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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Isabel Allende On 'A Long Petal Of The Sea'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Isabel Allende about her latest book, a sweeping historical novel titled A Long Petal of the Sea.
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Australia's Massive Fires Threaten To Slow Decades-Long Economic Boom
Australia hasn't had a recession in nearly 30 years, an impressive track record for an industrialized county. But the fires threaten two pillars of the country's economy.
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Sunday Puzzle: Short A's
Listener Molly Moss of Shutesbury, Mass., plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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'Toss A Coin To Your Witcher' Inspires Remixes And Covers
"Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" is a song from the Netflix series The Witcher that has inspired enthusiastic remixes and covers. Kathryn VanArendonk, Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli discuss.
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Protests In Iran After Government Says It Shot Down Plane
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Abas Aslani, editor-in-chief of the Iran Front Page, about reaction in Iran to the military's admission that it accidentally shot down a passenger plane there.
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Remains Of Ancient Female Fighters Discovered
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Adrienne Mayor of Stanford University if the discovery of women buried with arrowheads, spears, and horse-riding gear in Western Russia means Amazons are real.
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Sunday Puzzle: Supermarket Wordplay
Listener Kathleen McAuliffe plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Sarah McCammon.
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The Australian Wildfires' Devastating Impact On Wildlife
Dr. Gundi Rhoades is a veterinarian in New South Wales who's been dealing with tragic numbers of dying livestock and wild animals from the wildfires in Australia. She talks with NPR's Sarah McCammon.
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How To Like Jazz, For The Uninitiated
Want to start the new year with some new music? Weekend Edition has you covered with a new genre every week this month.
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When Applying For College Is Especially Difficult
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with high school senior Kayla Sasser and law professor Mehrsa Baradaran about the challenge of answering college applications questions for disadvantaged students.
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Rachel Syme On 'Perfume Genie'
Sarah McCammon talks to writer and critic Rachel Syme about her Twitter feed feature, "Perfume Genie," in which she recommends perfumes to readers who describe what they want 2020 to smell like.
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Sunday Puzzle: Names In This Year's News
Noah Goldstein of Chicago, Ill., plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.