Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Italy is launching a digital nomad visa
Italy will soon roll out a new visa that allows remote workers to live in Italy even though their jobs are based abroad. Supporters hope it will attract high-earning workers and spark innovation.
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Russia is starting to cut natural gas supplies off
Ayesha Rascoe discusses Russia's threats against NATO countries and the decision to cut off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria with Agnia Grigas, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
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What it's like living in Ukraine's warzone
Ukraine's army is slowing Russia's invasion to a crawl, but there is still heavy fighting in the south. For those living there, the war has started to feel like a deadly kind of normal.
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Sunday Puzzle: Sharing tops
Bob Clark plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.
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A major general is the first Air Force general convicted of a crime in a court
A military trial has ended in the first conviction of an Air Force general. Advocates say they hope it creates a new precedent.
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Musicians Aaron Nigel and Andy Furgeson on their new album for children 'Smith & Yarn'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musicians Aaron Nigel Smith and Andy Furgeson, who performs under the name Red Yarn, about their new children's album, "Smith & Yarn."
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Actress Wunmi Mosaku discusses 'We Own This City' and police corruption in Baltimore
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Wunmi Mosaku about her new role in the HBO's miniseries "We Own This City," about police corruption in Baltimore.
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Yup'ik and Iñupiaq spelling bees keep native Alaskan languages alive
In Alaska, a seventh grader has won the Yup'ik spelling bee and a fifth grader has won the Iñupiat spelling bee.
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Why documentaries and TV shows about scammers are so popular
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Washington Post columnist Alyssa Rosenberg about the all the TV shows featuring scammers and what that says about current culture.
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Viral punk band The Linda Lindas release full album 'Growing Up'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bela Salazar and Lucia de la Garza of The Linda Lindas about punk as a form of expression and the creation of their new album, "Growing Up."
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Janelle Monae's 'Dirty Computer' becomes short stories in 'The Memory Librarian'
Janelle Monae brings the world of her 2018 album "Dirty Computer" to life in a new book of short stories called "The Memory Librarian." The musician talks with Ayesha Rascoe about it.
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Amongst division in France, one interfaith group comes together to celebrate Ramadan
A group of women in an interfaith group gathered for dinner to mark the start of Ramadan during a divisive presidential election.