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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Alt.Latino's spring playlist explores music from Angola, Brazil, Cuba and more
The Spring Playlist from NPR Music's Alt.Latino podcast features songs rooted in Angola, Brazil and Cuba.
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Novel 'Four Treasures of the Sky' depicts the human toll of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jenny Tinghui Zhang about her new novel "Four Treasures of the Sky." Set in the late 1800s, it's about a Chinese girl who is kidnapped and brought to the U.S.
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Pakistan plunges into political crisis after its parliament was dissolved
Pakistan's parliament has been dissolved, setting the stage for elections after Prime Minister Imran Khan avoided a no-confidence motion.
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Samuel L. Jackson is a 91-year-old solving crime in 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey'
A 91 year-old man reclaims his memory to solve a crime in the new TV series, "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey." Ayesha Rascoe talks with star Samuel L. Jackson about it, and about his new Oscar.
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The aftermath of Will Smith's slap illuminates the links of Black Hollywood
What does it mean for the elite circle of Black actors, directors and producers in Hollywood when moments like Will Smith's slap at the Oscars happens?
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Some Russians are are skirting website restrictions through VPNs. What are they?
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton VPN, about the jump in Russians using virtual private networks to access websites blocked by their government.
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Tony Hawk plans to keep skateboarding 'Until the Wheels Fall Off'
Ayesha Rascoe talks to skateboarding icon Tony Hawk about his new documentary, "Until the Wheels Fall Off." Hawk elevated his sport, but in middle age, it's become hard on his body.
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Remembering Maksym Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist killed in conflict
We take a moment to remember Maksym Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist whose body was found north of Kyiv.
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Yeasayer's Anand Wilder releases debut 'I Don't Know My Words'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Anand Wilder about his new album, "I Don't Know My Words."
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We may be going back to the office, but the sweatpants are staying on and the bra off
People returning to the office are refusing to give up their work-from-home casual wear. But what was once viewed as unprofessional dress could make their work performance better.
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Taiwan fears what's happening in Ukraine will happen there with China
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised tensions in Taiwan. People there are worried an emboldened China may use force to remove the island's democratic government.
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Russian intellectual Aleksandr Dugin is also commonly known as 'Putin's brain'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Washington Post columnist David von Drehle about the Russian intellectual known as "Putin's Brain," whose ideology has influenced the invasion of Ukraine.