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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Miami Zoo Animals Get Holiday Cheer With Gifts Of Melons, Gatorade And Blood Pops
Animals at the Miami Zoo are getting special holiday treats to help lift their spirits and those of the staff. Frozen blood pops, anyone? Mealworms?
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2020 Book Concierge: The Funniest Books On Our List
Need reading to help beat the winter blues? We have four recommendations from NPR's Book Concierge that could help - all for fun, and funny, books.
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Take A Romantic Trip To The Irish Countryside In Emily Blunt's 'Wild Mountain Thyme'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Emily Blunt about her new movie, set in Ireland, Wild Mountain Thyme.
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'Jewish Telegraphic Agency' Commemorates Members Of The Community Lost To COVID-19
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency is attempting to personalize the pandemic by commemorating community members who have died. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Editor-in-Chief Philissa Cramer.
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Sunday Puzzle: Three Words, One Proverb
Listener Sherie Trakhtenbroit of San Antonio, Texas, plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Debbie Elliott.
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Saxby Chambliss Discusses Georgia's Upcoming Runoff Elections
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with former Georgia lawmaker Saxby Chambliss about the upcoming Senate elections there.
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COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge
We take stock of where we are in the pandemic in terms of infections and fatalities.
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'Oxford American Magazine' Highlights Southern Music
NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes, who is this year's guest editor of the Oxford American Southern Music Issue.
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FDA Approves Smart Watch Application To Help Those With PTSD
Patrick Skluzacek suffers from PTSD nightmares. His son, Tyler, created a smart watch app to disrupt them, which just got FDA approval. They share their story with NPR's Debbie Elliott.
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Sunday Puzzle: Triple Threat
NPR's Sarah McCammon plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition's puzzle master, Will Shortz, and this week's winner: Martin Garnar from South Hadley, Mass.
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Politics Chat: Breaking Down The Presidential Transition Of Power
NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Time Magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball about the presidential transition and congressional politics.
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Sarah Fuller Becomes 1st Woman To Play A Power 5 Football Game
Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play during a regular-season game in one of college football's Power 5 conferences this weekend.