An intimate studio in the backyard of Roberta’s restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, is streaming 32 radio programs every week. All the shows on the Heritage Radio Network are about food. Vinita Nair reports. Source
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The couple behind “Fixer Upper”
Chip and Joanna Gaines are the rising stars of HGTV’s hit home renovation show, “Fixer Upper,” and they’ve turned, Waco, Texas into the Renovation Capital of the World. Jane Pauley talks with the couple who have become dynamo entrepreneurs. Source
Saturday Sessions: A Red Hot tribute to the Grateful Dead
More than 20 years after they played their final show, the Grateful Dead continues to inspire. Twin brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner took time out from their band, The National, to produce an epic, 59-track tribute to the Dead featuring dozens of musicians. “Day of the Dead” took four years to complete, and benefits the AIDS charity Red Hot. The brothers discuss the project with Anthony Mason. Source
The Dish: Chef Brian Tsao
Chef Brian Tsao developed his pan-Asian cooking style in a natural, yet roundabout way. He was born in New York City, but at age 15 found himself studying in China. He’d also become the guitarist of the country’s first touring thrashcore band, and in the process learned about the food of China’s diverse regions. A Culinary Institute of America graduate, Tsao is now executive chef at Mira Sushi & Izakaya and Kimoto Rooftop, New York’s first Asian beer garden, melding influences from China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and the U.S. into what he calls “interesting but still authentic food.” Source
New documentary tracks the fall of Anthony Weiner
After a sexting scandal in 2011 cost him his seat in Congress, Anthony Weiner found himself in the same trouble again two years later during his failed bid to become New York City’s mayor, only this time he was being tailed by a documentary crew. The result? The award-winning film “Weiner.” Directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg talk about how they got their up-close look at an imploding political campaign, and why the disgraced politician doesn’t want you to see the movie. Source
Morning Rounds: Health officials expect Zika infections in U.S. soon
CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and CBS News contributor Dr. Holly Phillips join “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss a race against time to kill mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus, which is linked to severe birth defects. All Zika cases in the U.S. have been in people who traveled from Latin America, but health officials expect mosquito-borne infections will occur here soon. Also: more than 15,000 Americans suffer a spinal cord injury each year, but one treatment is offering new hope for patients and their families. Source
Mission to Mars
This week Lockheed Martin unveiled its proposal to have a manned laboratory orbiting Mars within the next 12 years. Popular Science’s senior editor Sophie Bushwick joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to explain the technology, and how close we are from turning science fiction into reality. Source
Alleged White House gunman identified
An armed man who was shot by a Secret Service officer outside the White House on Friday remains in critical condition in a Washington hospital. The suspect was identified as Jesse Oliveri of Ashland, Pa. Federal agents found ammunition in a car believed to have been driven by Oliveri. Chip Reid reports. Source
Washington Post’s Philip Bump on 2016 presidential race
Political reporter Philip Bump of the Washington Post joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the 2016 campaign. Source
NRA endorsement in presidential race
Second amendment rights are once again an issue in the presidential race after the National Rifle Association endorsed Donald Trump on Friday. Julianna Goldman reports from Washington. Source