NPR Programs: Weekend Edition SaturdayFrom civil wars in Bosnia and El Salvador, to hospital rooms, police stations, and America's backyards, National Public Radio's Peabody Award-winning correspondent Scott Simon brings a well-traveled perspective to his role as host of Weekend Edition Saturday.Goats In Jail- September 13, 2008 NPR's Scott Simon reflects on some items in the news including the imprisonment of a number of goats and a man who has had 25 wives.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94591163&ft=1&f=7 Letters: Children's Recorded Stories- September 13, 2008 Many listeners wrote letters in response to our interview last week with Daniel Pinkwater on the children's recorded stories of Jim Copp.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94591148&ft=1&f=7 Kenya Struggles To Create New Constitution- September 13, 2008 Following a deadly power crisis that was resolved when Kenya's leaders agreed to work together, efforts began to craft a new constitution. But it's a messy procedure. Promising a new constitution and delivering one are two very different things.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94591139&ft=1&f=7 Hurricane Ike Threatens Texas Coast- September 13, 2008 As day breaks in Texas, Hurricane Ike continues to batter towns along the Texas coast. NPR's Carrie Kahn in Houston talks with host Scott Simon about the strength of Hurricane Ike and the damage so far on the ground.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94591127&ft=1&f=7 The Dictator With Rock Star Dreams- September 13, 2008 Weekend Edition's classics commentator Elaine Fantham talk with host Scott Simon about what to do when your emperor wants to be a rock star. Roman Emperor Nero was this kind of ruler, and he took his music making very seriously.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94591151&ft=1&f=7 |