini-cities. Designing them can be a challenge. Weekend America host Barbara Bogaev talks with architect Mark Martof and gets a tour of his latest megachurch converted from a basketball arena. Online resources:
Last Nun StandingThe number of nuns and priests in America is getting smaller every year. Sister Gertrude Clemers lives alone in her convent in Tupper Lake, New York. But not by choice. She's just the only one left. Who will hold down the fort when Gert is gone? Reporter Gregory Warner spent an afternoon with her to find out. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Neunacht - Artist: Christian Wallumrod Ensemble
CD: A Year From Easter (ECM)  Classical Music: Leopold StokowskiGreat artists often influence each other. Such was the case with Leopold Stokowski. Classical music editor Steve Smith discusses a new recording of Stokowski's interpretations of European composer, Modest Mussorgsky. Online resources:
Extra Sensory Goes DigitalComputers are powerful tools but they still can't stimulate all of our senses, like smell and taste. But is that likely to change in the near future? Weekend America's technology reporter Rick Karr investigates the state of sensory enhanced computing and tells Weekend America host Barbara Bogaev what he found out. Online resources:
Music Bridge: notions of slow and fast are set at naught - Artist: Portable
CD: Version (Scape) Weekend WeatherWeekend America's John Moe is away, but Hank Rosenfeld 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) 
An Earful of DisneyIt's the 50th anniversary of Disneyland this week. The park is filled with amazing visuals. But sound plays a bigger role than one might expect. Weekend America guest host Alex Cohen talks with the creator of a new musical compilation, Randy Thornton of Walt Disney Records. Audio tour of Disneyland:
Weekend America's theme music was composed by Galactic
The Stem Cell DebateWhen science takes a leap forward, ethical debates often take center stage. Stem cell research is the latest to go through the process. Not so long ago, in vitro fertilization was contested. Weekend America host Barbara Bogaev talks with Robin Marantz Henig, the author of Pandora's Baby: How the First Test Tube Babies Sparked the Reproductive Revolution. Online resources:
Music Bridge: You The Picture - Artist: Marc Hellner
CD: Marriages (Aesthetics) Without a NetBase jumping is a daredevil sport and last week, Jeb Corliss talked about hoping to take the first jump from a plane without a shute. But it's already been done, by Alan McGee, a soldier in World War II. Weekend America guest host Alex Cohen speaks to his longtime friend, Don Jenkins. Online resources:
 Classical Music: Handel's RodelindaGerman opera singer Simone Kermes has captured the heart of Steve Smith, classical music editor of Time Out New York. He reviews her new recording of Handel's Rodelinda. Online resources:
An Ode to Harry PotterThe newest Harry Potter book was unveiled at midnight. Weekend America producer Heidi Pickman reports on the excitement surrounding Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Online resources:
Speaking UpPublic speaking can be unnerving for anyone. For someone who stutters, it's terrifying. Rob Bloom knows what it's like to be afraid to speak. He's stuttered all his life. Weekend America guest host Alex Cohen talks to Rob Bloom about managing the fear. Online resources:
Buried AliveA trip into the ground in a coffin is usually a one-way ticket. But a provocative art project is giving gallery visitors a chance to experience a little bit of death first hand. Weekend America correspondent Michael Raphael introduces us to some brave souls who took the trip. Online resources:
Weekend WeatherWeekend America's John Moe is away, but Hank Rosenfeld 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)  Classical Music: FredA new classical album called Fred features at least two artists who deserve more attention. Classical music editor Steve Smith talks about Frederick Rzewski and chamber ensemble Eighth Blackbird. Online resources:
Rehnquist's RobesChief Justice William Rehnquist announced this week that he's not going to retire. When he finally decides to step down, his legacy on the bench will have a surprising footnote. Weekend America host Barbara Bogaev talks with Mr. Mickey of Paper magazine about the lasting mark Rehnquist leaves on Supreme Court fashion. 
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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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