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The festival concluded Saturday. Fresh Air critic John Powers discusses the winners and the films that generated the biggest responses — both positive and negative.

Craven, who died Sunday, revitalized and the horror genre with his Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream movie franchises. Includes excerpts from interviews originally broadcast in 1980, 1987 and 1998.

Dorough, who died Monday, spoke with Terry Gross in 1982 and 1996. The kids who learned from his fun, educational songs probably didn't know what a great jazz pianist, singer and songwriter he was.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. 6:31 (This week's puzzle is from Piscataway, New e

We remember Carl Sigman, who died this past Tuesday at the age of 91. The versatile lyricist wrote: It's All In The Game, Enjoy Yourself, Ebb Tide, Pennsylvania 6-5000, and dozens of others.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Andy Banta from Orangevale, California. He listens to Weekend Edition on member stations KXJZ and KXPR in Sacramento.) (6:45)

NPR's David Welna reports the Senate has approved a federal budget with a tax cut that falls about $400 billion short of President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut plan.

Daniel speaks with NPR's Peter Kenyon about the House and Senate investigations of fundraising activities by the Democratic National Committee. Kenyon says that on the House side, more than 6 committees are competing with each other in overlapping investigations.

Commentator Amy Dickinson briefs astronaut Shannon Lucid on what has been happening on planet Earth during the 6 months Lucid has been in orbit.

Daniel talks with Wendy Heller, spokesperson for the Red Cross. Ms. Heller is in Sutter California where she is helping with relief efforts for the 6 thousand evacuees from Yuba County where flood waters have already claimed 250 homes.