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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?

What's your holiday performance story?
The office talent show, the neighborhood caroling posse, the school pageant ... At holiday time we often sing, dance, and dress as shepherds. Did you bloom in the warmth of your audience's adulation, or freeze up like the snowman you'd rather be building? Did your holiday performance change your life or that of someone close to you?

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Listen IconSupporting Alito
The nation is gearing up for Judge Samuel Alito's nomination hearings. Weekend America host Barbara Bogaev speaks with Tanya Ditty, a volunteer at the Georgia chapter of Concerned Women for America, about her advocacy for Judge Samuel Alito's Supreme Court appointment.

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Listen IconAlito Ads
Opponents of Judge Samuel Alito are hammering the airwaves with TV ads in advance of his nomination hearings next week. Reporter Alex Cohen talks to two opponents about what they are plotting.
Online resources:
» View the advertisements
» Brennan Center
» Concerned Women for America (pro-Alito)
» JudgeAlito.com (pro-Alito site)
» Naral Pro Choice America (pro-Alito)
» People for the American Way (anti-Alito)
» Save the Court (home of the Cartoon and Petition)

Music Bridge: First Times - Artist: B. Fleischmann
CD: The Humbucking Coil (Morr)
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Listen IconTipping the Scales of Justice
How has the involvement of special interest groups affected the Supreme Court? Host Barbara Bogaev explores their influence with Burt Brandenberg, the executive director of the non-partisan campaign, "Justice at Stake."

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Listen IconFinding Bliss
Director David Lynch creates images that are hard to forget. From the TV series "Twin Peaks" to films like "Mulholland Drive" and "Blue Velvet," Lynch's films are known for their intensity and haunting images. Lynch credits Transcendental Meditation for many of his creative sparks. He talks with host Barbara Bogaev about the importance of meditation in his life.
Online resources:
» The David Lynch Foundation
» Transcendental Meditation

Music Bridge: like bacon sundays - Artist: luc
CD: peaofthesea (aagoo)
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Listen IconIndependent Music
They're obsessed with French pop music, but the band Nous Non Plus hails from New York. Weekend America host Bill Radke talks to Mark Wheat, of the Minneapolis radio station The Current, about their new CD which crosses classic French romantic sounds with American rock and roll.
Online resources:
» Nous Non Plus Web site

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Listen IconGrizzly Man
Remember Timothy Treadwell? He spent thirteen summers in Alaska living among grizzly bears and was known to many as the "Grizzly Man." A couple of years ago, Treadwell was killed by a bear and his story was subsequently made into a documentary film. Louisa Wilcox, of the Natural Resources Defense Council, knew Treadwell and she talks to Weekend America host Bill Radke about the fate of the bears since his death.

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Listen IconIn Hibernation
Do bears have the right idea? Should we all hunker down for a few months and enjoy a long winter's nap? Independent producer Laura Starcheski gives it a try.

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Weekend America's John Moe takes a look at the weather and Saturday happenings all across the country.
Online resources:
» Event information

Music Bridge: Beat Connection (Disco Dub Version) - Artist: lcd soundsystem
CD: DFA compilation #2 (DFA)
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Listen IconI Live In My Car
General Motors takes that old joke, "You can't drive your house but you can live in your car" to a new level at the LA Auto Show. Host Bill Radke spoke with GM's concept development and design strategy manager about his team's winning entry in the LA Adventure Design Challenge. It's the GM "Pad," a combination car and loft apartment.
Online resources:
» LA Auto Show

Featured in Hour One
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Listen IconHate Disorder
Bigotry may seem like crazy behavior to most people, but could it be an actual psychological disorder? Work is underway this year to revise the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and there's discussion about incorporating an additional category known as "extreme bias." Host Bill Radke talks to Dr. Edward Dunbar about the issue.

Tell us what you think of extreme bias disorder.


Music Bridge: Flying Officer - Artist: Skalpel
CD: Konfusion (Ninja Tune)
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Listen IconCoping with Katrina
Suicide rates have increased significantly in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina came ashore. Hosts Bill Radke and Barbara Bogaev talk with Mary Katherine Aldin, a friend of Stevenson Palfi, a man who recently committed suicide after the hurricane devastated his life.
Online resources:
» Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
» American Foundation of Suicide Prevention
» Get more info on Palfi's Documentary

Music Bridge: You Will Not Lose - Artist: Allen Toussaint
CD: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (Warner)
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Listen IconIndependent Music
The Austin, Texas based band Okkervil River has been getting a lot of attention lately. They have a new CD called "Black Sheep Boy Appendix" which features some cuts they couldn't fit into their album last year. Host Bill Radke gives it a spin with music critic Mark Wheat of the Minneapolis radio station The Current.
Online resources:
» Okkervil River Web site

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Listen IconSolomon Squad
Should money be used to motivate kids to do well in school? Once a month, Weekend America brings together two people to settle a moral conundrum. Host Bill Radke talks with Sherry Lansing, former chief of Paramount Pictures and Lionel Sosa, a marketing consultant who specializes in political advertising, about the issue of paying kids to get good grades.

Learn more about our panel of experts and share your thoughts on the matter.



Music Bridge: Across the Atlantic - Artist: The Budos Band
CD: S/T (Daptone)
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Weekend America's John Moe takes a look at the weather and Saturday happenings all across the country.
Online resources:
» Event information

Music Bridge: Beat Connection (Disco Dub Version) - Artist: lcd soundsystem
CD: DFA compilation #2 (DFA)
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Listen IconHigh Heels and Hockey Sticks
Reporter Susan Valot thought she'd be the last person to take up hockey; but she and a growing number of women find doing battle on the ice has its rewards. Valot introduces us to the women on her team.

Music Bridge: Seether - Artist: Veruca Salt
CD: Seether (Minty Fresh/DGC)
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» Another Great Moment in Small Talk: Read how Charlie Schroeder became an unpopular "tool" because of Borat.
» Listener Letters: Renewable Christmas Trees: Read listeners' alternate endings to "Puff the Magic Dragon."
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