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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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker about the Republican push to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the presidential election.
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The Spanish language sibling to the Miami Herald apologized after including an insert filled with anti-Semitic screeds. The publishers of both papers admitted the issue has been going on for months.
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With the nation's wildfire resources almost tapped out, federal fire managers are increasingly turning to the U.S. military. But many troops need training before joining frontline fire fighters.
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Danette Pachtner plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro. -
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Khalif Rainey, an alderman in Milwaukee, about what Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden needs to do to win the Black vote in Wisconsin.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Professor Liz Magill, executive vice president and provost of the University of Virginia, who clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with the team of Desus and Mero about their new advice book, God-Level Knowledge Darts.
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LinkedIn is supposed to be used for professional networking and recruiting, but dot.LA reporter Ben Bergman learned that, to many users' dismay, some people are there trolling for dates.
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Looking for canning lids? There are none. Shelves are empty of canning supplies. It's reminiscent of the Great Canning Lid Shortage of 1975 when there were congressional hearings into the crisis.
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President Trump says he'll announce his pick for the Supreme Court this week, and it will likely be a woman. It's also likely to be the most contentious court nomination in history.
