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Opening Theme: Start From Scratch - Artist: Galactic
CD: Crazyhorse Mongoose (Capricorn)  Change Is EminentUnder the 5th Amendment of the Constitution, the government can take your property from you (paying market value) if it will be used for the public good. A landmark 1954 Supreme Court case broadened the meaning of public good and made it easier for these so-called "takings." Correspondent Richard Paul visits the D.C. neighborhood affected by the ruling. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Kim Is Designer - Artist: Dosh
CD: Naoise (Anticon)
Weekend Weather
In honor of Hunter S. Thompson, John Moe tries his hand at gonzo journalism with a little bit of weather everywhere. Online resources:
Hunter Thompson's Political Genius
Farewell, Hunter (In lieu of flowers and gifts, donations can be made to: The Hunter S. Thompson Foundation; P.O. Box 220; Woody Creek, CO 81656.)  hour 1 | hour 2Music Bridge: El Bombo Atomico - Artist: Tipsy
CD: Trip Tease (Asphodel) Between a Rock and a SculptureAfter a week of rain, a huge boulder fell in dangerous proximity to a California highway, threatening several houses and closing the famous Pacific Coast Highway. Producer Hank Rosenfeld went there and met a man who has bigger plans for the rock beyond its career as a 12,000-ton roadblock. Online resource:
Music Picks with Michael Raphael
Weekend America music director Michael Raphael shares his favorite music from independent record labels. Selections include: Damon & Naomi and Out Hud. Michael's set list:
One Life To Leave | Out Hud from the album, Let Us Never Speak of It Again (Kranky)House Of Glass | Damon and Naomi from the album, Earth Is Blue (20/20/20)To Boldly Go On...When Star Trek fans heard that the show "Enterprise" would be cancelled, they took matters into their own hands. So far, they've raised half of the money needed to buy the show and keep the dream alive. Weekend America host Bill Radke went to a protest against the forces of darkness that want to cancel the program and talked to some fans who've opened their hearts and wallets for the show. Online resource:
Bridging the Divide"Sergeant Benderman is no Mahatma Gandhi." That's what former marine John Hein said about Kevin Benderman, a soldier who refused to return to Iraq because he's come to believe that war is wrong. Weekend America put Benderman and Hein in touch. It turns out that their conversations have had a surprising effect on Hein. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Written on the Sky - Artist: Max Richter
CD: The Blue Notebooks (Fat Cat) You Talk, We ListenLast week, Weekend America brainstormed ideas about how to bring people back to the Midwest. Bill Radke talks with two listeners about their relationship with the heartland. Music Bridge: Living - Artist: Hexstatic
CD: Master-View (Ninja Tune) 
Opening Theme: Start From Scratch - Artist: Galactic
CD: Crazyhorse Mongoose (Capricorn) Growing Up Behind BarsImagine spending your teen years behind bars. Nathaniel Abraham was 11 years old when he was accused of killing Ronnie Greene Jr. He was 13 at the time he was sentenced, the youngest person to stand trial as an adult. Weekend America explores the issue of trying children as adults, and talks to several people whose lives were changed by his trial: Lisa Halushka, the prosecutor in the Michigan vs Abraham case; Dan Bagdade, Nathaniel's defense attorney, and Eugene Moore, the presiding judge. Online resources:
"13 year-old - and Michigan juvenile law - under fire in murder trial" (CourtTV)
Text of Nathaniel Abraham's Sentence (CourtTV) Abraham to be held in juvenile facility until age 21(The Detroit News) Music Bridge: Forest Floor - Artist: Secret Frequency Crew
CD: Forest of the Echo Downs (Schematic) Baseball FeverSpring training is unofficially underway. By next week players will be back in the swing of things. Reporter Rene Gutel reports live from the Fan Fest in Peoria, Arizona. She's met some fans who've taken their love of spring training to the extreme. Online resource:
Music Bridge: Reflet - Artist: Paris Combo
CD: Motifs (Koch) Lucha Libre Va-VoomForget Spiderman and Batman, it's the Luchadores -- Mexican wrestlers -- that really know how to wear their spandex. Reporter Alex Cohen went to a match and was, quite literally, bowled over. Online resource:
Lucha Va-Voom Web site
Upcoming shows: June 29 & 30, Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, Calif.; May 5, Chicago, Il. Music Bridge: Pica - Artist: John Beltran
CD: In Full Color (Ubiquity) Stone Cold LoveAdd the classics to a sultry voice and you get songwriter Patricia Barber. No one but Bill Radke and Weekend America have heard her latest project. It's a 10-song cycle based on Ovid's classic poem, Metamorphoses. Online resources:
Patricia Barber Web site
Tour dates Inspired by: "Metamorphoses - A Play" by Mary Zimmerman Find out more about Morpheus and Greek mythology And the Winner Is...For 16 years, sound mixer Kevin O'Connell has woken up to an early-morning phone call telling him he's been nominated for an Oscar. And for 16 years, he's gone home from the awards empty-handed. This year he's nominated for his 17th Oscar for his work in Spider-Man 2. He practices his thank-you speech with Barbara Bogaev. Online resources:
Music Bridge: Spidey Suite - Artist: Danny Elfman
CD: Spider-Man 2 Soundtrack (Sony) 
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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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