Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Sunday Puzzle: It takes two (or three)
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KUT listener Dan Tatje of Georgetown, Texas.
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Trump taps oil executive Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy
President-elect Trump has picked oil executive Chris Wright for his nominee for Secretary of Energy. The Trump administration is expected to shift the department's focus away from clean energy initiatives championed under Biden.
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Amid airstrikes, an animal rescue mission in Lebanon sends a baby lion cub to safety
Amid Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, an animal group in Beirut rescued a baby lion cub and sent it to safety.
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Matt Gaetz's road to Attorney General may not be completely in the clear
Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress ahead of the release of an ethics report about him but still faces hurdles for confirmation for Attorney General.
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Idaho's abortion ban, one of the strictest in the U.S., is being challenged in court
Arguments began last week in a lawsuit challenging Idaho's abortion ban, one of the strictest in the country. We'll hear from some of the plaintiffs and the state attorney.
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Trump has vowed to take an aggressive approach to China. What would that mean?
What will President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House mean for US - China relations? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Ryan Hass, a China expert at the Brookings Institution.
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A new law in New York will do away with broker fees
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with New York City Council Member Chi Ossé about his FARE act, which shifts the responsibility for broker fees from the tenant to the landlord in many cases.
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Key IRS funds dry out in 2026. What can we expect for its future?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center's Janet Holtzblatt about funding for the Internal Revenue Service.
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In Gaza, a nurse takes in an orphaned baby too young to know who she is
A nurse is fostering a baby from Gaza whose family was killed and whose identity has been lost.
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Meet North Carolina's sexiest collard farmer
What does it take to be the sexiest collard farmer in North Carolina? Lee Berry, the reigning champ and current competitor in the contest's 2nd year, explains.
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Hospitals face months of IV fluid shortages after Helene damages N.C. factory
Hospitals have been forced to innovate with new ways of hydrating patients and giving them medications, after a key factory that produces IV fluid bags flooded during Hurricane Helene. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on Nov. 7, 2024.)
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Republicans hope for a House majority as Congress returns to session
Congress returns this week. Republicans are hopeful they will maintain their House majority in the next Congress. In the Senate, Republicans will choose the next majority leader.