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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4-Year-Old Poet Will Publish His First Collection Of Poems
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Yasmine Shamma about her son, Nadim Shamma-Sourgen. He dictates his poems because he can't really read and write yet.
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Utah City Puts Up New Public Symbols To Honor People Of Color
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Jeff Silvestrini, the mayor of Millcreek, Utah, about his city renaming a street after Samuel and Amanda Chambers, two Black Mormons born into slavery in Mississippi.
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Puzzle: Fast And Famous
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle with Bob Werner of South Bend, Ind.
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Andy Samberg Relives A Hellish Day In New Movie, 'Palm Springs'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Andy Samberg about his new movie, Palm Springs. He plays a character trapped in a time loop and has to repeat a bad day over and over and over.
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Texas Doctor Tells Story Depicting A Future After COVID-19
Dr. Sayed Tabatabai narrates his speculative fiction Twitter thread on what the world will look like post-pandemic.
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Legendary Violinist Isaac Stern's Legacy Lives On After 100 Years
Tuesday, July 21, marks the centennial of the birth of violinist Isaac Stern. He was not only an acclaimed musician, but a devoted teacher who was a mentor to generations of musicians.
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Couple Struggles To Reunite During Pandemic Due To EU Ban On American Travel
Unmarried couples have been hard-hit by the travel restrictions introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Once such couple has been finally reunited in Greece.
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Puzzle: Remove It, Replace It
Rachel Cristy of Sacramento, Calif., plays this week's puzzle with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Netflix Documentary Captures Life Of Astrologer And Fashion Icon Walter Mercado
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch about their new Netflix documentary, Mucho Mucho Amor, that looks at the legacy of the famed astrologer Walter Mercado.
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Baseball Players In Fenway Stadium Play Game To Sound Of Recorded Fans
Major League Baseball tried to make up for the non-existent fans at a Red Sox game on Friday. They used pre-recorded cheers and music.
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Weddings Put On Hold In Jerusalem As COVID-19 Infections Surge
Israelis and Palestinians have scrambled to hold weddings amid the pandemic lockdown, but a spike in coronavirus infections is shutting them down.
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Author Pam Fessler Discusses Leprosy, New Book
NPR's Lulu Gracia-Navarro speaks with NPR's Pam Fessler about her book, Carville's Cure. It's about the leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana where people with Hansen's disease, or leprosy, were sent.