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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Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl. Here's how he got there
Bad Bunny will perform at this year's Super Bowl half time. We take a look at his rise to fame.
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Stephen Grosz discusses his book 'Love's Labor: How We Break and Make the Bonds of Love'
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz about his new book, "Love's Labor: How We Break and Make the Bonds of Love."
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Developers are converting empty office buildings to keep up with demand for housing
Many U.S. cities have too many office buildings and not enough homes. Developers are now converting some old offices into apartments and condos, but it's going slowly.
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The model railroad world feels a pinch from global trade uncertainty
Model railroaders convene each year to celebrate their hobby. But this year they're wondering about the impact of tariffs on the foreign companies that make a lot of the products they collect.
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Immigration enforcement emerges as the major issue in the Texas U.S. Senate race
Texas' U.S. Senate is grappling with how immigration enforcement should look like ahead of its primary elections.
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Music is critical to figure skating at the Olympics. Here's what to watch for
Music can make or break a figure skating program. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with skating coach Mary Quigg of Denver about what she thinks works and what to watch out for during the Winter Olympics.
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What's next for Haiti after the dissolution of its transition government?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Widlore Merancourt in Port-au-Prince about what's ahead for Haiti, as its transition government dissolves this weekend.
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How the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots beat the odds to play the Super Bowl
Most folks never would have predicted the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots would end up meeting in the Super Bowl. Last season the Patriots had a record of 4-13 and Seattle was barely a .500 team. What happened?
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Politics chat: Trump defends posting racist clip, Judge rules on Hudson River project
President Trump explains how a racist video clip made it into his Truth Social post. A judge rules that his administration cannot block funds for a massive tunnel project under the Hudson river.
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A Nashville museum celebrates the role of a small town in American music over the years
The small town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama has played a great role in American music for decades. Now, a new exhibit in Nashville is honoring its legacy.
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Sunday Puzzle: -IUM Pandemonium
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KPBS listener Anthony Baio and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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A second major winter storm bringing rare, heavy snowfall to the Southeast U.S.
A winter storm is hitting North Carolina. Charlotte has seen heavy snowfall so far, with more to come, and a bomb cyclone threatens the eastern part of the state.