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: Major U.S. cities
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Montana Public Radio listener Brock Hammill of Corvallis, Mont., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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A very cute native critter — the fisher — has been officially spotted in Ohio for the first time in over a century
An animal not seen in Ohio in over a century, the fisher, has been spotted on a local wildlife camera. The sighting has raised hopes that the native mammal is naturally returning to the state.
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Police say they have arrested a person of interest in yesterday's Brown University shooting
Two people were killed and nine injured in a shooting at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday afternoon.
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These cookies fueled votes for women
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Books We Love: NPR staff's top non-fiction picks of the year
NPR staff share recommendations for non-fiction reading from our Books We Love list: "The War of Art," "Shattered Lands," "Toni at Random" and "Patchwork."
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This college freshman drew the new senate redistricting map for Alabama
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to University of Alabama freshman Daniel DiDonato, whose senate redistricting map was chosen by a U.S. District Judge.
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On online prediction markets, people place bets on the outcomes of real-life wars
Online prediction markets are allowing people to place bets on the outcomes of real-life wars. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to reporter Matthew Gault about the rise of the practice and its consequences.
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Week in politics: Crunch time for new health insurance plans, Trump sued over White House renovations, Americans killed by ISIS
Despite being in control of the White House and Congress, Republicans have been unable to pass their health care agenda. We look at why that's the case, as well as a new lawsuit against the president.
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Sevdaliza channels feminine power born from a life of turbulence in third studio album 'Heroina'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Sevda Alizadeh, who performs as Sevdaliza, about her new album, "Heroina."
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Penobscot Nation tribal elder Charles Norman Shay, who helped save fellow soldiers on D-Day, dies at 101
Charles Norman Shay died Dec. 3 at age 101. He was a citizen of the Penobscot Nation who saved fellow soldiers storming Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944.
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The Michelin Guide honors three cheesesteak joints in Philadelphia
Some Philadelphians are cheesed off at the Michelin restaurant ratings team for an honor bestowed on some local cheesesteak restaurants.
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Why Jane Austen's works still resonate, 250 years after her birth
Why do the works of Jane Austen still hold so much appeal 250 years after her birth? We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor.