Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Africa is facing significant fuel shortages
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Kinley Salmon, Africa correspondent for The Economist, about the widespread fuel shortages affecting the continent.
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Timely new horror novel 'Just Like Mother' follows the escape from a motherhood cult
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Anne Heltzel about her gothic horror novel, "Just Like Mother," where a young woman reunites with her cousin after escaping a cult.
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A local pastor addresses shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Darius Pridgen, the president of the Buffalo Common Council and a local pastor, about Saturday's mass shooting that killed 10 people.
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'Dracula Daily' will deliver the classic book to your inbox in bite-sized chunks
An old story about the undead is getting a new life, of sorts: Bram Stoker's blood-thirsty vampire has found fresh victims with "Dracula Daily," delivered in small — ahem — digestible chunks.
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Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine has won the Eurovision Song Contest, perhaps Europe's biggest musical competition. NPR's Joanna Kakissis was watching with Ukrainians in Dnipro.
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The charges against Young Thug build on a growing trend of criminalizing rap crews
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael of NPR's Louder Than A Riot about the RICO charges against Young Thug and the wider intersection of criminal justice and hip-hop.
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10 people are dead in an apparently planned shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket
Yesterday, 10 people were killed and three wounded in a mass shooting in a Buffalo supermarket that appears to have been racially motivated. The shooter is in custody.
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Mallrat's first full album 'Butterfly Blue' is an arrival more than a metamorphosis
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Australian musician Grace Shaw, who performs as Mallrat, about her new album, "Butterfly Blue."
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Volunteers in Ukraine risk their lives to distribute supplies under constant shelling
In some Eastern Ukraine cities, volunteers risk their lives to deliver food and medicine to those afraid to leave their homes because of constant shelling.
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Medical care for pregnancy loss could be affected if Roe v. Wade is overturned
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, it could affect medical care for early pregnancy loss. Ayesha Rascoe talks about this with Dr. Lauren Thaxton, a Texas-based OB-GYN and medical professor.
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Scottish star Emeli Sande celebrates renewal and rebirth on new album
Ayesha Roscoe speaks with singer Emeli Sande about her new album, "Let's Say For Instance."
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'No Escape' details the history of Uyghurs in China up to their modern-day oppression
Ayesha Rascoe asks Nury Turkel about his new book, "No Escape," and about China's persecution of Uyghur people inside China and across the globe.