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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Toby Gottfried from Santa Ana, California. He listens to Weekend Edition on member stations KPCC, Pasadena and KCRW, Santa Monica.)

Liane talks with NPR's Tom Goldman from Sydney on events at the Summer Olympics in Australia. Swimming has taken center stage in the opening weekend.

Liane reads letters and e-mails from listeners, many of whom wrote in about last week's all-South Dakota show.

Olympic Baseball -- NPR's Tom Goldman reports from Sydney on the results of the US/Cuba baseball game.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including President Bill Clinton and Senator Ernest Hollings (Democrat, South Carolina) on the Senate's approval of permanent normal trade relations with China; NBC's Bob Costas anchoring Olympic coverage in Sydney; American runner Maurice Greene confidently predicting his subsequent gold medal win in the 100-meter dash; Representative Bill Luther (Democrat, Minnesota) questioning Firestone Vice President John Lampe about defective tires; Independent Counsel Robert Ray, in an interview with Jim Lehrer, announcing that charges will not be brought against the Clintons in the Whitewater investigation; President Clinton on Ray's announcement; Energy Secretary Bill Richardson telling reporters the administration plans to draw 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; Governor George W. Bush, on the campaign trail, saying the strategic reserve should not be used to lower oil prices.

Kathy Witkowsky reports on Montana's heated senate race between incumbent Republican Senator Conrad Burns and Democrat Brian Schweitzer. The challenger's platform on lowering prescription drugs has gained him quick popularity. But others say it will take more than one issue for Schweitzer to secure victory.

Tonight the New York Film Festival will hold a special screening of Body and Soul, a silent film by the pioneering black director Oscar Micheaux. The film includes the first screen appearance by Paul Robeson, and will be presented with a live orchestra and a new score by trombonist Wyclife Gordon. David D'Arcy reports.

The World Bank/IMF annual summit opens in Prague this Tuesday in an atmosphere of dissent and discord, as Bank officials wrestle with the future direction of the institution. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Prague.

Liane Hansen visits the Smithsonian Institution in Washington for a demonstration of Dutch 2000 -- an automatic jump rope turner invented by a young engineering student named Tahira Reid. The machine is designed to be used by one person in Double-Dutch rope jumping.

Liane reads letters and e-mails from listeners.