On Sundays, Weekend Edition combines the news with colorful arts and human-interest features, appealing to the curious and eclectic. Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. The program has covered news events from Nelson Mandela's 1990 release from a South African prison to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
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. 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.
Hosted by Ayesha Rascoe
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When Demi Skipper set out to trade a bobby pin for a house, she became a social media sensation. Scott Detrow talks to her about her unconventional journey to become a homeowner.
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New business applications are on track to top 5 million, smashing the record set in 2020. Behind some of them are new entrepreneurs who have decided this is the moment to chase their dreams.
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Scott Detrow speaks with Andy Corren, author of the colorful obituary for his mother, Renay Mandel Corren, that attracted worldwide attention this week.
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Don Gonyea speaks with former Montana Governor Steve Bullock about the state of the Democratic party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
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Don Gonyea talks with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear about storm damage in his state, and how the recovery effort is going.
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Don Gonyea speaks with Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose, stars of the new film adaptation of "West Side Story."
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A lawsuit in California argues that the homes of Black families are being under-valued by appraisal companies. Plaintiffs say this is a form of redlining, an old practice of housing discrimination.
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NPR's Don Gonyea plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's winner Jamie Tyrrell from Somerville, Mass. -
Don Gonyea speaks to Atul Grover, health policy researcher and executive director at the Association of American Medical Colleges, about the issues with at-home COVID-19 tests.
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Don Gonyea talks with Kevin Cotton, Mayor of Madisonville, Kentucky, which was hard hit by this weekend's deadly storms.
