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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As Holiday Travel Surges, Airport Sanitation Workers Worry About Virus Exposure
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Andre Cooper, a sanitation and security worker cleaning airplanes, about what it's been like to work through a busy holiday travel season during a pandemic.
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Benee of 'Supalonely' TikTok Fame Releases Debut Album
After viral fame, New Zealand musician Benee has a debut album called Hey u x.
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Sohla El-Waylly Talks Holiday Traditions And Her Path To Stardom
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with cooking show host Sohla El-Waylly about re-imagined holiday meals and the challenges she embraces in the kitchen and in life.
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'The Last Shall Be First': A Lost Chapter Of Gospel, Saved From Extinction
The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1 is a collection of gospel music first recorded in 1970s Memphis and released for the first time after years spent tracking down master tapes.
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Sunday Puzzle: The R&F Scramble
Susan Higgins plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro
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Riz Ahmed Charts The Journey Of A Deaf Drummer In 'Sound Of Metal'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Riz Ahmed about his new movie, Sound of Metal, in which he plays a punk-rock drummer who loses his hearing.
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'Say Their Names' Podcast Memorializes Black Men Killed By Police
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Chris Colbert about his podcast, Say Their Names, which tells the stories of Black men killed by police that have not received national attention.
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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.