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Co-Host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts about political events this week as the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Los Angeles.

Host Madeleine Brand talks to NPR's Sarah Chayes in Bilboa, Spain, about the upsurge of violence by Basque separatists. The separatists, known as ETA, have taken responsibility for more than a dozen bombings this summer.

Commentator Madeline Hnatowich Dean recalls her recent summer vacations out West --sharing the woods with fire fighters.

Melinda Penkava talks to Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the new documentary, The Kings of Comedy. 6:00.

The submarine disaster has had repercussions for President Putin, who was vacationing during much of the crisis. From Moscow, journalist Yevgenia Albats tells us how the president's decision to remain on vacation angered Russian citizens.

Noah Adams talks to Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Foley, Director of the United States Marine Band. The band is performing a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington this weekend, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the return of the US Capitol to Washington from Philadelphia.

Vice President Al Gore will be underway this morning in Dubuque, Iowa, two days after receiving the Democratic presidential nomination. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

Melinda talks to Roy Criner's attorney---Michael Charlton about DNA technology, and why it took so long to free his client. Mr. Criner was released from a Texas prison this week, three years after DNA evidence proved that he was not at the site of a murder/rape.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

Melinda reads letters from listeners.