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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One key to a coveted guitar sound is a small glass tube — but there's a shortage
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Randall Ball of Ball Amplification about the worldwide guitar tube shortage and the reason behind the warm sounds they produce.
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Black wrestlers are having their moment
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to wrestling columnist Alfred Konuwa about the surge in Black professional wrestlers.
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Poland readies its defense as Russia moves east
As the war in Ukraine continues, Poles are joining their nation's military and packing shooting ranges in case they need to defend Poland from Russia, despite Poland's membership in NATO.
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Why is Texas facing so many extreme weather events?
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to environmental reporter Amal Ahmed about extreme weather in Texas.
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Russia hammers Mariupol, telling Ukraine to surrender to avoid more death
Russia has given Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol a chance to surrender as they close in on the port city. Meanwhile, Russia is intensifying rocket attacks elsewhere in Ukraine.
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After years of early success, Omar Apollo releases full debut album 'Ivory'
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Omar Apollo about his psychedelically soulful music and his full-length album, "Ivory."
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Historical novel 'Take My Hand' focuses on involuntary sterilization of Black women
Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her new novel "Take My Hand," which fictionalizes a 1973 involuntary sterilization case, and about why she's drawn to history as a novelist.
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Scientists say you shouldn't wear your shoes in your house
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Mark Patrick Taylor of the Environmental Protection Authority of Victoria, Australia, about why he thinks everyone should remove their shoes before coming inside.
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Snow crabs in the Bering Sea have been hard to find — partially due to climate change
Ayesha Rascoe asks Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton about the drop in the population of Bering Sea snow crabs, and why scientists think climate change may be an important driver.
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The Ukraine-Russia conflict appears to be entering a new phase
Russia is preparing to launch another offensive, this time concentrating its attacks on the eastern part of Ukraine.
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Sunday Puzzle: W first and last, it's the law
Eric Houston plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.
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Even with ties, Ukrainian families struggle to reach the United States
Olena Kopchak, her husband and their 8-year-old daughter, Yana, are among the growing number of Ukrainians who are trying to make it to the United States — and confronting obstacles.