Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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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.
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Soviet-era bomb shelters in Kyiv are now shops, apartments and bars
As the Ukrainian capital city prepares for a possible attack by Russia, residents are wondering where to go. Many Soviet-era bomb shelters have been refurbished after decades of disuse.
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E.U. official discusses diplomatic de-escalation tactics in Russia-Ukraine tension
Juana Summers asks Peter Stano, lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy for the European Union, about the Ukraine crisis.
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Sunday Puzzle: Terrible twos
NPR's Juana Summers plays the puzzle with winner Jim Howe from Manlius, N.Y., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Disinformation is everywhere — including pregnancy apps
Juana Summers speaks to Wilson Center fellow Nina Jankowicz about disinformation in pregnancy apps.
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Politics chat: Russia and Ukraine have an outsized impact on American life
The Ukraine crisis could cast a shadow on good economic and pandemic developments for the Biden administration.
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There's a critical shortage of nursing home staff
With the omicron variant causing a surge of COVID-19 infections in assisted living facilities, more staff are having to stay at home, making the jobs of those still working a lot harder.
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Keb' Mo' remembers the past and writes to the future in new album 'Good To Be'
Juana Summers talks to blues musician Keb' Mo' about his roots and the story of his music in the new album, "Good To Be."
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Cannes' Best Actress winner Renate Reinsve is also 'The Worst Person in the World'
Juana Summers talks to director Joachim Trier and actor Renate Reinsve about their new film, "The Worst Person in the World," about a young woman's quest to figure out who she's supposed to be.
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Feb. 1 will ring in the Lunar New Year and kick off the Year of the Tiger
Lunar New Year is just two days away, and members of the Asian Diaspora prepare to celebrate in new ways — while honoring older traditions.
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In 'Goliath,' only the rich and white can escape to space as the Earth collapses
Juana Summers talks to author Tochi Onyebuchi about his new novel, "Goliath," which imagines a futuristic world that is plagued by the same racial and socioeconomic injustices we see today.
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The Taliban meets Western diplomats in first international meeting since takeover
Juana Summers speaks to TRT correspondent Soraya Lennie about how the Taliban are governing, and how Afghans are weighing formal recognition of the Taliban and receiving international aid.