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Host Jacki Lyden talks with Catholic author and broadcaster Peter Stanford on the eve of the Pope John Paul II's beatification of two of his predecessors: Popes John the XXIII and Pius IX. Stanford says perhaps too many people are being beatified and canonized too quickly and maybe the process is faulty.

It's the first Saturday of the month and host Jacki Lyden is joined by novelist Paul Auster to bring you the National Story Project. Interested in submitting a story? Send your stories to: PMB 206 123 7th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11215. You can also email your submission to NationalStoryProject@npr.org. For more information on the National Story Project and to read this month's stories, please visit the National Story Project area on NPR's web site at http://www.npr.org/programs/watc/991002.storyproject.html.

For critic Bob Mondello, going to a movie is work. So what does he do for entertainment? Recently he went to an amusement park in Virginia to try out the rollercoasters. He found out that many of them have a lot in common with summer blockbusters.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including President Bill Clinton announcing that his administration will not deploy a national missle defense system; Montana Governor Marc Racicot on the western fires; Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt on the fires; Ford Motor Company chief executive and president Jacques Nasser with an update on the Bridgestone/Firestone tire recall; United Airlines chairman Jim Goodwin apologizing for delays caused by this summer's labor troubles; Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore on their visions for America's health care system.

As Labor Day approaches, the country's unions are finding strength in numbers once again - thanks to changes in organizing and tactics, as several recent contract negotiations have pointed out. Frank talks with Cornell University Professor and labor expert Kate Bronfenbrenner, who surveys the scene.

Over the summer, some legislators have been scrutinizing what they consider monopolistic practices by America Online, which has been blocking Instant Messages from outside services. Weekend Edition Information Age Specialist Rich Dean referees the fracas.

A crew of Icelanders sail across the ocean from their home to America 1,000 years after their Viking ancestors made the same voyage. Their vessel, the Icelander, is a replica Viking warship built to an ancient design by the ship's captain.

This year's Presidential Primaries attracted the second-lowest voter turnout since 1960. Guy Raz reports on an across-the-board decline in voter participation.

Jacki talks to law professor Jonathan Turley about the decision yesterday that prevented Wen Ho Lee from being released on bail. Lee has been charged with mishandling information and has spent the last several months in solitary confinement without bail. Turley says that despite yesterday's decision, the government's case is looking increasingly shaky.

Scott speaks with Daniel Pinkwater, Weekend Edition Saturday's ambassador to the world of childrens' literature, about a new book called Basho and the Fox.