Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Schools are using COVID relief dollars to support immigrant students' mental health
Schools have been looking for ways to support student mental health needs, and COVID relief dollars made a lot of that possible. We look at what that looks like one school in Oakland, California.
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Rachel Aviv's new book 'Strangers to Ourselves' tackles mental health diagnoses
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Rachel Aviv about her book, "Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories that Make Us." It explores the lives of six people with mental illness.
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Teenage Afghan girls are defying the Taliban with a secret book club
In a secret book club, teenage Afghan girls find solace in "The Diary of A Young Girl," by Anne Frank, as the Taliban bans them attending school and curbs their rights
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Explained: New York City declares poliovirus a public emergency disaster
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Nsikan Akpan, health and science editor at WNYC/Gothamist, about the poliovirus emergecy disaster declaration in New York state.
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Sunday Puzzle: What goes around, comes around
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUFT listener David Kurman of The Villages, Florida along Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz.
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Books We Love: Thrillers to get your blood pumping
Need a good mystery to get your blood pumping? We hear NPR staff picks from our Books We Love list: "The Verifiers," "The Paris Apartment," and "The Latinist."
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Apple, Amazon and Google are in a bidding war to acquire the NFL Sunday Ticket
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with John Ourande <> of Sports Business Journal about the bidding war among tech companies to acquire broadcasting rights for the NFL.
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Yungblud on his new album and the importance of self-acceptance
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Yungblud about his new eponymous album, featuring songs that focus on the importance of self-acceptance. Note to listeners: This interview mentions self-harm.
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Deadly fighting in Libya's capital sparks fears of wider conflict
An update on the recent deadly clashes in Libya between militias backed by rival administrations.
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'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' is a big budget journey back to Middle Earth
A new series takes viewers back to Middle-earth. "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" premieres September 2.
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Alt.Latino's end of summer playlist showcases music from Colombia, Mexico and Austin, Texas
NPR's Alt.Latino is featuring some of the summer's hottest releases in Latin music.
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Espionage case involves a giant sculpture, a fake art patron and a Chinese spying ring on U.S. soil
The U.S. has charged 7 people with spying on behalf of China. One target was in an unlikely venue for Chinese politics: A remote sculpture park in the California desert.