Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
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Episodes
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In Gaza, a nurse takes in an orphaned baby too young to know who she is
A nurse is fostering a baby from Gaza whose family was killed and whose identity has been lost.
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Meet North Carolina's sexiest collard farmer
What does it take to be the sexiest collard farmer in North Carolina? Lee Berry, the reigning champ and current competitor in the contest's 2nd year, explains.
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Hospitals face months of IV fluid shortages after Helene damages N.C. factory
Hospitals have been forced to innovate with new ways of hydrating patients and giving them medications, after a key factory that produces IV fluid bags flooded during Hurricane Helene. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on Nov. 7, 2024.)
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Republicans hope for a House majority as Congress returns to session
Congress returns this week. Republicans are hopeful they will maintain their House majority in the next Congress. In the Senate, Republicans will choose the next majority leader.
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Remembering 'Candyman' actor Tony Todd
"Candyman" actor Tony Todd died Nov. 6. He was 69.
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Chicago may become the latest city to lose Greyhound bus services
Chicago may soon become the largest city in the northern hemisphere without an intercity bus terminal as Greyhound's downtown station is threatened.
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Former Israeli defense minister blames Netanyahu in a meeting with families of hostages
A hostage relative tells NPR that now-former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant said a deal could have been reached already
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Hurricane Helene caused big losses for North Carolina's fall tourism industry
Tourists stayed away from western North Carolina this year after Helene swept through the area, and towns that depend on leaf lookers are bracing for big losses.
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A rainforest in Africa tries to reverse the damage form years of conflict and neglect
How a unique wilderness in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being revived and preserved for future generations.
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A law expert explains the role federal judges will play in Trump's presidency
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Georgetown Law Professor Steve Vladeck about the role federal courts can play as a check on presidential power during a second Trump Administration.
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Hans Zimmer discusses his music 'Blitz', a film set in World War II
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer about his latest work for the film "Blitz."
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Cryptocurrency's power players spent big on the election. Will it pay off?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Punchbowl News reporter Brendan Pedersen about the cryptocurrency industry's heavy spending on the 2024 campaign and what it could mean for crypto regulation.