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How did your life collide with the headlines in 2007?
Iraq, the subprime crisis, Facebook, immigration, oil prices - 2007 had no shortage of hefty headlines. We'd like to hear about how these and other major news events of the past year affected you. Where did your life collide with the news in 2007?

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Broadcast Date: October 15, 2005
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Image IconHas life improved for black men in America since the first Million Man March? Check out these statistics...
Listen IconMillion Man March
People are packing onto the National Mall in Washington, DC to commemorate the 10th anniversary of The Million Man March. This time, there's a rally called The Millions More Movement, which is also backed by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. What happened at the march ten years ago... and what has changed as a result? Weekend America Host Bill Radke talks to journalists Frank Harris and Frank Stodghill, who both attended the 1995 event. Also: an update on this weekend's rally from the scene.
Online resources:
» Image IconPictures of Frank Harris and Frank Stodghill
» Millions More Movement Web site

Music Bridge: The Empire Strikes Backwards - Artist: The Bad Plus
CD: Suspicious Activity? (Sony)
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Listen IconVetting Priests
This week, The Los Angeles Archdiocese made public hundreds of documents regarding priests accused of molesting children. So, what is the Catholic Church doing to prevent abuse in the future? Weekend America Host Barbara Bogaev talks to Thomas Plante a psychiatry professor at Santa Clara University. He screens candidates for Roman Catholic seminaries.
Online resources:
» Thomas G. Plante, Ph.D., ABPP

Music Bridge: Chrapnell - Artist: Isolee
CD: We Are Monster (Playhouse)
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Listen IconIndependent Music: The Bats
You don't hear much pop music from New Zealand, but you may soon with the release of At The National Grid, the new CD from the band The Bats. Weekend America Host Bill Radke talks about the band with reviewer Mark Wheat of the radio station, The Current in Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Online resources:
» The Bats | Horizon | From the album, At The National Grid (Magic Marker)

Listen IconGood Night, and Good Luck
The new movie about former CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow, Good Night and Good Luck paints a positive image of television journalists. As independent producer Derek John explains, it's an image that has been lost during the last few decades in other movies about the TV news business.
Online resources:
» Good Night, And Good Luck Web site and movie trailer

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Listen IconTrailers That Shine
Would you like The Shining better if it were the feel good film of the year? Film editor Rob Ryang demonstrates to Weekend America host Bill Radke how to make a scary classic more family-friendly with a bit of irreverent editing.
Online resources:
» View the Shining trailer at iFilm.com

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Listen IconWeekend Weather / Hometown Happenings
Weekend America's John Moe takes a look at the weather and Saturday happenings all across the country.
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» Event information

Music Bridge: Beat Connection (Disco Dub Version) - Artist: lcd soundsystem
CD: DFA compilation #2 (DFA)
Listen IconGator Man
Los Angeles has an alligator problem. Conveniently, a Louisiana man displaced by hurricane Katrina has come to the rescue. Independent producer Dan Konecky has the story of gator-wrangler Thomas "T-Bone" Quinn and his brush with stardom as he tries to coax an abandoned pet alligator from a Los Angeles area lake.
Online resources:
» Lisa Haley and the Zyekats
» T-Bone Quinn throws in the towel in Reggie search (DailyBreeze.com)

Music Bridge: Reggie Alligator - Artist: Lisa Haley and the Zydekats
CD: Reggie Alligator (Blue Fiddle Records)
Featured in Hour One
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Listen IconPinter and the Nobel Prize
Playwright and screenwriter Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature this week. Host Barbara Bogaev talks to Jeremy Irons and other actors about Pinter's work and what it means to them.
Online resources:
» Harold Pinter - Biobibliographical notes
» Harold Pinter - Literary works at the Public Radio BookSource.
» El Portal Theatre
» OldTimesOnline.com - More information about the production at the El Portal Theatre

Music Bridge: Unosietecero - Artist: Flanger
CD: Outer Space / Inner Space (Ninja Tune)
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Listen IconEverest Remeasured
Record-setting mountain climber Conrad Anker got a little surprise this week. Hailed for reaching new heights on the world's tallest mountain, Mt. Everest, Anker just learned Everest isn't as high as experts once thought. Host Bill Radke talks to Anker about the new discovery and what it means to him.
Online resources:
» Conrad Anker Web site
» Anker Climbing Equipment

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Listen IconBetween a Rock and a Hard Place
Remember Aron Ralston? He's the lone mountain climber who became trapped in a remote part of the Utah Canyons a couple of years ago and had to sever his own arm to break free. He joins Weekend America host Bill Radke to talk about his connection to the outdoors and why he refuses to slow down.
Online resources:
» Aron Ralston Web site
» Aron Ralston book, Between a Rock and a Hard Place , is available at the Public Radio BookSource.

Music Bridge: Twins - Artist: Hauschka
CD: The Prepared Piano (City Centre)
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Listen IconFixed-Gear Fetish
Have an obsession? Eric Ambel used to admit to just one: guitars. When he plays in singer Steve Earle's band, he has a huge collection of them to choose from. But now, he's collecting something completely different: fixed-gear bicycles. And he's not the only one obsessed with this retro form of riding.
Online resources:
» Eric Ambel's Web site
» Sid's Bikes
» Fixed Gear Gallery

Music Bridge: Union Square - Artist: Eric Ambel
CD: Knucklehead (Lakeside Lounge)
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Listen IconPandemic Potential
Getting spooked by all of the reports about Avian Flu? Some people are calling it this year's SARS scare. Toronto doctor Allison McGeer knows all about SARS. In 2003, the disease was spreading in Toronto hospitals. She was treating patients with the virus, until she caught it herself. She's fine today and joins Weekend America host Bill Radke to share what she learned about highly publicized diseases and the fears that surround them.
Online resources:
» World Health Organization - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
» World Health Organization - Avian influenza: new areas with infection in birds - update 34
» Centers for Disease Control - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
» Centers for Disease Control - Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

Music Bridge: A New Day - Artist: Dawn Smithson
CD: Safer Here (Kranky)
Listen IconChicken Lovers
Protecting chickens amidst threats of Avian flu is a big concern of chicken farmers. And, for folks who keep them as pets. Independent producer Jesse Boggs profiles some people with a passion for their clucking companions.

Weekend Weather
Listen IconWeekend Weather / Hometown Happenings
Weekend America's John Moe takes a look at the weather and Saturday happenings all across the country.
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» Event information

Music Bridge: Beat Connection (Disco Dub Version) - Artist: lcd soundsystem
CD: DFA compilation #2 (DFA)
Listen IconListener Letters
Weekend America hosts Bill Radke and Barbara Bogaev sort through the Weekend America e-mail.

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Listen IconIndependent Music: Sigur Rós
Can't understand the words of the new Sigur Rós album? Don't worry. No one can. The Icelandic band made up its own language. But it's certainly not slowing the sales of their music. Host Bill Radke talks to reviewer Mark Wheat of The Current, a music station in Minneapolis-St. Paul about the band's newest release.
Online resources:
» Sigur Rós | Sæglópur | From the album, Takk... (Geffen Records)

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