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 south Florida, residents are reeling from the effects of Hurricane Helene
The scope of the damage Hurricane Helena caused is still not totally clear.
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FEMA administrator addresses the damage done by Hurricane Helene
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell how the agency is helping local communities recover from Hurricane Helene.
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Understanding Israel's strategy in Lebanon as it amasses troops along the border
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Nimrod Novik, an Israeli security expert, about Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
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Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader sparks mixed reactions across the Middle East
Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is being met with both rage and celebration.
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Immigration will likely be a focus at Tuesday's VP debate
Immigration, one of the biggest issues of the presidential election, will likely be highlighted in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.
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Trump and Walz take politics to the football field with respective visits
In both Ann Arbor and Tuscaloosa this weekend, members of the presidential tickets took politics to college football games.
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Scientists have developed a new way to stop a dangerous asteroid from hitting Earth
Nathan Moore of the Sandia National Laboratories details a possible new method to stop a dangerous asteroid from hitting the earth: a burst of X-rays from a nuclear explosion.
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Sunday Puzzle: "GP" naming spree
NPR's Ayesha Racsoe plays the puzzle with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KNPR listener Lisa Rock of Las Vegas, Nev.
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In one key swing state, both parties are courting Black men
With North Carolina now a toss-up this presidential election, both parties are making appeals to Black men. An older farmer and a younger restaurant owner share what's driving their votes.
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Workers and businesses brace for further economic hardship from Boeing strike
More than 30,000 Boeing employees have been on strike for more than a week. Boeing's home state of Washington — and beyond — are feeling the strike's economic effects.
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Shooting in Birmingham, Ala., leaves at least 4 dead, dozens injured
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe hears the latest on the shooting from Gulf States Newsroom reporter Drew Hawkins.
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After almost a year of war, Israel-Lebanon border fighting sees major escalation
Rocket fire and airstrikes across the Israeli-Lebanon border are producing the most significant uptick of violence there since last year's Oct. 7 attacks.
