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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Saturday saw more demonstrations in scores of cities as people expressed their opposition to the Trump administration.
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At least two states are asking the federal government to prevent people on food stamps from buying soda and sugary candy.
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A music teacher whose organist daughter was killed in a Russian missile attack last week returns to the classroom, as her Ukrainian hometown prepares for a mournful Easter.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.
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Matthew Bunn, a professor specializing in nuclear arms control at Harvard's Kennedy School, tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about concerns over a new nuclear arms race as the U.S. looks increasingly inward.
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The Trump administration is pushing the boundaries of executive power, often by claiming emergencies.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBAA listener Bob Kozak of Lafayette, Indiana, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
Spring brings lambing season, a time of hard work and long hours for farmers. But it's also a time made joyful by cuddly newborns. -
The Museum of BBQ has opened in Kansas City, Mo., and says it celebrates all kinds of American barbeque.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Andrew Ackerman of The Washington Post about the wild week in the US bond market.
