Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers on his new album 'Piano Piano 2'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers about his new collection of piano music, his second, called "Piano Piano 2."
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Students are still waiting for aid offers from colleges after a delayed FAFSA rollout
Students have waited months to find out how much financial aid they will receive for school. Delays and errors by the Department of Education mean they'll be waiting a while longer.
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Kansas's Democratic governor is trying to expand eligibility for Medicaid
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is stepping up efforts to get the legislature to expand access to Medicaid to make health care more accessible, a move apparently favored by most of the public.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on efforts to clean and reconstruct the Key Bridge
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Maryland Gov. Wes Moore about the cleanup and reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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It's not your imagination — chocolate has been getting more expensive
Cocoa prices are on the rise because of changing climate patterns and extreme weather.
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How one Palestinian-American business owner helped evacuate her colleagues in Gaza
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Palestinian-American Yasmeen Mjalli, owner of the online boutique Nol Collective, about trying to evacuate her colleagues and their families from Gaza.
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Iranian filmmakers escaping censorship at home finds it has followed them abroad
Iranian filmmakers produced a movie about Tehran's crackdown on the 2022 women's protest movement in Iran. They have fled to Turkey but still find it hard to get their message out.
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West Virginia passes bill allowing home distillation of liquor up to 5 gallons
West Virginia's legislature has approved a bill that would allow individuals to distill up to five gallons of moonshine as a way to celebrate Appalachian history and heritage.
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The EPA's new rules point to EVs being the future — but consumers have their doubts
Electric vehicles may account for more than half of new cars by 2032. Consumers have many questions and concerns about them and the environment.
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One of the tightest Senate races in the country will play out in Ohio
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with David Cohen, politics professor at the University of Akron, about one of the tightest races in the country: the Ohio Senate seat held by Sherrod Brown since 2007.
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The U.S. Coast Guard's new system reduces the number of whales hit by vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard has developed a new system to try to reduce the number whales hit by vessels. It's trying it out in the waters in and around Seattle.
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'The Exvangelicals' follows the lives of people who loved, then left the Church
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sarah McCammon, NPR National Political Correspondent, about her religious upbringing and new book, "The Exvangelicals."