Insect Bites, Hate Crime, Iran Censorship

Here’s the rundown on guests and topics for the weekend’s public-affairs programs:

Today

“Saturday Journal”: Kim Parker of Pew Research Center, 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Today”: Insect bite protection; choosing a retirement date; day care for children; “Chicago” cast performs, 5 a.m. (4)(39).

“Evans & Novak”: Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday 7 a.m. CNN.

“Reliable Sources”: Frank Rich, New York Times; Jim Warren, Chicago Tribune, 3:30 p.m. CNN.

“Capital Gang”: Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), 4 p.m., 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: Profile of Barry Goldwater, 6 and 11 p.m., CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Hate crime; Monica Lewinsky photos, 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Sunday Journal”: Russ Smith, founder, editor, N.Y. Press; Bruce Brugmann, founder, editor, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Today”: Postpartum depression; summer skin-care; Harrison Ford; personal safety, 6 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“Meet the Press”: Charlton Heston, president, National Rifle Assn.; Rahm Emanuel, senior advisor to the president for policy and strategy; Gary Bauer, president of Family Research Council; Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), 7 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Corporate mergers; Richtig knife; George Segal art exhibition; unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics; Tibetan art in Albuquerque, 7:30 a.m. (2).

“Fox News Sunday”: 8 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: Steven Brill, editor, Content Magazine; Stanley Brand, former U.S. House counsel; professor Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law School; Gloria Borger, U.S. News & World Report, 9 a.m. (2).

“Late Edition”: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.); Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio); Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security advisor; Steven Brill, editor, Content Magazine; Jane Sherbourne, former White House advisor; Richard Thornburgh, former U.S. attorney general, 9 a.m. CNN.

“Bob Navarro’s Journal”: Author Roberto Suro; “What’s Right With Southern California” segment; update on the Anthony Martinez murder case, 9:30 a.m. (2).

“This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”: Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.); the Rev. Jesse Jackson; Morris Dees, chief trial counsel, Southern Poverty Law Center, 10 a.m. (7); 10:30 a.m. (3)(10); 3 p.m. (42).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Robin Mullins, James Byrd’s sister; Guy James Gray, Jasper County district attorney; R.C. Horn, mayor of Jasper County, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: Easing of censorship in Iran; locating state-of-the-art medical care; chemical weapons and terrorism, 7 p.m. (2)(8).