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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Law professor discusses Trump-pick Amy Coney Barrett's surprising judicial record
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with University of Michigan law professor Leah Litman about Amy Coney Barrett's term on the U.S. Supreme Court, where she has occasionally been a swing vote.
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Why Trump will make his first international trip as president to Saudi Arabia (again)
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dalia Dassa Kaye of UCLA's Burkle Center for International Relations about President Trump's upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia.
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Research finds how AI will impact demographics differently
AI will have more of an impact on certain demographic groups than others. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jonathan Hersh, professor at Chapman University, about who will be most affected and why.
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55-year-old camera set up to track the Loch Ness monster found in Scotland
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Adrian Shine of the Loch Ness Project about the discovery of an underwater camera set up 55 years ago to photograph the Loch Ness Monster.
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Tracy Chapman on re-releasing her self-titled 1988 debut album on vinyl
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Tracy Chapman about standing the test of time and the re-release on vinyl of her self-titled 1988 debut album.
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Sunday Puzzle: What's that familiar phrase?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WSHU listener Ted Heyn of Fairfield, Connecticut, along with Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Politics chat: 'Hands Off' protests in Washington, Trump's tariffs and Republicans
President Trump's tariff regime puts him at odds with Congressional Republicans seeking to cut taxes.
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What Khartoum's takeover by the military means for Sudan's humanitarian crisis
NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to Nisrin Elamin from the University of Toronto about the significance of Sudan's army recapturing its capital and the country's humanitarian crisis.
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Richard Kind on emceeing 'Everybody's Live with John Mulaney'
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with actor Richard Kind about his "role" as a talk show sidekick on the Netflix show "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney."
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Turned away at the U.S. border, Latin American migrants are going home via Panama
Many Latin American migrants unable to get into the US are now returning to their countries. Many of them will have to go back through Panama. But is Panama ready for this reverse migration?
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A retired executive shares 10 years' worth of his colleagues' verbal gaffes
A former Ford Motor Company executive kept track of his colleagues' verbal flubs for years. NPR's Eyder Peralta talks with the now-retired Mike O'Brien about his favorite malaprops.
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Trump is set to announce more tariffs. Data shows Americans are footing the cost
President Trump is set to announce new tariffs on a range of countries. We take a closer look at who actually pays for them.