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Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. 

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Episodes

  • Harriet Tubman's 'Visions'

    Harriet, the biopic of Harriet Tubman is almost a superhero tale. Even her fainting spells — epileptic seizures, in reality — are depicted as a way for her to communicate with God.
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    Sunday Puzzle: The 3 B's

    Listener Alec Sloane of Oakland, Calif., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

  • Nike's Controversially Fast New Shoes

    NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Amby Burfoot, lifelong runner and former editor-in-chief at Runner's World, about the super-fast Nike shoes that might give runners an unfair advantage.

  • Spiritualism In 'The In-Betweens'

    NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to author Mira Ptacin about her new book, The In-Betweens, which chronicles the rise of spiritualism in the U.S.

  • Remembering The Lynching Of Claude Neal

    Eighty-five years ago, one of the most gruesome lynchings took place in the Florida panhandle. Some people there want to make sure the story will never be forgotten.

  • Jackie Cruz On 'Hija De Chavez'

    Jackie Cruz plays a convict in the series Orange Is the New Black, but she's also a singer. She talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her debut album, Hija de Chavez.

  • Remembering Ballet Dancer Alicia Alonso

    Alicia Alonso, one of the finest ballet dancers of the 20th century, died Thursday in Havana. The dancer helped start the American Ballet Theatre, then built the Cuban state ballet program.

  • Pete Buttigieg Keeps Going In Iowa

    South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg stood out during the last presidential debate. He's now trying to turn that moment into a bump in the polls, focusing most of his attention on Iowa.

  • A Reporter Finds Her Roots

    NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to USA Today reporter Deborah Barfield Berry about how she discovered that she was a descendant of one of the first enslaved people to be brought to the U.S.