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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20 years since schools started flagging students' BMI, obesity has only risen
Arkansas was the first state to start sending letters home flagging students' Body Mass Index. Twenty years later, they do not appear to have had any effect on childhood obesity.
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Sunday Puzzle: The 2024 news quiz!
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KQED listener Cricket Liu of San Jose, Calif.
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Plane crashes and catches fire during landing in South Korea, killing at least 179
A plane carrying 181 people crashed during landing and caught fire in Muan, South Korea, killing most of its passengers. It had issued a Mayday prior to the crash.
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In Asheville, recovering from Hurricane Helene is not just physical but mental too
Emotional scars are fresh in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Physical rebuilding is beginning, and so is investment in the emotional health of people in the area.
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The story of two Marines who developed the same rare brain condition
Two veterans who had repeated exposure to blasts developed the same rare brain malformation. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 27, 2024.)
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A film festival in Lagos spotlights the stories of Nigeria not seen in the mainstream
An emerging film festival in Lagos, Nigeria is trying to change the stories mainstream Nigerian films tell.
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2024 saw new Arabic and Hebrew music released in the shadow of war
An Israeli music critic and a Palestinian musician share some songs — in Hebrew and Arabic — released in this year of war.
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Kate Kennedy's new book tracking 4 cellists is part-detective story, part-memoir
Kate Kennedy tells the tales of 4 cellists and their missing instruments in her new book, "Cello." She talks about them with NPR's Daniel Estrin, who's also a cellist.
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NPR producer shares her pick of romance novels from our annual Books We Love list
NPR senior producer Lauren Magaki read a LOT of romance novels this past year. She shares her recommendations from our Books We Love list. She loves love.
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Two Israeli soldiers reflect on a year on the frontlines in Gaza
Two Israeli soldiers who served in the war in Gaza this year speak to NPR about how they are wrestling with what they witnessed.
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2024 saw one of the slowest housing markets in 30 years. What will 2025 bring?
Housing has become one of the country's thorniest issues. We take a look back at the year, and at what 2025 may bring.
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Politics chat: What to expect from the 119th Congress ahead of kickoff
A new Congress starts this week, with questions about whether House Speaker Mike Johnson can stay in his job and if GOP in-fighting will be an obstacle as the new Trump administration kicks off.