Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Colleges are offering 'wellness days' to students. Not everyone is on board
Some colleges are offering "wellness days" to students, and the idea has gained steam as a help for students whose lives were disrupted by the pandemic.
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In the Adobe and Pantone dispute, creators are left in the dark
Business disagreements between Adobe and Pantone have left creators in the dark about the future of color use in digital art.
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Why do we like horror?
October is the right time for the spooky, from haunted houses to horror movies. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with fear researcher Coltan Scrivner about what makes scary things so appealing.
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A new documentary follows an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.'s career
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Billy Corben, director of "God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty." The movie is about an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.'s career.
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Blair Braverman on her novel 'Small Game' about a survival reality tv show gone wrong
A survival reality tv show gone wrong with contestants abandoned to fend for themselves: NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Blair Braverman about her new novel, "Small Game."
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Stacking rocks in state parks can disturb wildlife habitats
Some Texas park officials want people to stop stacking rocks in state parks. They say it disturbs the wildlife habitats there.
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What to do if you're looking to buy or sell a house, according to a realtor
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Natalie Vaughan, a realtor working in the Northern Virginia/DC area about the housing market in today's economy.
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Researchers have found a link between chemical straighteners and uterine cancer
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Alexandra White of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences about the link between chemical hair straighteners and uterine cancer.
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Xi Jinping begins third 5-year term, elevates several allies along with him
President Xi Jinping was appointed to a third 5-year term at the Communist Party Congress. He also elevated several allies to leadership positions.
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Easy Life frontman Murray Matravers on their new album 'Maybe In Another Life'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Murray Matravers, frontman of the English indie pop band Easy Life, about the group's new album, "Maybe In Another Life."
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A new book of short stories twists familiar moments in unexpected and chilling ways
Samanta Schweblin's new short stories take place against familiar everyday scenes. But she twists and turns those moments in unexpected and chilling ways. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with the author.
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Sunday Puzzle: Words of a feather
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