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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R.O. Kwon's latest novel "Exhibit" centers on a photographer, an injured ballerina, and their instantaneous — and intense — relationship. She speaks to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about desire and taboos.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Andre Holland about his starring role as Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton in the Apple TV Plus series "The Big Cigar."
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KNSR listener Tom Hergert of St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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We look at the spate of campaign offices being opened by the Democrats in battleground states, as well as whether Nikki Haley's voters are likely to vote for Donald Trump given how she characterized him during her own campaign.
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We look at criminal trial of former president Donald Trump, which will be concluding this week, with closing arguments being presented in a Manhattan court on Tuesday.
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There's trouble in the town of Bad Göodsburg! A wishing well has stopped working! NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Jess Hannigan about her new children's book, "Spider in the Well."
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NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with Rohit Chopra, the director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about a Supreme Court decision that validated how the bureau is funded.
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The families of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7th attack held a rally Saturday night. A number of Western ambassadors attended.
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Former President Trump addressed the NRA's annual meeting in Dallas on Saturday. The meeting comes as the gun lobby group continues to reel from years of legal, financial, and internal turmoil.
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A London court could decide the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday: Will he be freed, or will he be sent to the U.S. to face 18 charges under the Espionage Act?