Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.
Episodes
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Sunday Puzzle: Can you guess these words from these phonetic clues?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays with puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WBUR listener John Byrne of Watertown, Massachusetts.
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Meet the religious leaders shaping the next generation of civil rights activism
The Yale Center for Public Theology and Public Policy is raising up the next generation of Christian leaders focused on social justice. It's led by Rev. William Barber, after retirement from his longtime congregation.
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Rwanda's Marburg virus outbreak is seeing an unusually low fatality rate
The Marburg virus is notable for its very high fatality rate. But in the current Marburg outbreak, in Rwanda, the fatality rate is far lower than normal.
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Trump is choosing to campaign in blue states. Will the risk pay off?
In the final days of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump is traveling to the reliably blue states of Virginia and New Mexico after visits to New York and California.
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Ukraine plans to conscript over 160,000 more men in the war
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Ukraine’s latest conscription efforts following recent Russian military gains.
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Businesses brace for tensions to rise among workers across political divides
How is the election playing out across the country’s workplaces? So far it has included lots of tense conversations around the water cooler and has resulted in a productivity dip.
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How COVID-19 conspiracy theories fueled support for Trump among Christian Nationalists
For some Christians in the U.S., the 2020 Covid lockdowns fueled the belief that they were being politically persecuted, prompting them to now resolve to “take back” America as the election nears.
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An election expert's guidance on when to expect results after polls close on Tuesday
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Derek Tisler, an expert on election administration and security at the Brennan Center for Justice, when to expect results after the polls close on Tuesday.
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An anti-anxiety playlist for Election Day (or after)
Some song recommendations to ease anxiety and help with jitters around Election Day.
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In a close Michigan Senate race, candidates campaign in each other's strongholds
The U.S. Senate race is Michigan is close, and both the Democratic and Republican candidates are searching for votes in unlikely places.
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A Miami photo exhibit dispels myths about Haitian-American religious traditions
A show at HistoryMiami Museum focuses on ceremonies from vodou, ifa and santeria traditions that are actively practiced in south Florida.
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How Tim Walz's tone has evolved on the campaign trail
Democratic vice presidential candidate, once the jolly governor of Minnesota, has become increasingly negative in his appearances on the campaign trail.
