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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In 'Love Life,' Anna Kendrick Portrays The Relationships You Find Before True Love
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Anna Kendrick about her new HBO Max comedy drama Love Life.
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President Trump Says Places Of Worship Should Reopen. Do Faith Leaders Agree?
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews about President's Trump's demand that states consider houses of worship essential and allow them to hold services.
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Sunday Puzzle: Categories Of Categories
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle this week with listener Bill Tighe of Redondo Beach, Calif.
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New York Doctor Shares Inside Look At Caring For End-Of-Life COVID-19 Patients
Craig Blinderman is a palliative care doctor at New York City. He shares his audio diary and talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about caring for dying coronavirus patients.
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As Americans Observe Memorial Day, The U.S Inches Towards A Grim COVID-19 Milestone
The U.S. is likely to see its 100,000th death this Memorial Day. It's a staggering, incomprehensible number – more than the nation lost in the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.
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Businesses Adapt To Delivery Demand By Hiring Cuddly Couriers
As demand for deliveries continues to grow during the coronavirus outbreak, businesses are getting creative by turning to the animal kingdom.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Canceled His Concerts. This Is The Song That Helps Him Cope
Peter Russell of Washington, D.C., shares the song that's helping him get through these times, Franz Schubert's 'An Die Musik.'
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'A Lot To Be Hopeful For': Crisis Seen As Historic, Not Another Great Depression
The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But this downturn should be shorter, former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and other economic historians say.
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Sunday Puzzle: A Game of Consonants
Lena Porell plays with puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
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The Pros And Cons Of 'Social Bubbles'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to MIT Technology Review's Gideon Lichfield about self-contained bubbles or pods that aim to keep the pre-pandemic rules of socialization.
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How Iceland Handles Contact Tracing
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Aevar Palmason, who lives in Iceland, about an app the country is using to track people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
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Ambulante En Casa Festival Moves Online
A documentary film festival in Mexico has been streaming. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to co-founder and actor Diego Luna as well as director Paulina Suarez.