Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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This tribe has fought for years to get federal recognition. It's about their identity
Federally recognized tribes can be eligible for benefits such as land, health care, revenue streams from casinos, and education. The Duwamish say that these resources would be game changers for them.
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'What My Bones Know' is Stephanie Foo's memoir on living with complex PTSD
Sarah McCammon speaks with author and journalist Stephanie Foo about her new book, "What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma."
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Some Ukrainians are returning from abroad to help military efforts in their country
Some Ukrainians who crossed the border into Poland are returning to Ukraine to enlist in the military and fight Russian invaders.
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'Finding Fellowship' depicts 3 racially-segregated Methodist churches coming together
Sarah McCammon speaks with filmmaker Jason Green about his new documentary "Finding Fellowship," which tells the story of how three racially segregated churches in rural Maryland merged.
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The first Jan. 6 defendant goes on trial
Nearly 14 months after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the first trial of a defendant charged in connection with the deadly attack begins Monday.
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Ukrainians continue to flee to neighboring countries
Sarah McCammon talks to writer Kateryna Babkina about making her way to the Polish border from her home in Kyiv after Russia's attack.
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Politics chat: Congress unifies in denouncing Russia; Supreme Court nominee chosen
America's political leaders have been denouncing Russia for its attack on Ukraine, with the occasional notable exception of former President Donald Trump.
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U.S. and European allies move to cut Russian banks off from SWIFT
U.S. and European authorities tightened sanctions on Russia by moving to cut off certain Russian banks from SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.
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Sarah Shook & the Disarmers dodge categorization on their new country-punk album
Don Gonyea speaks to country-punk musician Sarah Shook of Sarah Shook & the Disarmers about the group's new album, "Nighroamer," and Shook's journey to sobriety.
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Lost mittens become an art installation on lost love in Baltimore
Bruce Willen and his wife created the "Library of Lost Gloves and Lost Loves" in a Baltimore park. It's an art installation made of lost winter gloves and mittens.
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Two new books revisit the legacy of silent-film comic Buster Keaton
Two new books about a legendary silent film comic — Dana Stevens' "Camera Man" and James Curtis' "Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life" — give fans new reason to revisit Keaton's work.
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Pennsylvania Senate contests will be some of the most closely watched this year
In Pennsylvania, three Democratic contenders for the U.S. Senate are campaigning in very different ways.