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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Biden Thanks American People After Congress Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
Formally known as the "American Rescue Plan," it includes a $1400 stimulus check, more money allotted for free-of-charge vaccines and distribution and extended unemployment benefits.
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Alice Cooper Revisits Hometown In New Album
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Alice Cooper about his new album, Detroit Stories.
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Margaret Qualley Gets A Taste Of The Literary World In 'My Salinger Year'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Margaret Qualley about her new role in the movie, My Salinger Year, based on the memoir by Joanna Rakoff.
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Archivists At New York's Queens College Tell Our Pandemic Story Through Artifacts
Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Annie Tummino, head of Special Collections and Archives at Queens College, about the Archive's COVID-19 Collection.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Two Former Staffers
The harassment allegations follow reports that Cuomo's office covered up the number of nursing home deaths from COVID-19.
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Sam Corpora, 72: Merle Haggard's 'Silver Wings'
"Silver Wings" was the soundtrack to the milestones Corpora and his daughter experienced together.
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Sunday Puzzle: You Got An A++
Tim Erskine plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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'The Conductors' Is A History Buff's Dream Fantasy Novel
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Nicole Glover about her debut novel, The Conductors, which focuses on a couple solving crimes and mysteries using magic in post-Civil War Philadelphia.
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How Disinformation Is Shaping The Political Process
Disinformation is not just affecting politics at the national level. It's eroding public trust in institutions.
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Texas Residents Face Steep Electric Bills After Storm
Some Texans are getting slammed with high electrical bills following last week's freezing weather. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Maria Halkias of the Dallas Morning News.
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Sunday Puzzle: Homophones
Listener Seth Copans of Brooklyn, N.Y., plays the puzzle with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Journalist Margaret Coker Retells The Story Of The Battle Against ISIS In New Book
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with journalist Margaret Coker about her new book, The Spymaster of Baghdad. It chronicles the work of Iraqi intelligence agents against extremist groups.