Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Liz Cheney spoke with NPR about her book on Trump's efforts to overturn the elections
A preview of Lela Fadel's sit down with former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, whose new book is about former President Donald Trump's efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 elections.
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A daughter reflects on the 50-year legacy of her mother's novel 'Fear of Flying'
Erica Jong's novel, Fear of Flying, broke ground with frank discussions of feminism and sex when it came out in 1973. NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Molly Jong-Fast about her mother's legacy 50 years on.
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How the rise of the far right in Ireland provoked the Dublin riots
We look at how the rise of the far right in Ireland helped stoke the riots that broke out across its capital on Thursday and brought "shame" to the country according to the Irish Prime Minister.
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In Wisconsin, a lot of training goes into being a cheese tester
250 people applied for five open jobs, hoping to be chosen to help cheesemakers create a creamier cheddar or more melty mozzarella. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on November 22, 2023.)
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Walter Washington's producer speaks on the blues legend's posthumous album
New Orleans blues legend Walter "Wolfman" Washington died last year before his final album, "Feel So At Home," came out. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with his producer, Ben Ellman.
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Georgia lawmakers will redraw political maps that disenfranchised Black voters
Georgia lawmakers are set to hold a special session to consider new political maps after a judge found the state's existing districts diluted the power of Black voters.
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How a Reconstruction-era singing tour changed popular music
A decision by Fisk University in 1871 helped shape American popular music, according to Vann Newkirk of The Atlantic. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with him about his article on the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
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Some doctors have stopped recommending weight loss. Here's why
In an attempt to curb misdiagnosis or health care avoidance, some providers are encouraging overweight patients to exercise and eat healthily without addressing weight at all. Other medical professionals think it's important to talk about.
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'Fellow Travelers' depicts gay love during the Lavender Scare
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Ron Nyswaner, creator of "Fellow Travelers." The series follows two gay men who fall in love during the Lavender Scare.Content warning: This interview includes frank conversations about sex.
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Choral rock gets pared down on The Polyphonic Spree's new album
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Tim DeLaughter about his choral rock group, The Polyphonic Spree, and its new album, "Salvage Enterprise."
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Russian supermarket protestor sentenced to 7 years in prison
A young woman who placed anti-war messages in a Saint Petersburg, Russia, supermarket has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Residents of Tyre, Lebanon, are weary after decades of conflict on the Israeli border
In historic mountains and coastline of Lebanon, people are weary from decades of conflict and facing new fighting on the border with Israel.