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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Cher Strauberry, The First Trans Woman In Pro Skating, Releases Her Debut Punk Album
Scott Detrow speaks to Cher Strauberry about her debut album, "Chering is Caring" and about the challenges of coming out as the first trans woman in the world of professional skateboarding.
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Killed By Military Forces, A Myanmar Poet's Spirit Of Revolution Lives On In His Work
Myanmar's new military rulers continue squashing dissent with poets and other activists firmly in their sights. Part of a decades long strategy of "state terror and torture" against their citizens.
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Pandemic Recovery Means More Cars On The Road, But Some Traffic Patterns Have Changed
Traffic is getting back to pre-pandemic levels. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Darin Chidsey about how COVID-19 has changed traffic patterns in Southern California.
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Tiny Desk Contest Winner Tarriona Bell On When Poetry Says What Music Cannot
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with recording artist and Tiny Desk Contest winner Tarriona Ball about her first book of poetry, Vulnerable AF.
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Iranians Will Head To The Polls Friday To Choose A New President
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor and Director of the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech about the upcoming elections in Iran.
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Maryland Man Returns To Tango After Lockdown Lift
After a year in isolation, Tuan Tran of Rockville, Maryland returns to one of his favorite past-times: Argentine tango dancing.
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Sunday Puzzle: Television Scramble
Patty Docker-Ford plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Peru Heads To A Presidential Election With Two Controversial Candidates
Peru is holding its presidential elections, with a leftist school teacher, Pedro Castillo, facing off against the right-wing daughter of the country's ex-president, the authoritarian Alberto Fujimori.
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Trump's North Carolina GOP Convention Speech And The Phenomenon Of 'The Big Lie'
Following former President Donald Trump's address to the North Carolina Republican party convention, CNN Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter discusses Trump's speech and the future of the party.
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Pet Adoption Soared During The Pandemic. But Now, Shelters Report Overcrowding
Many animal shelters say they have too many cats and dogs in need of homes. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Cornell University's Elizabeth Berliner what's behind the complaints.
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Nicole Riegel's 'Holler' Illuminates Life In Rust Belt Ohio
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Nicole Riegel, writer and director of Holler, inspired by her own story growing up in Appalachia.
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Sunday Puzzle: Double Double
Listener Jeff Scott-Densic plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.