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Nigeria, one of the main suppliers of oil to America, is entering an uncertain election season. Simmering unrest could explode into civil war. Seattle based filmmaker Sandy Cioffi is making a movie about oil in Nigeria. She talks to us from the country about the situation.

Protesters yesterday shut down an oil pumping station in the Niger Delta. It's one of the richest oil regions in the world, but residents don't benefit much. Host Kai Ryssdal talks to documentary filmmaker Sandy Cioffi who just returned from the area.

Sandy Cioffi, a Seattle based film maker, who was recently in the Niger Delta filming her new documentary, Sweet Crude. We spoke with her a few weeks ago when she was there. Home now, she joins us in the studios with the latest from in Nigeria, Africa's most populated country.

Weekday continues its look at news from around the world with news from the Niger Delta

Seattle filmmaker Sandy Cioffi and anti-tax crusader Tim Eyman join host Bill Radke in the studio to review the week's news.

Should an Edmonds woman have lost her job for sending the Seattle Times a photo of American coffins from Kuwait? Should the FCC ban obscenity from broadcast TV? Cable? What role does obscenity play in society? Should "intelligent design" be taught alongside evolution? Can "ecoterrorism" be justified? And - what food do you miss that you can't find in Seattle? Rewind host Bill Radke and guests chew over the week's events in a way that helps us all relax and reflect on the week gone by.

Guests:

Paul Guppy Research Director, Washington Policy Center
Sandy Cioffi Seattle filmmaker

Should King County wed gay couples? Do you care whether a home run hitter is on 'roids? Could liberal talk radio catch on? And whom should John Kerry choose as a running mate (Bill Clinton)?

Guests:

Knute Berger Seattle Weekly Editor
Sandy Cioffi filmmaker

Thanks to South Korean scientists, you may one day be able to send your clone to report for National Guard duty so you don't have to. Plus, the Valentine's Day question: does anybody really want to be alone?

Guests:

Bestselling author Jonathan Raban
filmmaker Sandy Cioffi

The news of the last seven days was all about the image. Should the photos taken at the Abu Ghraib prison be released? Some Congressmembers say no - too gruesome. Donald Rumsfeld suggested perhaps it's best to get them all out and behind us. What good comes from releasing such images? Meanwhile the Daily Mirror admits its prisoner abuse photos were faked, Micheal Moore's moving picture will be seen by audiences after all, and those UFO pictures from Mexico - reportedly gas flares. Join guest host Steve Scher for more than a thousand words about pictures on Rewind.

The Washington State Film Office has been saved from the brink of a budget cut. We take a look at the office, and it's role in the state.

At 2:00pm - The Washington State Film Office ?Local filmmakers presented a united front in the push to save the office, but just underneath are hopes for reinventing the office. Generally acknowledged for "doing a better job" for the last three years, many have ideas for what the office could do to further encourage local filmmakers and filmmaking in the state.

Guests:

Robin Pollard, Director of the Economic Development Division of the Washington State Office of Trade and Economic Development
Sandy Cioffi, local filmmaker and instructor at Seattle Central Community College
Michael Seiwerath, Director of Northwest Film Forum
Jamie Hook, Chief Executive Officer of Pinwheel Pictures
Rich Fassio, owner of Modern Digital