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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Inaugural Antonyo Awards To Celebrate Best Of Black Theater
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Drew Shade, founder of Broadway Black, about the first ever Antonyo Awards, highlighting the achievement of Black theatre artists.
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What Mussels Can Teach Us About False Positive COVID-19 Tests
A wildlife biologist got involved in coronavirus research by raising important questions about the accuracy of the test used to diagnose COVID-19.
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Sunday Puzzle: Lost ID's
This week's puzzle winner, Anita Charles, plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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Antifa Supporter On How People Misunderstand The Movement
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Lacy MacAuley about her support for the Antifa movement, and how organized the movement is.
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Vatican Museums Reopen To Smaller Crowds Amid Pandemic
Imagine taking in the splendor of the Sistine Chapel without packs of tourists. That experience can be had now for those who set aside COVID-19 fears to visit the reopened Vatican Museums.
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How Trump's 'Law And Order' Strategy Differs From Nixon
52 years ago, another Republican ran for the White House on a platform of law and order, but conditions in 2020 for Donald Trump don't line up with Richard Nixon's strategy in 1968.
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Hundreds Of Positive COVID-19 Cases At D.C.'s Children's National Hospital
A visit to the Children's National Hospital in the Washington, D.C. shows how doctors are trying to keep up with testing demands for children affected by COVID-19.
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Ohio Congresswoman Pepper Sprayed While Demonstrating Against Death Of George Floyd
Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) about the recent protests surrounding the death of George Floyd.
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People Of Color In U.K. Disproportionately Affected By COVID-19
Official statistics in the United Kingdom show that people of color in there are much more likley to die from COVID-19 than the rest of the population. Health officials are trying to figure out why.
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D.C. Hospital Trying To Understand Rare COVID-19 Complications In Children
NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro visits the ward at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC where young patients are suffering from multisystem inflammatory syndrome linked to Covid-19.
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The Pandemic Separated Her From Her Sick Mom. Nina Simone Helped Her Cope
Cara Robertson shares the song that helping her get through these times - Nina Simone's cover of the 1970 hit O-o-h Child.
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Minneapolis Family Hopes For Justice Despite Losing Business To George Floyd Protests
After days of protests, a family returns to their restaurant to find it burned and badly damaged. They sympathize with protesters but mourn the loss of a cherished business.