Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Sarah Shook & the Disarmers dodge categorization on their new country-punk album
Don Gonyea speaks to country-punk musician Sarah Shook of Sarah Shook & the Disarmers about the group's new album, "Nighroamer," and Shook's journey to sobriety.
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Lost mittens become an art installation on lost love in Baltimore
Bruce Willen and his wife created the "Library of Lost Gloves and Lost Loves" in a Baltimore park. It's an art installation made of lost winter gloves and mittens.
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Two new books revisit the legacy of silent-film comic Buster Keaton
Two new books about a legendary silent film comic — Dana Stevens' "Camera Man" and James Curtis' "Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life" — give fans new reason to revisit Keaton's work.
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Pennsylvania Senate contests will be some of the most closely watched this year
In Pennsylvania, three Democratic contenders for the U.S. Senate are campaigning in very different ways.
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The Beijing Winter Olympics have come to a close
Sunday's close of the Beijing Winter Olympics ended a Games marked with splendor but also overshadowed by the coronavirus and political tensions.
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Valerie Pecresse is the first female nominee of a French mainstream political party
Valerie Pecresse, the first female nominee of a mainstream political party in France, is struggling in her bid to unseat President Emmanuel Macron.
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Sunday Puzzle: That's just capital
NPR's Don Gonyea plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and listener Cat Dickey of New Orleans.
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Hood Century spotlights midcentury modern design with Black influence
Don Gonyea asks Jerald Cooper about midcentury modern design and Black culture.
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Hong Kong is facing a severe outbreak of Omicron cases
Hong Kong is struggling to contain a severe outbreak of coronavirus infections.
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The laws around presidential records are complex and murky
Don Gonyea speaks with James Grossman of the American Historical Association about former President Donald Trump's handling of presidential records.
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Leon Bridges and Khruangbin follow dazzling 'Texas Sun' EP with subdued 'Texas Moon'
Kelsey Snell speaks to musicians Leon Bridges and Mark Speer, who plays guitar in the trio Khruangbin, about their new EP, "Texas Moon."
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Estranged siblings learn the secrets and truth of their late mother in 'Black Cake'
In the new novel "Black Cake," an elderly mother makes a recording for her children. After her death, they learn her carefully kept secrets. Kelsey Snell talks with author Charmaine Wilkerson.