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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New plaques give names to those buried at New York State prisons
In New York, gravestones of people who died in prison only identified them by number. Now that's changing after a pastor and another formerly incarcerated man argued the dead deserved to be named.
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Uvalde massacre prompted a Texas law requiring more training for police
American police see Uvalde as a lesson in what not to do. Trainers say police need to make sure they have the skills and emotional commitment to risk their lives to stop a killer.
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Comedian Jamie Loftus's book 'Raw Dog' chronicles her hot-dog eating travels
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with comedian Jamie Loftus about her book "Raw Dog," which chronicles her hot-dog eating travels.
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Colorado Springs Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade reflects on his historic victory
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Colorado Springs Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade about his victory in Tuesday's election. He's the first Black person to be elected mayor there.
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Prince Harry has filed multiple lawsuits against tabloids in the U.K.
NPR's Ayesha Rscoe talks with media expert Tim Luckhurst of Durham University in England about the lawsuits Prince Harry has filed against several tabloids there.
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Composers created music inspired by seismic readings from Yellowstone National Park
A musical score inspired by seismic readings from Yellowstone National Park is just the latest example of data sonification.
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A mass shooting at an outlet mall in Dallas left at least 9 dead and 7 injured
Nine people, including the gunman, were killed at a mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas Saturday afternoon. At least five other remain hospitalized. Three are in critical condition.
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Claire Dederer on her book 'Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with critic Claire Dederer. She's expanded her 2017 essay "What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men" in a new book about the perils - and joys - of fandom.
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Arab countries are normalizing relations with Syria, over a decade after the uprising
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dalia Dassa Kaye, a political scientist at UCLA's Burkle Center, about the consequences of normalizing relations with Syria. Some Arab countries want to do so.
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Community land trusts are providing a solution to gentrification
Gentrification is making it harder for some people to stay in their neighborhoods. One solution: community land trusts, which buy up properties and then keep the homes there affordable.
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New research finds plants make noise when stressed
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with biologist Lilach Hadany about the noises plants make when stressed.
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Trump supporters gathered outside his Mar-a-Lago home to protest his indictment
Supporters and critics of former President Trump gathered outside his Florida home at Mar-a-lago after hearing news that he was indicted on 34 counts related to business fraud.