Nov 15th, 2008 · There was a day when counting ballots by hand meant sorting through shards of broken pot, taking care not to break them into even smaller bits. Learn the finer points of voting — Roman style. Elaine Fantham, Weekend Edition's classics commentator, tells guest host Lynn Neary about those days and the finer points of voting, Roman style.
Keywords: Roman · Elaine Fantham · Lynn Neary · finer · shards
Nov 15th, 2008 · Guest host Lynn Neary talks to Weekend Edition Saturday's business commentator and NY Times columnist Joe Nocera about the changes in the bailout plan.
Keywords: Business · bailout · Weekend Edition · Lynn Neary · Joe Nocera · NY Times
Nov 15th, 2008 · The G-20 economic summit takes place this weekend in Washington, D.C. Guest host Lynn Neary talks to Clive Crook, of The Atlantic magazine, about the goals of the summit, and about what it may realistically accomplish.
Keywords: economic · Washington · D.C · magazine · summit · Lynn Neary · The Atlantic · Clive Crook
Nov 15th, 2008 · The Shining Path appears to be re-emerging in Peru. Last month 17 government soldiers and five civilians were killed in the jungle by the group. Guest host Lynn Neary talks with NPR's Juan Forero about the new faces of the Shining Path.
Keywords: Violence · civil · Soldiers · emergencies · jungle · Lynn Neary · Revolutionary · Peru · Juan Forero · Shining Path
Jul 7th, 2008 · Amazon's electronic reader, Kindle, is starting to replace paperbacks, but people question how well the device holds up to surf and sand. Can summer reading be done on the device? Lynn Neary finds out.
Keywords: electronics · Lynn Neary · Amazon · paperback · reader
Apr 17th, 2008 · Co-host Lynn Neary has this morning's business news.
Keywords: Business · chairman · Lynn Neary · Samsung
Apr 13th, 2008 · Chinese officials are swinging back after a week of heated protests over their country's hosting of the upcoming summer games. Tom Goldman talks with guest host Lynn Neary about how protests are shaping the image of the Beijing Olympics and about an upcoming meeting of Olympic athletes in Chicago.
Keywords: protests · country · China · athletes · Chicago · Beijing · Lynn Neary · Tom Goldman · olympic · Beijing Olympics
Apr 6th, 2008 · Former Sen. George Mitchell, who helped administer the Good Friday accord ending sectarian violence in Northern Ireland, talks to Lynn Neary about the legacy of the 1998 agreement.
Keywords: Violence · agreement · legacy · Sen · sectarian · Island · 1998 · Lynn Neary · Northern Ireland · George Mitchell