Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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How one Palestinian-American business owner helped evacuate her colleagues in Gaza
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Palestinian-American Yasmeen Mjalli, owner of the online boutique Nol Collective, about trying to evacuate her colleagues and their families from Gaza.
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Iranian filmmakers escaping censorship at home finds it has followed them abroad
Iranian filmmakers produced a movie about Tehran's crackdown on the 2022 women's protest movement in Iran. They have fled to Turkey but still find it hard to get their message out.
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West Virginia passes bill allowing home distillation of liquor up to 5 gallons
West Virginia's legislature has approved a bill that would allow individuals to distill up to five gallons of moonshine as a way to celebrate Appalachian history and heritage.
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The EPA's new rules point to EVs being the future — but consumers have their doubts
Electric vehicles may account for more than half of new cars by 2032. Consumers have many questions and concerns about them and the environment.
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One of the tightest Senate races in the country will play out in Ohio
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with David Cohen, politics professor at the University of Akron, about one of the tightest races in the country: the Ohio Senate seat held by Sherrod Brown since 2007.
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The U.S. Coast Guard's new system reduces the number of whales hit by vessels
The U.S. Coast Guard has developed a new system to try to reduce the number whales hit by vessels. It's trying it out in the waters in and around Seattle.
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'The Exvangelicals' follows the lives of people who loved, then left the Church
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sarah McCammon, NPR National Political Correspondent, about her religious upbringing and new book, "The Exvangelicals."
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David Dastmalchian's new film is set in 1970's late-night TV with a supernatural twist
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with actor David Dastmalchian about his starring role as a 1970's late night host in the new movie "Late Night with the Devil."
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NAACP president on its call for Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, about his organization's call for Black student athletes to avoid public colleges and universities in Florida.
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Muslims prepare for a more somber Ramadan due to the Israel-Hamas war
As the holy month of Ramadan begins, Muslims are preparing for a less joyful observance this year. Fasting and charity take on a different meaning when many in Gaza are suffering.
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Chronic absenteeism in U.S. classrooms is presenting unique challenges to teachers
About one of every four students in the U.S. was chronically absent last school year, according to new research. In some places, that means teachers are working in empty classrooms.
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Biofuels were supposed to be the future. Why is Chevron letting its plants go idle?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks the University of Iowa's Sylvia Secchi for an update on the biofuel industry.