Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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FDA Approves First Drug For Rare, Rapid-Aging Genetic Disorder
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for progeria, a genetic disorder that causes children to age rapidly. Zokinvy is the first drug approved by the agency for the disorder.
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Sunday Puzzle: A-T, As In Alex Trebek
Listener Rick Tett plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Virtual Experiences Let People 'Travel' Safely During The Pandemic
People may not be able to travel during the pandemic because of concerns over contracting the virus or because they can't afford it, but there are ways to escape virtually.
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Despite Losing Her News Job, One Woman Continues To Report On The Election In Georgia
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with journalist Robin Kemp who, despite being laid off from a local paper, continues to report on the vote recount in Georgia.
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Anthropologist Paul Farmer's New Book Explores The Failures Of An Ebola Epidemic
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with medical anthropologist Paul Farmer about his new book, Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds. It explores how the Ebola virus spread and the failure to contain it.
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The Do's And Don'ts Of Winter Gathering During The Pandemic
With temperatures dropping and coronavirus cases surging across the country, Harvard epidemiologist Julia Marcus tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro low-risk ways to gather this winter.
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Latinos Helped Flip Arizona From Red To Blue
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with organizer Tania Unzueta about the historic turnout of Latinos in Arizona and how they helped flip the state from red to blue.
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Sunday Puzzle: The Q-U Quiz
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro plays the puzzle with Ben Blackman from San Francisco and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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After A Tumultuous Election, Biden Prepares For The Transition Of Power
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks Chris Lu, who lead the 2008 Obama-Biden presidential transition team, about what a transition from a Trump to a Biden administration might look like.
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Pennsylvanians React To Biden's Presidential Win
A batch of votes from Pennsylvania proved the tipping point, convincing experts President Trump would not be able to win reelection.
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Republicans See Surge Of Women Elected To Congress
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Kat Cammock of Florida, one of a number of new Republican women elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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World Leaders React To Biden's Presidential Win
World leaders are congratulating President-Elect Joe Biden on his victory and they include some who have been close allies of President Trump.