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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Stephen Sondheim is cool now
With three shows running currently in NY and two more on tour, the late composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim is as present in contemporary theater as he was when he was alive.
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Detroit Lions fans will see a familiar face as they host the Los Angeles Rams playoff
The NFL's Detroit Lions are hosting the team's first home playoff game in three decades this weekend. They face the Los Angeles Rams, led by a former Lions quarterback.
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Guatemala's presidential inauguration brings an air of hope
There are celebrations and cautious optimism in Guatemala as Bernardo Arevalo Jr. wins the presidency, renewing the country's democratic aspirations and its revolutionary past.
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Michigan hopes to be the second state to give farmers the 'right to repair'
Only one state, Colorado, has passed legislation that allows farmers to repair farm machinery themselves. Michigan hopes to soon be another in the battle for the right to repair their own equipment.
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Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare Advantage is government health insurance managed by private companies. Some find it lets them down after a serious diagnosis. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on January 3, 2023.)
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Chinese carmakers flood the European market with electric vehicles
In a first, China has exported more cars than any other country. Its carmakers could become a threat to established car brands in the U.S., but they are also a case study for the E.V. revolution.
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Youth advocates criticize New Mexico governor's move to ramp up juvenile detention
The New Mexico governor alarmed youth advocates by pulling back on a program that helped some teens avoid juvenile detention. She says detention can help with their addictions, but experts disagree.
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Some people are paying to deposit human remains on the moon. The Navajo Nation objects
The Navajo Nation says depositing human remains on the moon is a desecration of a sacred space and is requesting flights to do so be delayed until concerns are addressed.
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Bodycam footage was supposed to reform policing — if the public can get a hold of it
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with ProPublica reporter Umar Farooq about his reporting on how often police departments do not release bodycam footage.
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NPR's Scott Detrow gives the verdict on Korea's green onion cereal, 3 years later
A follow-up to a very important story — okay, it's actually a very silly story — that Weekend Edition did on a special variety of Chex cereal released in South Korea.
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NPR staffers share their non-fiction picks from Books We Love
NPR staffers recommend non-fiction reads from our Books We Love list: "On Minimalism," "Anansi's Gold," "Asian-Americans in an Anti-Black World," and "The Wager."
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British PM Sunak is facing opposition to a controversial immigration policy
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Robert Shrimsley, executive editor of the Financial Times, about the UK's controversial proposed policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.