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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After 100 Years, A Look Back At Boston's Great Molasses Flood Of 1919
A river of hot, sugary molasses flooded part of a Boston neighborhood 100 years ago, killing 21 people and injuring dozens. The tragedy led to new safety regulations.
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Trump Still Considering National Emergency Declaration As Shutdown Negotiations Continue
The partial government shutdown, already the longest in U.S. history, continues with no end in sight.
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Feminist Dystopian Novel 'The Water Cure' Explores Reproductive Rights, Misogyny
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sophie Mackintosh about her debut novel, The Water Cure.
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How 'Dixie' Became And Endured As An Anthem
Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song "Dixie" became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in modern America.
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Waiting In Long Lines For A Salad? You're Not Alone
Lines at salad chains in New York City are wrapping around the block, the New York Post reports, as people seek out fresh greens in an effort to live out their healthy New Year resolutions.
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Protesters Threaten Rule Of Sudan's President Omar Al-Bashir
Demonstrators in Sudan say they want President Omar al-Bashir's reign to end. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Isma'il Kushkush, a Sudanese-American journalist based in D.C. and an expert on Sudan.
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Viral Hashtag Celebrates Palestinian-American Representation
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Susan Muaddi Darraj, creator of #tweetyourthobe, a hashtag for the public to share pictures of their thobe as a response to the swearing-in of Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
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After Falling Short, U.S. Army Gets Creative With New Recruiting Strategy
The U.S. Army is looking for recruits in new places like Instagram and e-sports tournaments. NPR's Leila Fadel asked Gen. Frank Muth, head of the Army Recruiting Command, about the new strategies.
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Sunday Puzzle: New Names In The News 2018
NPR's Leila Fadel plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and Lance Wynn from Stansbury Park, Utah.
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Colin O'Brady, First To Trek Unassisted Across Antartica: 'I'm A Little Bit Tired'
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Colin O'Brady, the first person to trek across Antarctica completely unassisted.
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Encore: 'The Times They Are A-Changin" Still Speaks To Our Changing Times
Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'" came out in 1963 as the country was entering a tumultuous time. Both the civil rights and antiwar movements embraced it as an anthem of protest.
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Nancy Grace Roman, 'Mother Of Hubble' Space Telescope, Has Died, At Age 93
Roman was one of the first female executives at NASA, its first chief of astronomy and played an instrumental role in making the Hubble Space Telescope a reality. She died on Dec. 25.