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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4:33am

Sun June 9, 2013
Music

Jack White Rescues Legendary Detroit Theater

Originally published on Sun June 9, 2013 10:58 am

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4:33am

Sun June 9, 2013
World

Syria Conflict Targets Schools

Originally published on Sun June 9, 2013 10:58 am

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Sun June 9, 2013
Around the Nation

New Jersey Neighborhood Finds Ways to Live With Cicadas

Originally published on Sun June 9, 2013 10:58 am

Ten-year-old Markus Gokan has mixed feelings about the cicadas scattered around the yards and sidewalks of Summit, N.J.

"There's tons of them just squashed, just these flat, pancake cicadas that don't look very appetizing," Gokan says.

Yet he's not afraid to touch and handle un-squashed cicadas — to serve a higher purpose.

"I did pick up a few, and I threw them at some people I don't like," he explains.

They screamed, he says, so for him his mission was successful.

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3:05am

Sun June 9, 2013
Parallels

'Arab Idol' Finalist Delivers Sweet Music, Palestinian Pride

Originally published on Sun June 16, 2013 6:18 am

In Palestinian territory, Mohammad Assaf's face is easy to find. Big posters of the dark-haired 23-year-old dreamboat smile at you along boulevards in Ramallah. And in Gaza, a giant banner of Assaf billows outside his family home.

Assaf's dad, Jabar Assaf, is bursting with pride.

"I'm very, very, very proud of my son. Besides singing so well, he is very polite, and he is studying at the university," Jabar Assaf says. "He's no street kid. I'm very proud."

So are many other Palestinians — including 16-year-old Abeer Ali.

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