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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Sunday Puzzle: Rhyming destinations
NPR's David Folkenflik plays the puzzle with this week's winner Eli Shear-Baggish from Arlington, Massachusetts and puzzle master Will Shortz.
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Vance and Walz both claim the Midwest. What does it mean to be Midwestern?
While vice presidential candidates tout their Midwestern roots Ayesha talks to author Jon Lauck about what's Midwestern.
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Nigerian athletes say mismanagement by the country's officials cost them the Olympics
Nigeria had a terrible showing at the Olympics. Its athletes say they were failed by corruption and mismanagement by the nation's sports officials.
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Student protests in Bangladesh ousted its prime minister. What's next for the region?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Mushfiq Mobarak, a Professor of Economics at Yale University, about how regional powers will view the overthrow of Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader last week.
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Harris inches ahead in the polls amidst swing state campaigning
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz complete their five-state introductory tour. Harris is gaining in the polls.
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Sunday Puzzle: This puzzle is as easy as 1-2-3!
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with this week's winner Michael Carniello from Deerfield Ill., and puzzle master Will Shortz.
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The U.S. is bracing for an Iranian response to the killing of a senior Hamas leader
NRR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Firas Maksad, the Middle East Institute, about a potential Iranian response to the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran.
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In Ferguson, some businesses destroyed during the 2014 protests are still rebuilding
The police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., a decade ago led to violent protests that left many businesses destroyed. Efforts to revitalize the area since then have yielded mixed results.
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Pianist Chad Lawson's new album is an 'invitation to decompress'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with pianist Chad Lawson about his new album, "Where We Are." It's described as a "journey from solitude to solidarity."
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Amateur runners will get the chance to compete on the same course as Olympic athletes
One of the last events of the Sumer Olympics is always the marathon. This year's was a little different. After the official entrants ran the course, it was opened to regular runners.
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‘Sebastian’ re-writes the sex work movie
Director and writer Mikko Mäkelä says he wasn’t interested in creating yet another sex worker drama focused on trauma. Instead, Sebastian is a knowing but conflicted young man learning about himself.
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80 years ago, Smokey Bear taught Americans about fire safety. Is he still relevant?
The famous symbol of fire prevention turns 80. But fire ecologists say that his message is outdated.
