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GUY RAZ, HOST:

Major storms have reached a swath of the Great Plains from Oklahoma City up through central Kansas and into Nebraska. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz speaks with Chance Hayes, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Wichita, Kansas.

From North Korea's failed missile test to one of the biggest scandals unraveling in China, weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks with James Fallows of the Atlantic about the latest stories in the news.

NPR's Joel Rose has a round-up of the week's news in the Trayvon Martin shooting case. Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is in jail and the legal case is moving forward.

Carl reads three news-related limericks: A Bus For When You Feel Like You've Been Hit By a Bus, Slider Sommelier and an Adorable Expiration Date.

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

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PETER SAGAL, HOST:

Now panel, how will Ozzie Guillen upset Miamians next time? Alonzo Bodden?

ALONZO BODDEN: Ozzie's going to lose his accent and when they can understand what he's saying, there's really going to be trouble.

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SAGAL: Jessi Klein?

JESSI KLEIN: He will be caught on tape saying he loves everything about Florida except the old people.

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SAGAL: And Mo Rocca?

Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: Don't Text and Maul.

Our panelists tell us three stories of life before the Internet, only one of which is true.

More questions for the panel: Take This Job And Shove It, Some Assembly Required and You Want Who?