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: Don't Delete
Becky Mayo plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Alan Alda On The Importance Of Empathy During The COVID-19 Pandemic
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to actor Alan Alda, who started a center focused on communicating scientific information to the public, on how the dearth of empathy is affecting pandemic messaging.
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Climate Change's Effect On The Wildfires In The West Coast
NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with Simon Wang of Utah State University about how climate change is intensifying the wildfires on the West Coast.
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Missouri Teacher Who Died Of COVID-19 Remembered By Her Sister
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jennifer Heissenbuttal about her sister AshLee DeMarinis, a teacher who died from COVID-19.
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Oregon Residents Discuss Their Evacuation Amid Wildfires On The West Coast
As wildfires on the West Coast force people to flee their homes, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Michael Palmer and Sue McAlister of Blue River, Oregon about their dramatic escape.
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Hilary Swank Goes On A Voyage To Mars In Netflix Series 'Away'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with actress Hilary Swank and showrunner Jessica Goldberg about their new Netflix series, Away.
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Learning Curve: Virtually Teaching Indigenous Third Grade Students In Arizona
Lynette Stant teaches third grade in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community in Arizona. For our Learning Curve series, she shares what a week of virtual learning is like.
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CNN's Clarissa Ward Reflects On Her Career In Her New Memoir
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with CNN's Chief International Correspondent, Clarissa Ward, about her new memoir, On All Fronts: The Education of A Journalist.
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On This Colorado Farm, The Animals Love Listening To NPR
Terry Tierney lives on a farm in Boulder, Colo., where he plays NPR for his animals. The pigs, chickens and horses are not only well informed but apparently NPR keeps the coyotes away.
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How The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Disrupted Life In The Rio Grande Valley
A mariachi musician, a newspaper editor, and a priest talk about how they have seen their lives upended by the coronavirus in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Illinois Congressman On Recent Changes To Election Security Briefings
NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) about changes to congressional election security briefings.
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Sunday Puzzle: Switching It Up
NPR's Debbie Elliot plays the Sunday Puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Laurel Edgecomb of Walnut Creek, California.