Weekend Edition Sunday

Native American New Year was celebrated on the solstice under a canopy of winter stars. Near a crackling bonfire, the Nisqually tribe shared their culture and renewed their sacred pact with the salmon.

NPR's Daniel Estrin plays the puzzle with NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Mike Rios of Oswego, Ill.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Heather Reed of Eureka Springs, Ark., and puzzle master Will Shortz.

The Great Circle is all Indy, no Harrison. Iconic video game actor Troy Baker discusses how he reinterpreted the role.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Suzanne Hendrich of Missoula, Montana and puzzle master Will Shortz.<br>

Listener Ernie Thurston of Asheville, N.C., plays the puzzle with NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Weekend Edition host Ayesha Rascoe.

Nick Frost on his newest horror comedy and what makes the slasher funny.

NPR's Eric Deggans plays the puzzle with CapRadio listener Greg Felton of Stateline, Nev., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.<br>

A small town in Germany turns its town hall into the "world's largest" Advent calendar each December. It started as a way to boost businesses in the winter, but it's grown to mean much more.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Stan Durey of Anacortes, Washington and puzzle master Will Shortz.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KUT listener Dan Tatje of Georgetown, Texas.

Peatlands, formed by ancient wetlands, store more carbon than the world's forests. But when they're drained for farming, they vent heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air.