Opinionistas LA Johnson and Monica Haynes talk about that pitbull in lipstick, Republican veep nominee Sarah Palin, discuss the sad saga of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, stay up late for the U.S. Open quarterfinals and dissect the complexities of Mad Man Don Draper.

This week, PG sports columnists Gene Collier and Ron Cook join PG sports editor Jerry Micco to discuss the prospects of the Steelers (good) and the Pitt Panthers (not so good). They also analyze the controversial scoring call in Sunday's Pirates-Brewers game that nixed Brewers' pitcher C.C. Sabathia's chance at a no-hitter.

This week, Patricia speaks with actress Anne Archer about her career, her mother and Scientology. (Total time 7:50).

On this week's edition Post-Gazette movie critic Barb Vancheri speaks with David Bear about movies slated to open this fall as well as her upcoming trip to the Toronto Film Festival (Total time 7:20).

This week, Post-Gazette drama critic Chris Rawson speaks with David Bear and previews the City Theatre's production of "Without You," " the PNC Broadway Tour Series production of "Wicked," the Playhouse Rep's "Death of a Salesman" and the first three one-act plays at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival (Total time 8:00).

In this week's Tuned In podcast, TV editor Rob Owen and columnist Tony Norman talk about two new crime dramas on the FX network, "The Shield" and "Sons of Anarchy." Stay tuned and get Tuned In. (Total time 13:40).

Today, our three resident geek speakers Ced Kurtz, Tim Dunham and Jody Farr are back together. Their subject is cyber-warfare. Stay tuned for TechTalk (Total time – 18:50).

On today's edition, food editor Bob Batz Jr. has a special ode to tomatoes (Total time – 6:45).

Dennis Roddy's Journal returns this week with a report from the streets of Oakland, where Dennis spent a day following anti-war protesters around the streets, all the time attempting to get an answer to a question nobody can pin down: how can 200 people in the streets 300 miles away from Washington, end a war? Can a hunger strike stop an air strike? And why does that anarchist band sound like an Italian wedding?