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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Rachel Martin talks tennis and the Australian Open with Mike Pesca, host of Slate's "The Gist."
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For every six-letter word given in this week's puzzle, insert two letters in the exact center to complete a familiar eight-letter word. -
Rachel Martin has an update on last week's story from Oxford University, where students called for a controversial statue to be removed.
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NPR's David Greene and Rachel Martin talk about how the Democratic presidential hopefuls are doing before the Iowa caucus.
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Republican candidates are entering their final hours of campaigning in Iowa before Monday night's caucuses.
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NPR's David Greene offers Rachel Martin analysis on how Republican presidential hopefuls are faring in Iowa.
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Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are battling it out to win Iowa in a very close race that will be decided tomorrow night in the caucuses.
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A new, live TV performance of the hit musical Grease airs this weekend. Rachel Martin talks about it with Linda Holmes, host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour.
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U.N.-brokered talks to end the Syrian civil war are taking place in Geneva, but so far the warring sides won't even be in the same room together. NPR's Peter Kenyon updates Rachel Martin.
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Goggles and onboard cameras put pilots and spectators in the cockpit as the drones race at high speeds through crazy courses. The Drone Racing League's first season kicks off next month in Miami.
