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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Remembering Hal Lindsey, an influential figure for American evangelicals
The bestselling religious author Hal Lindsey died last month. His book "The Late Great Planet Earth" galvanized a generation of young evangelicals and is still influential today.
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North Carolina's Christmas tree farms are thriving despite Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene swept through several North Carolina Christmas tree farms, but despite some losses there are plenty of trees left at least for this holiday season.
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How one university student launched a wildly successful club to make friends
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to U.S. college student Juliette Sartori about how her an idea for a new club, Dinner with a Stranger, became a huge hit at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
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Syrian rebels gain major ground in Aleppo after years of a largely stagnant conflict
Syrian rebels seized much of the country's second-largest city after a stunning couple of days in which they've reignited a conflict that's been largely static for years.
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Syrian rebels have taken parts of Aleppo. What does that mean for the war?
NPR's Eric Deggans speaks with Dareen Khalifa of the International Crisis Group about Syrian rebels taking control of parts of Aleppo.
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A study of dinosaur droppings shows how the dinosaurs came to rule the Earth
Researchers have conducted what could be the largest study ever of dinosaur poop. The findings shed new light on how dinosaur's diets allowed them to dominate the planet. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on November 28, 2024.)
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Trump plans to cap credit card interest rates
NPR's Eric Deggans asks Natasha Sarin, former counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, about plans to cap credit card interest rates.
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How Europe is bracing for Trump's second term as threat of tariffs looms
European nations are bracing for new tariffs and less security support from the incoming Trump administration.
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Jon Batiste reinterprets the classics on his new album 'Beethoven Blues'
NPR's Eric Deggans speaks with musician and composer Jon Batiste about his new album, "Beethoven Blues," in which he riffs on classical favorites.
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California is still counting votes from the 2024 election. Here's what's left
California is still counting general election ballots, which generally takes longer than in other states.
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A new documentary shows the rise of the California soft rock sound
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with director Garret Price about his new documentary, "Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary," about a specific California soft rock sound.
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Zahid Rafiq discusses his short story collection 'The World With Its Mouth Open'
NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Zahid Rafiq about his first book, "The World With Its Mouth Open," a collection of short stories about the lives of people in Kashmir.