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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Community land trusts are providing a solution to gentrification
Gentrification is making it harder for some people to stay in their neighborhoods. One solution: community land trusts, which buy up properties and then keep the homes there affordable.
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New research finds plants make noise when stressed
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with biologist Lilach Hadany about the noises plants make when stressed.
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Trump supporters gathered outside his Mar-a-Lago home to protest his indictment
Supporters and critics of former President Trump gathered outside his Florida home at Mar-a-lago after hearing news that he was indicted on 34 counts related to business fraud.
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Indie group Boygenius on their new release 'the record'
NPR's Miles Parks speaks to the members of indie supergroup boygenius about their new release, "the record."
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A common-sense initiative in Boston aims to reduce maternal mortality among Black women
One of the complications contributing to high U.S. maternal mortality among Black women is preeclampsia. A common-sense initiative in Boston gives women a blood pressure cuff to take home.
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Canada claims China interfered in its elections
Canada claims China has interfered in its elections - the latest addition to a growing list of grievances between the two countries.
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The WWE is negotiating to legalize betting on its (scripted) matches
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with CNBC media reporter Alexander Sherman about the WWE's negotiations to legalize betting on its own scripted matches.
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Understanding the key legislative meetings underway in China
Some key legislative meetings are underway in China - we take a look at what they might portend in terms of the direction of China's politics and economy.
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Claire Jiménez on her new novel 'What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Claire Jiménez about her new novel, "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez". The story of a missing teenager delves into questions of grief, family, and reality TV.
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The Boston Marathon's official race dog, a golden retriever named Spencer, has died
The Boston Marathon's official race dog, a golden retriever named Spencer, died at home in Holliston, Mass., on Feb. 17.
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How one father-daughter duo put an iconic Mexican sound on tape
In Mexico City, the calls of resellers looking for more product are ubiquitous. Now they are being celebrated in music.
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The poet Gioconda Belli is one of more than 300 Nicaraguans stripped of citizenship
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to the acclaimed poet, Gioconda Belli, one of more than 300 Nicaraguans stripped of their citizenship earlier this month.