Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Rafah's main hospital has shut down, people try to flee as Israel launches an attack
About half of Gaza's southern area of Rafah is under Israeli evacuation orders as aid groups race to assist those fleeing.
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Uncovering the story of Sawney Freeman, who may have been America's first Black composer
Sawney Freeman may be America's first Black composer. He was likely enslaved in Connecticut, and his music has been performed there for the first time in two centuries.
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The U.S. is refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserves. What purpose can they serve?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Joe Weisenthal co-host of Bloomberg's "Odd Lots" podcast about how the Strategic Petroleum Reserves can be utilized in 2024.
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What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a complex 'alphabet'
Whale families communicate a lot underwater. So now, researchers are using artificial intelligence to try to figure out what they're saying.
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Some campuses are going virtual and canceling commencement as protests continue
Campus protests have mushroomed across the U.S. in recent days but the protest movement actually started in October, not long after Israel began its war against Hamas in Gaza.
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People say they worry about inflation. Their restaurant spending might show otherwise
Restaurant earnings and pricing tell us the economy is still troubled by inflation but not badly enough for consumers to give up eating out.
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Mammograms should start at age 40, hormone therapy for menopause is safe, studies find
Mammograms should start at age 40, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce. And a new study finds hormone therapy for menopause symptoms is safe.
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Whoopi Goldberg talks love, grief and her new memoir, 'Bits and Pieces'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Whoopi Goldberg about her new memoir, "Bits and Pieces," and about the influence of Goldberg's family on her.
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What one group's experiments designing affordable housing in rural America show
Many rural communities lack affordable housing. One university in Alabama is trying to help with some experimental architecture.
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George Brown of Kool & The Gang on party music, his memoir and the band's new album
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to a patron of the party, musician George Brown of the band Kool & The Gang, about his new book, new record, and the "Celebration" of a long and funky career.
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A historical marker in Alabama unearths a long-forgotten cold case
Historical Markers in the US are fascinating, sometimes wrong, sometimes offensive and cruel. But they also have the power to unlock secrets, like those of a long forgotten Civil Rights cold case.
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Fact-check: South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace's statements on the Trump trials
We add context to answers given by Representative Nancy Mace's interview on the Trump trials.