NPR Programs: Weekend Edition SundayWeekend 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.Remembering The Berlin Airlift, 60 Years Later- September 14, 2008 Members of the Berlin Airlift, the military operation that brought food, supplies and goods to West Berlin during the blockade by Moscow in 1948, were honored at the 60th anniversary ceremony in Germany.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92597573&ft=1&f=10 Accomplishing Big Things In Small Pieces- September 14, 2008 Growing up with dyslexia, William Wissemann learned how to break down words into smaller parts so he could understand them. As he got older, Wissemann found that this skill came in handy for solving everything from Rubik's Cubes, to life's tricky puzzles.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94566019&ft=1&f=10 Cause Of Los Angeles Train Crash Debated- September 14, 2008 Authorities say a commuter train's engineer missed a signal light and his MetroLink train crashed head-on with a freight train in the San Fernando Valley community of Chatsworth. But a union representing rail workers raised the possibility that the signal malfunctioned.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94603553&ft=1&f=10 Wildfires Offer Clues On Climate Change- September 14, 2008 The Yellowstone fires of 1988 were the harbinger of climate change in the West. Those blazes signaled that future wildfires would be massive and the norm during fire season. Scientists are working to understand this relationship between fires and a warming world by digging through layers of charcoal and reading tree rings.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94603546&ft=1&f=10 New Hampshire Back In Campaign Spotlight- September 14, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama canceled his Saturday Night Live appearance Saturday night because of Hurricane Ike, but the Democratic presidential candidate made a campaign visit to Manchester, N.H., earlier in the day. Republican Sen. John McCain will be in New Hampshire on Sunday, appearing at a NASCAR race.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94603540&ft=1&f=10 Refinery Shutdowns Send Gas Prices Higher- September 14, 2008 Government officials are assessing the damage to oil refineries along the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ike idled nearly all of the region's oil and natural gas out and it could be several weeks before refineries are back at full capacity. Gasoline prices have begun to rise around the country.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94603537&ft=1&f=10 Assessing Hurricane Ike Damage In Texas- September 14, 2008 Rescuers along the Texas Gulf Coast continued to search for victims of Hurricane Ike on Sunday, as officials began to assess the damage caused by the massive storm. Millions were still without power and thousands of homes have been flooded.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94603505&ft=1&f=10 Texas Eyes Weeks Of Recovery From Ike- September 14, 2008 Texas and Louisiana have been declared disaster areas, more than a million people are away from their homes, and gasoline prices are on the rise. All are consequences of the enormous Hurricane Ike which slammed into south Texas Saturday, flooding thousands of homes and sending hundreds of rescue personnel out searching for survivors.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94603534&ft=1&f=10 'Culinary Medicine': Eating Well, Staying Healthy- September 14, 2008 Imagine a way to lose pounds, but not flavor, by combining the art of cooking, the science of nutrition and the joy of eating. Dr. John La Puma, known as ChefMD, is the co-author of Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to Losing Weight, Preventing Disease and Getting Really Healthy.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94603531&ft=1&f=10 Playing 'Rock Band' Is A Family Affair- September 14, 2008 "Rock Band" has been a phenomenon since its release. David Kushner, an author who covers digital culture for publications such as Rolling Stone and Wired, talks about the videogame and how it has him and his daughters playing along to tunes by Nirvana and Radiohead.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94603520&ft=1&f=10 |