Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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how U.S. strikes on Iran could impact nuclear non-proliferation across the world
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, about how U.S. strikes on Iran could impact nuclear proliferation globally.
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The manosphere has spoken: The toxic conversation around the Sean Combs trial
After six weeks of testimony, prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean Combs last week. While the jury deliberates his judicial fate, one verdict we don't have to wait for is the one coming from the court of public opinion. NPR Music's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento and Rodney Carmichael explain why discussion of the trial within an ecosystem of podcast and YouTube hosts have made it loud and clear that we're in a post-MeToo era.
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R.T. Thorne discusses his directorial debut '40 Acres'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to R.T. Thorne about "40 Acres," his post-apocalyptic directorial debut.
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Trump's mass deportation policy could cost the economy
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Cato Institute immigration expert David Bier how much the Trump administration's mass deportation program could cost.
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Politics chat: Trump's tax bill, U.S. strikes on Iran, NATO summit, NYC mayor race
The huge tax and spending bill currently before the Senate is likely to pass into law. It may prove controversial enough to be a drag on Republican candidates.
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A new album celebrates Clifton Chenier, the 'King of Zydeco'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to C.J. Chenier and Joel Savoy about the new album celebrating Clifton Chenier, "A Tribute to the King of Zydeco."
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He helped the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now, Trump's refugee policy has separated his family
In 2021, an Afghan man who helped the U.S. military narrowly escaped Afghanistan with his family, but was forced to leave several children behind. He struggled to reunite his family in the U.S.
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Investigation reveals expensive seafood restaurants using pond-raised shrimp from Asia
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks SEAD Consulting's Erin Williams, whose company tests seafood, how often U.S. restaurants use farmed and imported shrimp rather than local and wild-caught shrimp.
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MARINA discusses her new album 'Princess of Power'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Marina Diamandis, who performs as MARINA, about her new album "Princess of Power."
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Oklahoma City fans hope this will be the year they bring the NBA title home
Oklahoma City is getting ready for Game Seven of the NBA finals. The city has never won the title. Fans hope this will be the year.
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Pete Hegseth calls U.S. strikes on Iran 'an incredible and overwhelming success'
The Pentagon provided a briefing on the U.S. airstrikes on Iran Sunday morning, after President Trump took direct action for the first time in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
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Iran's relationship with Russia and China could come into play after U.S. strikes
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nicole Grajewski of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the role Russia and China could play in de-escalating the Iran-Israel conflict.