Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Musicians Aaron Nigel and Andy Furgeson on their new album for children 'Smith & Yarn'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musicians Aaron Nigel Smith and Andy Furgeson, who performs under the name Red Yarn, about their new children's album, "Smith & Yarn."
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Actress Wunmi Mosaku discusses 'We Own This City' and police corruption in Baltimore
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Wunmi Mosaku about her new role in the HBO's miniseries "We Own This City," about police corruption in Baltimore.
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Yup'ik and Iñupiaq spelling bees keep native Alaskan languages alive
In Alaska, a seventh grader has won the Yup'ik spelling bee and a fifth grader has won the Iñupiat spelling bee.
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Why documentaries and TV shows about scammers are so popular
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Washington Post columnist Alyssa Rosenberg about the all the TV shows featuring scammers and what that says about current culture.
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Viral punk band The Linda Lindas release full album 'Growing Up'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bela Salazar and Lucia de la Garza of The Linda Lindas about punk as a form of expression and the creation of their new album, "Growing Up."
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Janelle Monae's 'Dirty Computer' becomes short stories in 'The Memory Librarian'
Janelle Monae brings the world of her 2018 album "Dirty Computer" to life in a new book of short stories called "The Memory Librarian." The musician talks with Ayesha Rascoe about it.
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Amongst division in France, one interfaith group comes together to celebrate Ramadan
A group of women in an interfaith group gathered for dinner to mark the start of Ramadan during a divisive presidential election.
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One key to a coveted guitar sound is a small glass tube — but there's a shortage
Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Randall Ball of Ball Amplification about the worldwide guitar tube shortage and the reason behind the warm sounds they produce.
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Black wrestlers are having their moment
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to wrestling columnist Alfred Konuwa about the surge in Black professional wrestlers.
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Poland readies its defense as Russia moves east
As the war in Ukraine continues, Poles are joining their nation's military and packing shooting ranges in case they need to defend Poland from Russia, despite Poland's membership in NATO.
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Why is Texas facing so many extreme weather events?
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to environmental reporter Amal Ahmed about extreme weather in Texas.
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Russia hammers Mariupol, telling Ukraine to surrender to avoid more death
Russia has given Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol a chance to surrender as they close in on the port city. Meanwhile, Russia is intensifying rocket attacks elsewhere in Ukraine.