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Istanbul has traditionally been a bridge between east and west. But now it's a bridge for immigrants - some illegal - hoping to enter the European Union. Dorian Jones meets Turkish officials, smugglers, and would be immigrants in this report.

A group of young women of gothic sensibility have banded together to make music based on lyrics and poems from the Middle Ages. On Weekend Edition Sunday, guest host John Nielsen talks with two of the Mediaeval Baebes about their latest album, their love of dead languages and the Dorian scale.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Roberto Andrade Franco about Andy Ruiz Jr. becoming the first heavyweight boxing champ of Mexican descent after one of the sport's biggest upsets.

Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor tell about life behind bars in Ear Hustle. Kevin Whitehead reviews new interpretations of Monk's complete works. Gates talks about DNA testing and finding his own roots.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. heads west to map the family trees of Sara Haines and Tracy Letts.

An in-depth look at the 10-part series, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets musician Rubén Blades & journalist Natalie Morales.

Family mysteries are solved for actor Laurence Fishburne & scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. connects Lea Salonga & Amanda Seyfried to their dramatic ancestors.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for its 10th season on PBS