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'Victoria & Abdul' Explores Colonialism And Islamophobia During Queen's Reign

Victoria & Abdul is based on a true story about Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim. He started as a servant. She made him her teacher and trusted confidante, much to the dismay of her inner circle.

A resident faces the damage to her suburban San Juan property from Hurricane Maria. The lack of electricity and other key elements of infrastructure make recovery that much harder.

Puerto Rico's Weak Infrastructure Creates Big Challenges For Recovery

Even before Maria, the island suffered from frequent power outages and crippling debt. Now organizations must figure out how to deliver relief to a place that may not have electricity for months.

Soldiers pass a woman in an alley in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro on Friday, during an operation related to an apparent war among drug dealers.

Soldiers Descend On Rio 'Favela' As Shootouts Erupt

The operation was prompted by an apparent war among drug lords. Residents were forced to dive for cover on the floors of their homes as several hundred well-armed gangsters roamed the streets.

Episode 796: The Basic Income Experiment

The basic income. A flat payment to citizens, without strings. Is it a progressive fantasy, or sensible policy? We may soon find out. The Finnish Government is testing it on 2,000 unemployed citizens.

Trucks drive over the Friendship Bridge, from the North Korean town of Sinuiju to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Sept. 5. China says it will ban textile imports from North Korea.

China Moves To Limit Fuel, Textile Trade With North Korea

China accounts for the vast majority of North Korea's trade. President Trump has accused China of not doing enough to push back North Korea's nuclear program.

A poster in Essen showing women in traditional German dress promotes the far-right party Alternative for Germany. The poster says, "Colorful variety? We have already."

In German Election, Campaign Posters Are More Important Than TV Ads

The poster tradition dates back hundreds of years and serves as an equalizer in modern-day German elections. But some of today's messaging has been provocative to the point of causing offense.

Berlin's Tegel is a small and far from modern airport. But many city residents value its convenience and its history and don't want it to close.

Is Tegel Airport To Be Or Not To Be? That Is The Question, For Berlin

On Sunday — the same day as the German national election — Berliners will vote on whether to keep their city airport when a new one opens just south. Tegel Airport has fierce defenders — and critics.

Prediction

Our panelists predict if the prophecy this weekend doesn't come true, how the world will end.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Hip To Be A Square, ThinkBit, Gesundheit Fish.

American soldiers advance through a rice paddy during the Vietnam War.

Fresh Air Weekend: Loudon Wainwright III; 'Jerry Before Seinfeld'; 'The Vietnam War'

Wainwright opens up about the "exes & excess" that inform his music. David Bianculli reviews Jerry Seinfeld's new Netflix special. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discuss their PBS documentary series.

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