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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The view from No Kings protests across the nation, from NPR member station reporters
Protesters showed up to thousands of events across the country this weekend to air their complaints against the Trump administration.
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Pakistan holds talks to end Iran war, Israel intensifies strikes
The war in Iran is now in its second month. More U.S. troops are arriving in the region, even as President Trump says peace talks are ongoing.
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Secretary-Treasurer of the union representing TSA workers discusses the shutdown
NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Johnny Jones, of the American Federation of Government Employees union, about the training TSA agents get and the stress they've been under during government shutdowns.
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The Trump administration's fix for the crisis in rural healthcare? AI nurses and more
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks to health researcher Mark Holmes about the Rural Health Transformation Program and the Trump administration's call to use AI to improve care across the country.
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Matt Wagner of Danish Maid Butter on the art and tradition of Easter butter lambs
NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Matt Wagner, co-owner of Danish Maid Butter in Chicago, about the little Easter lambs made of butter that sell around the country this time of year.
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Meet the man who walks barefoot — and was born — on an active volcano
The volcanologist on the island of Vanuatu who walks barefoot over cooled lava fields tells NPR's Don Gonyea how to see nature at its most primeval.
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How a jeweler's quest to create the world's largest jeweled egg led to his downfall
An obsession with making the world's largest golden egg brought down one family's storied jewelry business. NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Serena Kuchinsky about her memoir, "Kutchinsky's Egg."
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Suzannah Herbert and Darcy McKinnon discuss their film 'Natchez'
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with filmmakers Suzannah Herbert and Darcy McKinnon about their new film, "Natchez," about the Mississippi town's antebellum tourism industry.
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Meet 81-year-old Bonnie Shea, a trailblazer for U.S. women's hockey
In 1951, Bonnie Shea was the only girl in Duluth, Minnesota playing organized hockey. But when she got to high school, she couldn't play on the boys' team. Now, at age 81, Shea is still competing.
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How military strategies are evolving a month after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with military analyst Kelly Grieco of the Stimson Center about how the military strategies of both the U.S. and Iran are evolving after a month of fighting.
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Politics chat: No Kings rallies across the U.S., more troops deployed
Thousands more U.S. troops are arriving in the Middle East, as diplomats meet for talks to end the war in Iran. Meanwhile, millions of people protested President Trump at "No Kings" rallies.
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The diary of a woman in Tehran documents life since the war started
An Iranian woman shares her diary with NPR as she lives through this month of war.