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Writer-director Jonathan Levine could watch Hal Ashby's Coming Home a million times. "I think that the distinctive thing about Coming Home is the love story," he says.

From the dinosaurs and the glaciers to the first native peoples and the first European settlers, from Dutch and English Colonial rule to the American Revolution, from the slave society to the Civil War, from the robber barons and bootleggers to the war heroes and the happy rise of craft beer pubs, the Hudson Valley has a deep history.

OUR GARDENING CONSULTANT, KETZEL LEVINE, SHOWS UP IN A MOST UNLIKELY PLACE THIS WEEK.

For decades, singer Tony Bennett was a class unto himself and a bastion of The American Songbook. He has died at the age of 96.Bennett delighted his fans around the globe with timeless classics such as "Because of You," "Rags to Riches," and his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." From success as a crooner through his generation-spanning duets, his career was remarkable for both its constancy and duration.Joe Donahue spoke with Tony Bennett in 2014, prior to a concert he was performing at Tanglewood. We air a portion of that conversation this morning in memoriam.

Weekend Edition Gardening commentator Ketzel Levine talks with Scott and Rob McCaleb of the Herb Research Foundation in Colorado, about a plant that is sweeter than sugar, with none of the calories. (** a source for ordering the plant, called 'Stevia,' is Log House Plants in Oregon 1-800-LOG-H115)

Poet PHILLIP LEVINE. He's considered one of this country's pre-eminent poets, but before he turned to poetry he worked for years at factory jobs. The images of those early days continue to influence his writings. Levine's collection of poems "What Work Is." won 1992's National Book Award. His new memoir is "Bread of Time" (Knopf). (Rebroadcast from 7/22/91). REV.: Television Critic David Bianculli has a review of the new television movie starring Kirstie Alley, "David's Mother."

2: Poet PHILLIP LEVINE. He's considered one of this country's pre-eminent poets, but before he turned to poetry he worked for years at factory jobs. The images of those early days continue to influence his writings. Levine's collection of poems "What Work Is." won 1992's National Book Award. His memoir is "Bread of Time" (Knopf). Most recently he wrote, "The Simple Truth" (Knopf), which won him a Pulitzer Prize for poetry. It comes out in paperback in September. (Rebroadcast, originally aired 7/22/91). Fresh Air classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reads a new poem about his mother.

Conductor James Levine is known for bringing out the best in musicians and ensembles. Here, he reflects on his 40-year tenure with the Metropolitan Opera, his life in music and the back troubles that recently led him to step down as the musical director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Sen. Carl Levin, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says Gen. Stanley McChrystal's report on Afghanistan focuses more on strategy than it does on troop numbers. The Michigan Democrat has previously opposed sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, saying that the focus should, instead, be on training Afghan security forces.

Multiple Tony Award®-winning Broadway playwright and director James Lapine is the Millay Arts 50th Anniversary Gala Honoree. Lapine wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning libretto for the musical “Sunday in the Park with George” while he was a Playwriting Fellow at Millay in 1978.