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Liane Hansen is hosting NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday for the last time on May 29. She first came to NPR in 1979 as a production assistant on All Things Considered.

After working various jobs in public broadcasting, she rose to the host chair of Weekend Edition Sunday in 1989.

Host Michel Martin speaks with Hansen about her accomplishments, bucket list and future plans.

Holiday travel is tough on passengers as well as pilots, flight attendants and ticket agents. If you find yourself stuck in an airport, Jeff Michaels has some ideas to keep you from going crazy.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Michaels, author of a new book, Please Hug Me, I've Been Delayed.

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When President Obama signed into law a landmark bill to overhaul financial regulations this past week, much of the discussion focused on protections for borrowers.

But the new law is supposed to make life better for savers, too. Host Liane Hansen talks to Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax about the impact of the new financial regulation law on savers and how they may benefit from it.

Host Liane Hansen talks to Daily Show Executive Producer Josh Lieb about his new book, I Am A Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want To Be Your Class President.

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Host Liane Hansen speaks with author and performer Nat Benchley, a descendant of one of the members of the Algonquin Round Table, about the book, The Lost Algonquin Round Table.

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On Tuesday, 100 world leaders will meet at the United Nations for a summit on climate change. Host Liane Hansen talks to NPR science correspondent Richard Harris talks about what's at stake and what to expect.

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How many miniature figures of the Obama family can fit in the eye of a needle? All of them. They were created by micro-sculptor Willard Wigan.

Wigan speaks with host Liane Hansen about his small world.

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Host Liane Hansen speaks with Christine Fair, senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, about the troop offensive in Afghanistan.

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Shirley Herz has worked as a press agent on Broadway for more than 50 years. Tonight, she is being awarded a Tony, even though she's never performed on a Broadway stage.

She joins Host Liane Hansen to talk about her career and the award.

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Host Liane Hansen talks to Peter Shumlin, President Pro Tempore of the Vermont State Senate, about a law recently passed by the legislature that bans drug manufacturers from giving certain types of gifts to doctors and makes some of the industry's marketing efforts public.

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