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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Biden administration says North Korea has sent troops to aid Russia
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Victor Cha of Georgetown University about the role of North Korean troops in assisting Russia with its war against Ukraine.
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Co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign reflects on their strategy
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Cedric Richmond, co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign, about whether the Democrats' message is getting through.
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Sunday Puzzle: Name the category
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and listener John Meissner of Estes Park, Colorado.
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Here's one of the only places you can ride in a Filipino jeepney
The popular, brightly painted minibuses are being phased out in the Philippines, but you can still tour San Francisco's Filipino Cultural District in one.
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Little is known about the striped skunk's smellier, spotted cousin. That's changing
New research from Oregon State University paints a portrait of the elusive spotted skunk living in the Pacific Northwest.
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'Cheat Code to Life': Jailhouse lawyers help incarcerated people — and themselves, too
A new trove of letters and oral histories is shining a light on the successes and challenges of jailhouse lawyers, people in prison who help themselves and others navigate the legal system.
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What's behind the Arab states' largely muted reaction to the killing of Yahya Sinwar
Arab states have mostly kept quiet over the killing of Hamas' leader by Israeli forces.
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The road to peace in Gaza, as Israel appears undeterred by U.S. warnings
NPR's Eric Westervelt asks former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt Daniel Kurtzer about prospects for peace in Gaza.
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In Brooklyn, the Sudanese diaspora bring people together for art and awareness
A glimpse of the efforts of the Sudanese diaspora in the US — fighting to keep the attention of the world focused on the catastrophic fallout from the war back home.
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Researchers are skeptical of this gunfire detection system. Chicago no longer uses it
Some researchers question the effectiveness of the ShotSpotter system and Chicago is one of the latest cities to reject the gunfire detection system.
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A hidden tomb was found in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra
NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to Dr Richard Bates, a geophysicist, about the discovery of a hidden tomb in Jordan’s ancient city of Petra.
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Migrants fuel the Texas construction boom, even as the state cracks down on them
NPR's Eric Westervelt asks Jack Herrera about the migrant workforce fueling construction in Texas. Herrera writes about it in the November issue of "Texas Monthly."
