Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' explores the culture of silence around sexual assault
The movie "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl" is set in Zambia and deals in grief and dark family secrets. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to director Rungano Nyoni and actor Susan Chardy about the movie.
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Outbreak Voices: Looking back on COVID-19, 5 years since it was declared a pandemic
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic 5 years ago this week. We ask 3 people who shared their experiences in our series "Outbreak Voices" about how they think of those years today.
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One of China's most celebrated poets is branching out into dance with a new show
One of China's most famous poets, who some call the country's Emily Dickenson, is breaking new boundaries by taking to the stage to dance.
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In Sarah Harman's new novel, a hot mess of a mom sets out to find her kidnapped son
A hot mess of a former pop singer becomes an unlikely detective when her son's classmate is kidnapped. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sarah Harman about her novel, "All The Other Mothers Hate Me."
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Sunday Puzzle: Eye-Oh
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Ellen Triebwasser of Red Hook, N.Y., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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The Trump administration claims credit for a quiet border. The data shows otherwise
The U.S.-Mexico border is quieter than it's been in years. Vice President Vance says the Trump administration deserves the credit, but migrant apprehensions have been falling for months.
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This artist just set a record for the world's tiniest sculpture — a Lego block
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to artist David A. Lindon, whose creations tend to fit in the eye of a needle. His latest work: The world's tiniest Lego block.
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Why Africa's Sahel region has been called the 'epicenter of global terrorism'
A new report describes the Sahel region of Africa, a million mile band that runs through Mauritania to Sudan, as "the epicenter of global terrorism." We examine those findings.
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In Bong Joon Ho's 'Mickey 17', Robert Pattinson has excellent chemistry — with himself
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho teams up with actor Robert Pattinson for a sci-fi satire about a man who signs up to be an "expendable:" His DNA can be reprinted, so he can die again and again.
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Politics chat: House Republicans aim to pass another stopgap measure to avoid shutdown
House Republicans release another stopgap measure to keep the federal government funded just as the last extension is set to expire. It's unclear if the thin GOP majority can get it passed.
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Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb says Trump's 'America First' agenda is hurting the city
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Cleveland mayor Justin Bibb who argues that President Trump's budget cuts and funding freezes will hurt cities like his.
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Amid increasing tension, an anti-Zionist synagogue in Chicago creates community
Tzedek Chicago calls itself anti-Zionist congregation. In the last year and a half, this stance has become an increasing source of tension among fellow Jews.