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Weekend Edition Sunday premiered on January 18, 1987, and was the last of NPR's major newsmagazines to hit air. Since then, Weekend Edition Sunday has covered newsmakers and artists, scientists and politicans, music makers of all kinds, writers, thinkers, theologians and all manner of news events. Hosted originally by Susan Stamberg, the show has been anchored by Liane Hansen since 1989.

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Kenya-Somalia Tension Rises Amidst Drought

Two weeks ago, Kenya sent forces across the border to chase down al-Shabaab militants. The rising hostilities come as the region is dealing with a crippling drought and famine. NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton joins host Audie Cornish to talk about the situation on the Horn of Africa.

In Idaho, Banks Sue Hard-Hit Homeowners

Month in and month out, Idaho's foreclosure rate remains one of the highest in the nation. Some former homeowners are finding themselves in an even tighter spot than they thought was possible. They've lost their homes and wrecked their credit ratings, yet, as StateImpact Idaho's Molly Messick reports, lenders are still pursuing them for the debt that remains.

Can Oil Fuel Libya's Reconstruction?

Rebuilding Libya will be complex, but the Libyans should be able to pay for reconstruction with their oil. Host Audie Cornish talks with John Hamilton, a Libya expert at Cross Border Information, about the current state and future of Libya's oil industry.

'Three Famines': A Struggle Shared Across The Globe

Famines, like the one happening in the Horn of Africa, share common threads with each other, even when they happen on different continents or in different centuries. Host Audie Cornish talks with Thomas Keneally, author of Three Famines: Starvation and Politics, about the modern history of famines.

Lisa Hannigan's Path To Gorgeous

The Irish singer discusses recording her new album, Passenger, for an audience of one, and performs live in the NPR studio.

Early Snow Hits East Coast

An unusually early snowfall has left much of the East Coast with major power outages. Host Audie Cornish talks with reporter Alex Ashlock of member station WBUR in Boston about

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Sometimes You've Got To Find The Right Word

You'll be given three words. Name the fourth word that, when added to each of these words, creates a familiar two-word phrase. The answer will rhyme with one of the three words. For example, if you're given "boob," "inner" and "test," the fourth word would be "tube."

Thomas Dolby's 'Floating City'

After a 20-year hiatus from music, including multiple detours into the tech world, Dolby is back with a fusion of the two: an online game and an album based on it, to be released side by side.

Pro Pitchers' Dirty Secret Rubbed On Every Ball

Without a little mud, pitchers in the pro leagues wouldn't be able to put enough topspin on their pitches. It can't be just any mud, either. Since the 1950s, all the mud in every major league clubhouse has come from the same secret spot.

Kitty, Daisy And Lewis: English Siblings With Vintage Taste

The London trio grew up playing music together. They began their performing career at a local pub, with an unlikely song from the American folk canon.

No 'Perfect Candidate' Yet For Iowa Conservatives

With the 2012 Iowa caucuses just over 10 weeks away, conservative Christian Republican voters in Iowa are still searching for a presidential candidate. As GOP Party Chairman Reince Priebus said, "There's only one perfect person that walked the face of this Earth."

Tunisians Wake To Their First Free Elections

Tunisians are voting Sunday in the country's first free and democratic election. The small North African nation was the first to overthrow its dictator in a popular movement that soon spread to other authoritarian Arab nations. Now analysts say what happens in Tunisia will be key to democracy's future in the Arab world.

Candidates, States Race For Primary Primacy

Iowa voters were getting an earful Saturday at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition forum. Meanwhile, Nevada decided to move back its caucus to Feb. 4. NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson joins host Audie Cornish to look at the week's political news and preview what's ahead for the presidential race.

European Debt-Crisis Agreement Not Quite Ready

European leaders are still working on an agreement aimed at getting ahead of the debt crisis in the euro zone. They were expected to unveil a deal at Sunday's European Union summit in Brussels, but have already said it will take another meeting to do it. Host Audie Cornish speaks with NPR's Eric Westervelt.

Old-Time Radio Fans Sign Off

After 36 years, the annual Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention will go silent. Radio dramas don't have the audiences they once had, losing out to other distractions. Listeners can still tap into the rich catalogue of The Lone Ranger, Sherlock Holmes and many others via the Internet, though, so the work lives on. Scott Gurian spent time with the group on their last day.

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Brooks: 'I'm An EGOT; I Don't Need Any More'

The screenwriter, producer, director and actor, whose name has become synonymous with American comedy, talks about his penchant for spoofs and his decades-long friendship with Carl Reiner. Brooks is the subject of a new American Masters documentary on PBS.

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Brooks: 'I'm An EGOT; I Don't Need Any More'

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Washington State Butcher Spikes Pig Feed With Weed

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Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty

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