Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Episodes
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What to expect from the College Football Playoff National Championship Game
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe gets a preview of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game from Holly Anderson of the podcast 'The Shutdown Fullcast.'
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How Iran's Revolutionary Guard is woven into the state's power structure
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Arash Azizi of Yale University about the role of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran.
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The latest in the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis
The latest developments from Minneapolis, where tension between residents and immigration agents is intensifying days after a deadly shooting by an ICE agent.
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The British Museum is hiring a treasure hunter to recover stolen artifacts
The British Museum is looking to hire a dedicated sleuth to help recover the Greek and Roman artifacts that were stolen from it more than two years ago.
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Latin American Left responds to the Trump's pledge to take over of Venezuelan oil
Latin America's left is in disarray after the seizure of Nicolas Maduro and the U.S.'s pledge to take over Venezuela's oil industry. Many on the left are changing their rhetoric about President Trump.
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Minnesota clergy are mobilizing against the fatal shooting of Renee Good
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent, area clergy are planning protests and other public demonstrations.
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After Minnesota, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine fights back against claims of child care fraud
Accusations of benefits fraud has spread from Minnesota to Ohio, where the Republican governor is trying to fight back with facts and tamp down finger-pointing at Somali-Americans.
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South Korean President calls for hair loss treatment to be covered by insurance
South Korea President Lee Jae Myung suggested that insurance should cover hair loss. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to University of Hawaii professor S. Heijin Lee about the country's beauty standards.
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After Venezuela, is the world order shifting from diplomacy towards aggression?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Peter Krause of Boston College about the Trump Administration's willingness to act unilaterally against other countries and what this means for international relations.
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Can Cuba's economy recover from U.S. intervention in Venezuela's oil industry?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks University of Texas at Austin energy researcher Jorge Pinon about the economic and political implications of Cuba's reliance on Venezuelan oil.
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Sports-themed movies to get you into the Winter Olympics mood
Toe pick! NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer discusses the best movies about winter sports with film critic and sports writer Will Leitch.
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Politics chat: Lawmakers push back on Venezuela, ICE shooting sparks protests
A change in U.S. posture, following its military operation last weekend in Venezuela, as President Trumps talks about selling Venezuela's oil and the U.S. taking control of Greenland.