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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Virtual Experiences Let People 'Travel' Safely During The Pandemic
People may not be able to travel during the pandemic because of concerns over contracting the virus or because they can't afford it, but there are ways to escape virtually.
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Despite Losing Her News Job, One Woman Continues To Report On The Election In Georgia
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with journalist Robin Kemp who, despite being laid off from a local paper, continues to report on the vote recount in Georgia.
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Anthropologist Paul Farmer's New Book Explores The Failures Of An Ebola Epidemic
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with medical anthropologist Paul Farmer about his new book, Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds. It explores how the Ebola virus spread and the failure to contain it.
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The Do's And Don'ts Of Winter Gathering During The Pandemic
With temperatures dropping and coronavirus cases surging across the country, Harvard epidemiologist Julia Marcus tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro low-risk ways to gather this winter.
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Latinos Helped Flip Arizona From Red To Blue
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with organizer Tania Unzueta about the historic turnout of Latinos in Arizona and how they helped flip the state from red to blue.
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Sunday Puzzle: The Q-U Quiz
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro plays the puzzle with Ben Blackman from San Francisco and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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After A Tumultuous Election, Biden Prepares For The Transition Of Power
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks Chris Lu, who lead the 2008 Obama-Biden presidential transition team, about what a transition from a Trump to a Biden administration might look like.
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Pennsylvanians React To Biden's Presidential Win
A batch of votes from Pennsylvania proved the tipping point, convincing experts President Trump would not be able to win reelection.
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Republicans See Surge Of Women Elected To Congress
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Kat Cammock of Florida, one of a number of new Republican women elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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World Leaders React To Biden's Presidential Win
World leaders are congratulating President-Elect Joe Biden on his victory and they include some who have been close allies of President Trump.
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GOP Legal Challenge In Harris County, Texas Seeks To Invalidate 127,000 Votes
Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Houston Public Media's Andrew Schneider about a Republican legal challenge that threatens over 100,000 ballots cast at drive-through voting locations.
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Sunday Puzzle: Rhyme City
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and listener Brett Campbell of Portland, Oregon.