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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Sunday Puzzle: Triple Threat
NPR's Sarah McCammon plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition's puzzle master, Will Shortz, and this week's winner: Martin Garnar from South Hadley, Mass.
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Politics Chat: Breaking Down The Presidential Transition Of Power
NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Time Magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball about the presidential transition and congressional politics.
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Sarah Fuller Becomes 1st Woman To Play A Power 5 Football Game
Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play during a regular-season game in one of college football's Power 5 conferences this weekend.
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As Holiday Travel Surges, Airport Sanitation Workers Worry About Virus Exposure
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Andre Cooper, a sanitation and security worker cleaning airplanes, about what it's been like to work through a busy holiday travel season during a pandemic.
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Benee of 'Supalonely' TikTok Fame Releases Debut Album
After viral fame, New Zealand musician Benee has a debut album called Hey u x.
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Sohla El-Waylly Talks Holiday Traditions And Her Path To Stardom
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with cooking show host Sohla El-Waylly about re-imagined holiday meals and the challenges she embraces in the kitchen and in life.
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'The Last Shall Be First': A Lost Chapter Of Gospel, Saved From Extinction
The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1 is a collection of gospel music first recorded in 1970s Memphis and released for the first time after years spent tracking down master tapes.
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Sunday Puzzle: The R&F Scramble
Susan Higgins plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro
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Riz Ahmed Charts The Journey Of A Deaf Drummer In 'Sound Of Metal'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Riz Ahmed about his new movie, Sound of Metal, in which he plays a punk-rock drummer who loses his hearing.
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'Say Their Names' Podcast Memorializes Black Men Killed By Police
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Chris Colbert about his podcast, Say Their Names, which tells the stories of Black men killed by police that have not received national attention.
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FDA Approves First Drug For Rare, Rapid-Aging Genetic Disorder
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for progeria, a genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly. Zokinvy is the first drug approved by the agency for the disorder.
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Sunday Puzzle: A-T, As In Alex Trebek
Listener Rick Tett plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.