Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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'Diary of a Void' turns a lie into an exploration of motherhood and loneliness
In the book "Diary of a Void," a woman fakes pregnancy to avoid the unpaid office tasks often foisted on women. The simple lie turns into an absurdist exploration of motherhood and loneliness.
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What's that humming sound? In music, it's not to be ignored
Music commentator Jacques Morel points out to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe how important humming can be in popular music.
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Journalist Al Crespo, who exposed corruption in Miami, dies at 80
Al Crespo, a crusading anti-corruption blogger in Florida, died at his Miami Shores home. He was 80.
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That high-paying job opportunity you saw online could be a scam
Ayesha Rascoe asks Haywood Talcove of LexisNexis Risk Solutions how job seekers can protect themselves from the proliferation of scams on employment sites like LinkedIn.
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Dr. Anna DeForest draws from her profession to write on sickness, healing and loss
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Anna DeForest about her debut novel, "A History of Present Illness," and how she drew from her experience as a physician to write about sickness, healing, and loss.
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People are paying to write messages on Ukrainian war weapons before use
Ukrainian volunteers are resorting to creative methods to raise funds to support the country's military.
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Hearing loss is a direct link to dementia. Easier access to hearing aids could help
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Frank Lin of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about the link between hearing loss and dementia, and how over-the-counter hearing aids may help.
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New York art museums must now disclose if a piece was stolen by Nazis
Ayesha Rascoe talks with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Andrea Bayer about a new New York law requiring museums to acknowledge if a work of art was stolen by the Nazi regime.
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The Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes capturing carbon emissions
President Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. We take a look at the viability of the law's provision concerning capturing carbon emissions.
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Books We Love: Recommended reading for romance
NPR's Books We Love has reading recommendations from our staff and contributors. Today, we hear about three new romance novels: "An Arrow to the Moon," "Young Mungo" and "Ramon and Julieta."
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Climate change and war are felt everywhere — including the Dijon mustard industry
France is working to recover from a shortage of a key element in French cuisine: Dijon mustard.
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A sustainable seafood alternative: lab-grown fish sticks
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Bluu Seafood COO Chris Dammann about the company's new cultivated cell fish products - fish sticks and fish balls.