Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Some Russians are are skirting website restrictions through VPNs. What are they?
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton VPN, about the jump in Russians using virtual private networks to access websites blocked by their government.
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Tony Hawk plans to keep skateboarding 'Until the Wheels Fall Off'
Ayesha Rascoe talks to skateboarding icon Tony Hawk about his new documentary, "Until the Wheels Fall Off." Hawk elevated his sport, but in middle age, it's become hard on his body.
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Remembering Maksym Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist killed in conflict
We take a moment to remember Maksym Levin, a Ukrainian photojournalist whose body was found north of Kyiv.
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Yeasayer's Anand Wilder releases debut 'I Don't Know My Words'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Anand Wilder about his new album, "I Don't Know My Words."
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We may be going back to the office, but the sweatpants are staying on and the bra off
People returning to the office are refusing to give up their work-from-home casual wear. But what was once viewed as unprofessional dress could make their work performance better.
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Taiwan fears what's happening in Ukraine will happen there with China
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised tensions in Taiwan. People there are worried an emboldened China may use force to remove the island's democratic government.
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Russian intellectual Aleksandr Dugin is also commonly known as 'Putin's brain'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Washington Post columnist David von Drehle about the Russian intellectual known as "Putin's Brain," whose ideology has influenced the invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia may turn to destroying eastern cities instead of capturing Kyiv
And the city of Dnipro, Ukraine, has become a place where the wounded arrive from the front lines and displaced people come as they flee cities subjected to Russian attacks.
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What it's like for people in Kharkiv, one of Ukraine's worst hit cities
In Kharkiv, Ukraine, people are trying to help each other amid attacks from Russia's military. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to resident Oleksandr Honcharov.
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Biden allegedly went off script to denounce Putin in Poland speech
President Biden is back in the White House after a whirlwind trip aimed at keeping allies arm-in-arm in their support for Ukraine and sending a message to Russia over its brutal invasion.
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To help everyone, help the most marginalized first, says new congressional report
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman about "Black Women Best," an economic framework challenging leaders to enact reform centered on improving the lives of Black women.
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Skilled trade programs are booming after college enrollment dropped in the pandemic
College enrollment dropped during the pandemic. But programs in the skilled trades are booming. Elissa Nadworny visits two community colleges where students learn to build houses and fix cars.