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Liane reads letters from listeners.

Liane speaks with Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton about new and noteworthy cd releases. Also this week, Ned offers tips on trolling the Internet for music, and has some listening suggestions for fans dejected over the breakup of Phish.

Weekend Edition's Information Age Specialist Rich Dean tours the websites of the Presidential candidates, a task best left to a professional.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports from New York on the first game of the World Series between the New York Yankees and New York Mets. The Yankees beat the Mets last night 4-3 in a 12-inning thriller.

Liane talks with New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte, who says that while the so-called "Subway Series" is getting a lot of media attention, New York sports fans save their real passion for football.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (Democrat, Missouri) on Missouri's late governor Mel Carnahan (Democrat); Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan; Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore at the third and final presidential debate in St. Louis, Missouri; President Bill Clinton at the memorial service for the USS Cole in Norfolk, Virginia.

Weekend Edition essayist Diane Roberts says George W. Bush and Al Gore aren't just competing for the presidency. Both men are also trying to prove that they're true-blue Southerners.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Mark Manasse from San Francisco, California. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KQED and KALW, both in San Francisco.)

Liane talks with Kazuo Ishiguro, author of a new book, When We Were Orphans (published by Alfred A. Knopf ), about a detective whose parents disappeared when he was a child. Ishiguro wrote the highly acclaimed book, Remains of the Day.

Kathy Witkowsky reports from Montana's Bitterroot Valley on the after-effects of this summer's wildfires. Without underbrush to keep the soil in place, the fires have led to floods and erosion. The federal government is encouraging homeowners to protect their soil, but with no mandatory program, the danger remains.