Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Afghan refugees who have settled outside D.C. now help others to do the same
As we approach six months since the fall of Kabul, a new resettlement office in Alexandria, Va., helps new arrivals through the resettlement process. It is run by recent Afghan refugees.
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Germany is in a tough place dealing with Russia given their strong trade relationship
West Germany established strong trade ties with Moscow in the 1970s in an attempt to foster dialogue and stability. Today, Germany's approach is under stress as Russia threatens Ukraine.
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This is what was happening 40 years ago, the last time inflation was this high
By the standards of the last major inflation spike four decades ago, the current inflation rate is mild.
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Politics chat: Biden negotiates with Putin; COVID-19 trending down; inflation up
The Biden administration is dealing with the Ukraine crisis abroad and a sluggish health bureaucracy at home.
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Lack of diversity in AI development causes serious real-life harm for people of color
Kelsey Snell asks Black Women in A.I. founder Angle Bush about the consequences of the lack of diversity in artificial intelligence development.
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31.4 million Americans are expected to bet $7.6 billion dollars on the Super Bowl
Kelsey Snell talks with HBO's Jon Frankel about the explosion of legal sports gambling and the professional leagues' embrace of it.
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Ukraine leader says U.S. panic is playing into Russia's strategy
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for just over an hour Saturday but made no progress toward heading off what seems to be an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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NPR reporter dives into his family ties to Ukraine, Russia and the U.S.
Daniel Estrin discovered while reporting from Ukraine that the current geopolitical drama touches his family's history in unexpected ways.
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Sebastian Yatra spans genres. His new album 'Dharma' takes on another
Juana Summers speaks with musician Sebastian Yatra about his new album, "Dharma," and its connection to spirituality.
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'Foreverland' explores the mundane, infuriating and hilarious moments of marriage
Juana Summers speaks with author Heather Havrilesky about her new book, "Foreverland," that explores the mundane, infuriating and oftentimes hilarious moments of marriage.
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There's a hog task force in Texas, and it's busy with the 'feral swine bomb'
Juana Summers speaks with Nick Dornak, wildlife biologist and program coordinator of the Central Texas Feral Hog Task Force, about efforts to cull millions of troublesome wild hogs there.
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Capital B is a new media outlet focused on a Black audience
Journalist Lauren Williams discusses how she seeks to rebuild trust with Black audiences through Capital B, her recently launched news nonprofit born out of 2020's summer of unrest.