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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Lack of diversity in AI development causes serious real-life harm for people of color
Kelsey Snell asks Black Women in A.I. founder Angle Bush about the consequences of the lack of diversity in artificial intelligence development.
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31.4 million Americans are expected to bet $7.6 billion dollars on the Super Bowl
Kelsey Snell talks with HBO's Jon Frankel about the explosion of legal sports gambling and the professional leagues' embrace of it.
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Ukraine leader says U.S. panic is playing into Russia's strategy
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for just over an hour Saturday but made no progress toward heading off what seems to be an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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NPR reporter dives into his family ties to Ukraine, Russia and the U.S.
Daniel Estrin discovered while reporting from Ukraine that the current geopolitical drama touches his family's history in unexpected ways.
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Sebastian Yatra spans genres. His new album 'Dharma' takes on another
Juana Summers speaks with musician Sebastian Yatra about his new album, "Dharma," and its connection to spirituality.
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'Foreverland' explores the mundane, infuriating and hilarious moments of marriage
Juana Summers speaks with author Heather Havrilesky about her new book, "Foreverland," that explores the mundane, infuriating and oftentimes hilarious moments of marriage.
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There's a hog task force in Texas, and it's busy with the 'feral swine bomb'
Juana Summers speaks with Nick Dornak, wildlife biologist and program coordinator of the Central Texas Feral Hog Task Force, about efforts to cull millions of troublesome wild hogs there.
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Capital B is a new media outlet focused on a Black audience
Journalist Lauren Williams discusses how she seeks to rebuild trust with Black audiences through Capital B, her recently launched news nonprofit born out of 2020's summer of unrest.
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Soviet-era bomb shelters in Kyiv are now shops, apartments and bars
As the Ukrainian capital city prepares for a possible attack by Russia, residents are wondering where to go. Many Soviet-era bomb shelters have been refurbished after decades of disuse.
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E.U. official discusses diplomatic de-escalation tactics in Russia-Ukraine tension
Juana Summers asks Peter Stano, lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy for the European Union, about the Ukraine crisis.
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Sunday Puzzle: Terrible twos
NPR's Juana Summers plays the puzzle with winner Jim Howe from Manlius, N.Y., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Disinformation is everywhere — including pregnancy apps
Juana Summers speaks to Wilson Center fellow Nina Jankowicz about disinformation in pregnancy apps.