Weekend Edition
Weekends 5-10 am
Kick off your weekend with wrap-ups of the week's news with a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest. Be sure to tune in every Sunday for the Sunday Puzzle!
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Memorials at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., mark the 15th anniversary of the attacks. President Obama spoke in Washington as names of victims were read in New York.
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The island of Kinmen is just 1 mile off the coast of mainland China, and many residents are divided over their increasingly cozy relationship with their wealthy neighbor. -
Kirsten Johnson has spent a quarter of a century as a documentary filmmaker. She joins NPR's Rachel Martin to talk about her own documentary that tells the story of her life behind the camera.
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On September 11, 2001, Stephanie Streit was a senior in high school. It took her a few years to make the leap, but she's spent the last decade training to be a military trauma surgeon.
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Memorials will be held at the World Trade Center, Pentagon and in Shanksville, Penn., today to mark the 15th anniversary of September 11.
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Former Bush Solicitor General Ted Olson reflects on how his life has changed since September 11, 2001. His wife Barbara Olson died in the attack on the Pentagon that day.
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For this week's puzzle, you'll get a list of categories. Alphabetize the category's members by the last letter of each word to find the answer. -
Tim Tebow said goodbye to football, but that wasn't the end of his sports career. NPR's Rachel Martin talks sports with Mike Pesca of The Gist podcast.
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September 11, 2001 was an overwhelming day of loss for many Americans. But for Regina Cheung, even amidst the pain of that day, she experienced a positive clarity that would change her life forever.
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In 2003, the pop group's song "Where Is the Love?" was in the top 8 on the Billboard 100. Now will.i.am has rewritten the song. He tells Rachel Martin it's been adapted to reflect the issues of 2016.
