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Weekend Edition's resident satirists in Montana have been bickering over who's to blame for their state's rash of wildfires.

In 1897, the U.S. Army launched an experiment to test if the safety bicycle, then a revolutionary vehicle, could be used to transport troops instead of the horse. The 25th Infantry, composed of 20 African American soldiers, took the 2,000-mile ride from Missoula, Montana to St. Louis, Missouri. Their journey is documented on a new film called The Bicycle Corps: America's Black Army on Wheels, produced by Montana Public Television. It airs on public television stations this week. Frank talks to Gus Chambers, the film's writer and producer.

Country singer Ray Price knew Hank Williams and Elvis Presley. He invented a unique 2-step beat. And he's been performing classic songs since the 1950's. Frank talks to the legendary crooner about his hit song Crazy Arms, and his latest CD Prisoner of Love. (Buddha/Justice Records 74465-99705-2)

Host Steve Inskeep talks with James L.W.West III about Trimalchio: An Early Version of The Great Gatsby (Edited by James L.W. West III/Cambridge University Press/2000). West says that F.Scott Fitzgerald's Trimalchio was a good novel, but that The Great Gatsby was a masterpiece -- and that Fitzgerald and his editor, the famed Maxwell Perkins, achieved this in the re-writing. West is Distinguished Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports the beatification of Pope Pius IX and Pope John XXIII happened at the Vatican among controversy and some allegations of anti-Semitism.

NPR's Peter Overby takes a look at vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman's Senate financial support from insurance and drug companies.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the final weeks in this year's presidential election.

As the Australians prepare to host the Olympics, they're also grappling with a new identity - as members of the Asian community. From Sydney, Eric Weiner reports.

Frank talks with former Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Tim Green about the upcoming National Football League season, which begins today. Tim provides insight into the state of last year's Super Bowl champions, the St. Louis Rams; the big money free agent signings by the Washington Redskins; and other teams in the playoff hunt this year.

Labor day is the traditional start of the fall campaign. Political watchers believe that 90% of the electorate have already made up their minds on their presidential selection. Host Steve Inskeep talks with Dan Gonyea on how both Bush and Gore are targeting the remaining 10%.