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NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Kymberly Doucette, a Los Angeles Times editor from Foothill Ranch, Calif.

John Kenneth Galbraith -- social economist, Harvard professor, diplomat -- is dead at 97. His work influenced Roosevelt, Kennedy and Johnson and generations of U.S. politicians. He spoke to Howard Berkes in 1999.

The Magic Numbers are a quartet of two pairs of brothers and sisters from Britain. Their self-titled debut showcases a delightful mix of musical inspirations ranging from '60s harmony groups, epic rock and singer-songwriters like Dylan and Cohen.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Lynda Unowsky from Hot Springs Village, Ark. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station KUAR in Little Rock.)

The track from the Music from Grizzly Man reissue is an opportunity to hear Thompson's spindly, tremolo shudder gaze into the gaping maw with equal parts fear and wonder.

If someone told you a few years back that the U.S. could be headed towards another civil war, you might've slowly backed away.

Two world-class musicians join NPR's Fred Child in the NPR Studios. Bassist Edgar Meyer and banjo player Bela Fleck talk about their friendship and musical collaborations and perform selections from their latest CD together.

The Australian smoky mouse was already endangered, and after the Australian fires many feared it was extinct. But camera traps recently spotted the species in seven different locations.

The Republican presidential candidate made controversial comments during a May fundraiser.

http://66.225.205.104/JR20120305a.mp3The Huntersville Town Board is scheduled to vote tonight on a zoning request that would allow construction of a new…

The footage shows kids in pj's bouncing on giant beds, and an array of dancers in lavish costumes. The most mystifying - and gripping - image is a mass of helmeted cyclists wearing giant silvery-blue flapping wings, pedaling around in two huge circles.

Neither of today's economic reports change the picture. They add to evidence of sluggish growth.

http://66.225.205.104/6-18-09perdue-edu.mp3Gov. Bev. Perdue is urging lawmakers to raise taxes that she says will help save teachers' jobs. She urged a…

http://66.225.205.104/JR20090709.mp3South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has been quietly back at work this week, making no public appearances. Calls for…

State Treasurer Janet Cowell is urging lawmakers to overhaul North Carolina's tax system as they deal with a $3.7 billion dollar budget shortfall. She…

http://66.225.205.104/GC20110823.mp3Today's earthquake was an unusual event, but not unheard of in the Carolinas. "I think I just felt an earthquake." We…

http://66.225.205.104/LM20091223.mp3The Charlotte Symphony says its latest gift puts it in reach of a balanced budget and a stable financial future.…

http://66.225.205.104/LM20100326.mp3All Mecklenburg County libraries, except the main library uptown and Imaginon, will close two days a week to help come…

State Treasurer Janet Cowell is urging lawmakers to overhaul North Carolina's tax system as they deal with a $3.7 billion dollar budget shortfall. She…