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The clocks in most parts of the US turn an hour forward on Sunday. Daniel talks to William Klepczynski (Klep CHIN ski), the Director of Time at the US Naval Observatory about the history of standard and daylight savings time in the US.

Linda talks with William G. Gale, a Senior Fellow of Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution about the tax burden on Americans 20 years ago, compared with the tax burden today.

Jay Leno, host of The Tonight Show. He was doing stand up during the era that included Robin Williams, Andy Kaufman, and Steve Martin. Leno took over the helm of The Tonight Show in 1992. (REBROADCAST from 10

NPR's Linda Gradstein, professor of government and foreign ffairs at the University of Virginia William Quandt, and Jordanian orrespondent for Al-Hayat Salameh Ne'Mat will discuss the impacts of Rabin's ssassination.

Scott speaks with Rutgers University English professor William Lutz about the George Orwell essay "Politics and the English Language." Fifty years old, it is the most reprinted essay in the English language, and arguably, the most influential.

Weekend Edition's Daniel Schorr speaks with William Kristol, editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, and Norman Ornstein, resident scholar at the American Enterprises Institute, about the remaining two-and-a-half weeks of the presidential campaign.

Robert talks with William Greider, national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine, about the economics of President Bush's budget proposal.

Commentator John Feinstein joins host Bob Edwards to discuss tennis s Australian Open. Serena Williams and Andre Agassi were the big winners.

William H. Masters - of Masters and Johnson - did much in his work to take the guilt and angst out of sex in American life. He died friday at the age of 85. NPR's John Burnett reports.

Frank talks with William Gehring, a University of Michigan psychology professor who is exploring the science of error. Gehring and his team investigate why we all make little mistakes.

Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg about changes coming in the Supreme Court, including the possible retirement of Chief Justice William Rehnquist.

Asians have become more visible in the mainstream American culture. Commentator and journalist William Wong shares his perspective on the "Asianization" of America.

Greetings again from Bryant Park, where we were glued to the set for appearances by Brian Williams, Barack Obama, and our own Alison Stewart.

William Jackson Harper and Yvonne Orji combine geography and wordplay in a game about well-known landmarks, with a twist.

Guest house musician Julian Velard parodies Pharrell Williams' Happy to be about people, places and things associated with the preppy lifestyle.

Scott talks with NPR's Martha Raddatz about Defense Secretary William Perry's disclosure to her that Iran might be connected to the June bombing of a U-S air base in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 airmen.

Defense Secretary William Cohen says he is disgusted by a type of hazing of Marine paratroopers that has just come to light. The incidents involve the beating of medals into the chests of the paratroopers. NPR's Martha Raddatz says that Cohen has promised "zero tolerance" of such hazing.

- Daniel talks with Carl Anthony, author of "First Ladies: the Saga of the Presidents' Wives and Their Power" (William Morrow and Company). Candidates' wives were not always encouraged to join their husbands on the stump, and there is still no evidence that it affects the ticket one way or another.

Noah talks to William Haglund (HAY-glund), a forensic anthropologist who is part of a team working to uncover the remains of people in a mass grave in the Srebrenica (SREB-ruh-NEET-suh) area. He says that the bodies are in civilian clothing, but it will be a long time before they are identified.

Juan Williams provides analysis on the Schiavo debate and how Democrats and Republicans are jockeying for political advantages.