Weekend Edition Sunday
Sundays 8 - 10 a.m.
Whether revealing events in small-town America or overseas, or profiling notable personalities, Weekend Edition from NPR News appreciates the extraordinary details that make up every story.
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians. Hosted by NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, every week brings a unique blend of news, features and the regularly scheduled puzzle segment with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor of The New York Times.
Latest Episodes
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NPR's Eric Westervelt asks former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt Daniel Kurtzer about prospects for peace in Gaza.
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A glimpse of the efforts of the Sudanese diaspora in the US — fighting to keep the attention of the world focused on the catastrophic fallout from the war back home.
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Some researchers question the effectiveness of the ShotSpotter system and Chicago is one of the latest cities to reject the gunfire detection system.
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NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to Dr Richard Bates, a geophysicist, about the discovery of a hidden tomb in Jordan’s ancient city of Petra.
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NPR's Eric Westervelt asks Jack Herrera about the migrant workforce fueling construction in Texas. Herrera writes about it in the November issue of "Texas Monthly."
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NPR's Eric Westervelt speaks with Daniel Romanchuk, a leading American wheelchair racer, as he prepares for the TCS New York City Marathon Nov. 3.
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Political analyst Carlos Bravo Regidor tells NPR's Eric Westervelt about Mexican Pres. Claudia Sheinbaum's policies toward drug cartels and criminal gangs.
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With just over two weeks until Election Day and voters casting ballots now, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making their closing arguments.
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From the campaign trail this past week: former President Trump played music at a town hall rather than take questions, giving Democrats a renewed talking point about his mental fitness.
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NPR's Eric Westervelt talks with Julie Sedivy about her memoir on language, "Linguaphile."