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Scott Simon talks with Hal Higdon, a marathon guru, who claims he's trained half of all the runners in this year's Chicago marathon.

Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush spent the end of his work week in New England. NPR's Steve Inskeep is covering the Bush campaign.

NPR's senior news analyst Daniel Schorr review the news of the week.

Block -- Let the games begin. The Subway Series between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets begins tonight. NPR Melissa Block reports on how both the fans and players are preparing.

Lost amid the hype and hoopla of the Series is the game itself. Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about how the teams stack up.

More than 100 people were injured today and at least three killed in continuing violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Yesterday the U.N. General Assembly condemned Israel's excessive use of force against Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR's Mike Shuster in Jerusalem

Scott speaks with author Frederick Reiken about his new novel, The Lost Legends of New Jersey. (Harcourt Brace) It tells the story of the Rubin clan and of suburban dissolution of the family.

Delegates from some 22 Arab nations are meeting in emergency summit this weekend in Cairo to underline their support for the Palestinians. Although Libyan delegates left the summit, saying nothing concrete would result, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is trying to steer a moderate course among Arab neighbors and allies. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from Cairo.

As part of Teach For America Week, Scott Simon visits a fourth grade classroom to teach students about his job in public radio.

Scott Simon remembers former U.S. Rep. Sidney Yates, who died last week.