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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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.
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2020 Saw A Boom In Gun Sales. These New Buyers Could Shape The Future Of Gun Control
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Stephen Gutowski founder of The Reload, a publication on America's firearms policy and politics about the influence of the gun rights movement.
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High School Seniors Reflect On Another Unusual School Year
The class of 2021 has had a strange senior year. Three teens, Gerald Burton, Emily McNichol, and Kimberly Rochin, talk about the weirdness and what they actually learned about life and themselves.
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In 'Instructions for Dancing', A Cynical Former Romantic Gets A Magical Surprise
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Nicola Yoon about her new romance novel, Instructions for Dancing, in which a disenchanted teenager fed up with love gets a strange superpower.
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Weekend Edition Superfan Gets A Turn At Hosting
5 year-old Milan Kliment rounds out today's program. He's Weekend Edition's own superfan.
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Loyal Raptors Fan First To Be Inducted In Basketball Hall Of Fame
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Toronto Raptor's superfan Nav Bhatia. He hasn't missed a Toronto Raptor game since the basketball team was founded in 1995.
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Politics Chat: Breaking Down Biden's Response To Israel-Palestine Conflict
Analysis on the Biden administration's response to the latest conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and details about the break-down in bipartisan talks over infrastructure.
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Constance Wu Portrays The Pain Of Miscarriage In 'Solos' Episode
Each episode of the new Amazon series Solos features a character struggling in isolation. Actress Constance Wu talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her 22-minute monologue.
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Amateur Mushroom Photographer Makes A Big Discovery
A mushroom thought extinct in the US for 100 years has been rediscovered. It's an example of the remarkable synergy between amateur and professional fungus aficionados.