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Scott speaks with Dr. Lawrence Schoen about the seventh Annual Klingon Language Conference he helped organize this weekend in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

Scott with some thoughts about what Presidential candidates are asked in debates.

Host Scott Simon talks with Ernesto Bentoncourt, Fidel Castro's former political advisor, about Fidel Castro's assault against the Cuban Moncada barricks in 1953, a pivotal moment in Cuban history.

Nearly 20% of Americans are Latino or Hispanic and they buy more movie tickets per capita. But a new report says just 7% of all lead characters in 2019's top-grossing films were Hispanic or Latino.

A small Mediterranean island comes alive when its fishermen pit their strength against their migrating prey, the bluefin tuna. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli went out to sea to witness this stunning ritual, called the Mattanza.

Weekend Edition Sunday essayist Diane Roberts has recently been in London for her annual visit and she offers a primer on the intricacies of properly feeding her British friends.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Jeanne Dyer from Randolph, New Jerse. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WNYC.)

John Biewen of American Radio Works reports on the conditions facing people with mental illness who have been convicted of crimes and sent to prison.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts and Kevin Phillips about political events of the week. The Republican National Convention begins next week in Philadelphia and George W. Bush has not announced a running mate.