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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'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.
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The Beijing Winter Olympics have come to a close
Sunday's close of the Beijing Winter Olympics ended a Games marked with splendor but also overshadowed by the coronavirus and political tensions.
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Valerie Pecresse is the first female nominee of a French mainstream political party
Valerie Pecresse, the first female nominee of a mainstream political party in France, is struggling in her bid to unseat President Emmanuel Macron.
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Sunday Puzzle: That's just capital
NPR's Don Gonyea plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and listener Cat Dickey of New Orleans.