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Commentator Frank Deford calls out the experts who, in the torpor of summer, pass the time projecting the future of sports culture. They base their prediction on a slight increase in the popularity of the WNBA, the success of the Williams sisters, and the possibility of Tiger Woods leaving a trail of African and Asian American golf stars.

According to sources in Chile's Supreme Court, the court has stripped former dictator General Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution. The verdict still must be signed by all the judges, and formally announced. If he does, in fact, lose his immunity, Pinochet could then be tried for human rights abuses.

NPR's Steve Inskeep takes a look at the speaking style of Texas Governor George W. Bush. Bush, the presidential nominee is due at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, where he will give one of his longest speeches to date.

Weekend Edition's Popular Culture Commentator Steven Stark says that there is news of note concerning the selection of Senator Joseph Lieberman as Al Gore's running mate on the Democratic ticket, but it's not the fact that Lieberman is Jewish.

Commentator Mary Swander tells the story of how following the political conventions can have a detrimental effect on family life.

Lisa talks with Robert H. Nelson, a professor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland, about his claim that mismanagement on the part of the U.S. Forest Service has turned the American West into a tinderbox. He suggests that if the government were to relax restrictions on the commerical timber industry, the threat of uncontrolled forest fires would be greatly reduced.

Lisa reads letters from listeners.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr explores the latest guess at the identity of Watergate mystery source Deep Throat.

Lisa talks to Dr. Randal Nelson, Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Rochester. He and his team of researchers are developing a computer with "eyes" - video cameras, to be more accurate - that can locate objects in a room and can understand what they are. In the future, this technology could be used to build robots that repair space stations or simply fetch a glass of milk.

Weekend Edition's Information Age Specialist Rich Dean complains that he's having trouble getting all of his high-tech toys to work with each other, and guess what? The manufacturers seem to like it like that.

NPR's Fred Wasser profiles Charles Bukowski, the legendary and notorious poet. Bukowski's earthy, visceral writing -- and lifestyle -- brought him a devoted audience. Six years after his death in 1994, Bukowski remains popular, and a new edition of posthumous works are being published next month, under the title Open All Night. (Black Sparrow Press)

Vice Presidential hopeful Joseph Lieberman appeared on ALL the major network news programs to clear up some questions about his record. NPR's Guy Raz reports.