Weekend Edition Sunday

Sunday Mornings from 6 to 10
Rachel Martin
Jackie Fortier

On Sundays, Weekend Edition combines the news with colorful arts and human-interest features, appealing to the curious and eclectic. With a nod to traditional Sunday habits, the program offers a fix for diehard crossword addicts-word games and brainteasers with The Puzzlemaster, a.k.a. Will Shortz, puzzle editor of The New York Times. With Hansen on the sidelines, a caller plays the latest word game on the air while listeners compete silently at home. The NPR mailbag is proof that the competition to go head-to-head with Shortz is rather vigorous.

Another trademark of Sunday's program is "Voices in the News," a montage of sound bites from the past week, poignant in its simplicity. Hansen also engages listeners in her discussions with regular contributors, who cover a wide range of national and international issues.

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10:01pm

Sat September 17, 2011
Sunday Puzzle

A College Campus Mix-Up

On-Air Challenge: Every answer is the name of a college or university. You must identify the schools from their anagrams. For example: "ICER." The answer: "RICE."

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10:04am

Sun September 11, 2011
NPR Story

Jersey City Remembers Attacks

Jersey City, N.J., lost 37 residents in the Sept. 11 attacks and became a staging ground for relief efforts. Audie Cornish talks to NPR's Joel Rose. She also talks to NPR's Margot Adler in New York.

10:04am

Sun September 11, 2011
NPR Story

Sept. 11 And Iraq

Audie Cornish talks to NPR's Kelly McEvers about life in Iraq 10 years after the attacks. Although Saddam Hussein didn't have anything to do with the attacks, the Bush administration tied him to the and made the case that Iraq harbored terrorists and was a legitimate military target.

10:04am

Sun September 11, 2011
NPR Story

Obama Visits Shanksville

President Obama marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with an event in Shanksville, Pa.

10:04am

Sun September 11, 2011
Around the Nation

Ceremony In New York

Audie Cornish talks to Philip Zelikow, the former executive director of the 9/11 Commission, NPR's Dina Temple Raston, Robert Siegel and John Ydstie.

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