Weekend

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June 10, 2007

"Middle age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you." That's according to Ogden Nash. Saturday night is definitely a special night. In this hour of To The Best Of Our Knowledge, Susan Orlean tells us about some of the Saturday nights she spent with different people across the United States...in an effort to discover the magic and mystique of this night. Also, we'll meet Anne Beatts, one of the original writers of the long-running TV show, "Saturday Night Live."

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Journalist Susan Orlean set out to discover why this night is so special to Americans and tells Steve Paulson about some of her Saturday night excursions.

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Doug Gordon profiles Anne Beatts, one of the original writers for the groundbreaking late night comedy series "Saturday Night Live".

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Craig Harline tells Anne Strainchamps how Sunday has evolved over the past several centuries.

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David Sterritt talks with Jim Fleming about Jean-Luc Godard's film "Weekend" and we hear clips.

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June 15, 2008
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